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If you’re thinking of buying property in America, experts recommend the best deals could still be “short sales”, especially if you’re looking in Florida. Similarly, the same solution might suit you if you’re struggling to meet repayments against your American home. A short sale is an arrangement where the mortgage lender allows the borrower to [...]
Brits moving to New Zealand should never get too excited about a new life down under until they’ve thought about visas – their whole emigration plans hinge on gaining one. The type of visa you should apply for will depend largely on your personal situation and your plans when you reach New Zealand. The options [...]
By Tom Whale - Account Manager for Thailand at Rightmove Overseas Year on year, we have seen searches for Thai property rise 68% on Rightmove Overseas. One possible reason for the increase in awareness could be buyers shying away from the economic uncertainty in Europe and weighing up the low priced properties available in the [...]
Surprising and wonderful in its diversity, the Le Marche region of central Italy displays its beauty on all sides. Cliffs and caves overlook unforgettable beaches whilst hills steeped in history, tradition and culture rest against a backdrop of mountains, with well-equipped facilities for ski lovers. Le Marche, (The Marches in English) is situated in the [...]
British people with older TV sets in their Portuguese holiday homes may find a blank or fuzzy screen next time they visit the country. Portugal’s national roll-out of digital television is now underway. The Algarve’s main analogue transmitter on Foia, in the Monchique region, has been switched off, as has the main transmitter for Lisbon. [...]
Wealthy investors are jumping at the chance of investing in Spanish properties in prime locations in the Murcia and Alicante areas, according to a prominent estate agency in Spain. The trend was noted by Lucas Fox, an agency with offices in Ibiza, Mallorca, the Costa Brava and Barcelona, which also concluded from recent research that: [...]
An estate agency based in Portugal has found a great new way to ensure that people wanting to invest in Portuguese property can get the funding they need to live the dream. Bank lending in Portugal, like much of the rest of the world, is very tight as banks try to protect themselves against lending [...]
When you purchase a property in Spain you will need to assign a legally trained representative of the state called a notario (notary). He or she will not replace your solicitor, but is a public official who is required to ensure that property transactions are carried out correctly and that all taxes due relating to [...]
If you’re hunting for a property in Italy that’s a little bit special, the conical, stone “trulli” you find in the southern region of Puglia could be the answer and right now they’re especially affordable. Trulli, or trullo in the singular, are unique to Puglia and so treasured that the town of Alberobello, which has [...]
Within the Palace of Fame in the famous Santiago Bernabeu Stadium set in Madrid, the largest real estate exhibition in Spain will be held from the 24th-27th February and organisers are expecting a large number of exhibitors as well as buyers. Last years event attracted more than 50,000 tourists and the total number of exhibitors [...]