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Property-owners in Greece with illegally built areas, typically in the basement or garage area, are being advised to apply to have these areas legalised, needless to say at a cost. One way the cash-strapped Greek government is trying to raise money is by encouraging town planning offices to check on transgressors and impose fines on [...]
The Overseas Guides Company helps readers with their questions about buying and living in Italy Can you please advise whether it is acceptable to restore your own property in Italy? Some companies seem to be saying it is illegal to undertake major works without a registered builder. I appreciate that any work must comply [...]
Too many Brits are buying property in Portugal without using a surveyor, despite being unfamiliar with Portuguese construction methods and the risk of their properties being susceptible to damage. “The method of construction in Portugal is completely different from northern Europe because a lot of Portugal is liable to earthquakes,” said Robert Levin, a surveyor [...]
Hiring an English-speaking lawyer to protect your interests when you buy property abroad has just got easier with the launch of a London based international law firm. The legal team at Kobalt Law, which opened for business at the start of February, includes foreign lawyers from a range of popular destinations, including Spain, France, Italy, [...]
No one would dream of buying a home in the UK without employing a lawyer to protect their interests and oversee the purchase. Which makes it baffling how British people even today continue to buy abroad without independent legal representation, and in so doing risk falling victim to a number of pitfalls and losing large [...]
2012 could be the second consecutive year that British tourists and holiday homeowners help pull the Costa Blanca out of economic hardship, according to the tourism council in Valencia. Findings by the regional tourism council show that bookings made by Brits to this popular stretch of coastline are already up on last year's figures by [...]
Remember the halcyon days of 1.5 euros to the pound? When Graham Causton and his partner Donna first moved to France that was about the rate they could expect to get when sending money over from the UK. But that was back in 2001 and since then the economic crisis has seen the pound’s [...]
Anyone planning a move to Spain, or indeed anywhere abroad, will have to decide what to take with them from the UK and how to replace what they leave behind when they move into their new home. The costs of international removal are inevitably higher than those of domestic removal, so think carefully about [...]
Possibly the deal of the decade, a small hamlet in rural France has been put on the market for the price of a typical one-bedroom flat in London, namely £275,000. The price for Courbefy in the Limousin, made up of 19 buildings, including houses and a village hall, as well as a swimming pool, stables [...]
Brits looking to migrate to Australia have been advised to apply for a visa as soon as possible before new regulations are introduced by the Australian Government. Sammy Naghi, a registered agent who runs Emigrate-to-Australia.co.uk, recently said the implementation of the new system, which goes live on July 1 and is called SkillsSelect, will be [...]