Finding a Spanish property which ticks all the boxes is the overriding aim for most prospective home buyers on the Mediterranean. Leading estate agency Connells and CAM Mediterranean, the property arm of Spanish bank CAM, discuss how to find a beautiful home at the right price and in the right location. Whether you are looking [...]
Spain is a big country and the areas vary considerably. Choose the area that suits you best. Be realistic with regard to your requirements. A superb apartment could be on offer in one area but be unattainable at that price in another. Set your budget and stick to it. Over extending yourself can turn that [...]
Each year beaches and seaside resorts are graded by the FEE (Foundation for Environmental Education). This year, Termoli, (Molise, southern Italy) has been awarded its first blue flag. The FEE awards the prestigious Blue Flag to places based on an assessment of its beaches and marinas. The assessment looks at water quality, environmental management, and [...]
A recent survey states that France still comes out at the top of the list of countries British people would most like to move to for “quality of life”. This will come as no surprise to you, I am sure. France is a wonderful place to live, offering space, beauty, fine food and wine and [...]
Last month the national sale price for properties in New Zealand jumped an astonishing $10,000. This is due, economists believe, to the gradual recovery in the country’s economy. Key figures from the Real Estate Institute this month show that the national median house price has risen from £350,000 to $360,000, listings were strong and some [...]
The Greek government has been forced to introduce new measures in order to try to save its economy. The new measures include a large increase on Greek property tax. Whilst this is a bad thing for the local residents, there is one group that is benefiting from it – the foreign buyer. As many Greeks [...]
There is a myth surrounding the island of Tobago was the mythical Robinson Crusoe island, and it’s not hard to see why. It boasts rich tropical rainforests, and beautiful hills which look down upon the flatter areas which tourists flock to every year. The island also benefits from ideal year-long sailing conditions. Also known as [...]
Avsallar, unknown to many British purchasers, is a small resort only 18 kilometres from the lively and boutique resort of Alanya. It is home to 2 of the best beaches in Turkey, soft gentle sand merging with the gentle shelving of Turkeys Southern Mediterranean. The resort, being the favourite of Scandinavians for the past 5 [...]
Statistics from Eurostat show that the construction output from Bulgaria shrank year on year this April by an astonishing 22.8%. That’s the sharpest annual decline within the EU countries in the whole period. In fact, the only country to fare worse than Bulgaria for that year was Slovenia, who registered a plummet of 27.3%. There [...]
Thursday saw the New Zealand dollar shoot to a thirty year high. Figures have shown that the NZ economy beat expectations of a 0.3% rise and actually grew by a fantastic 0.8%. Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) governor, Alan Bollard said a month ago that the timing of the planned increase in interest rated [...]