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Have you ever dreamt of your own place in France but do not want the cost or stress of purchasing bricks and mortar? A new home in France does not necessarily need to be a traditional house. Mobile homes and lodges offer the buyer the benefits of property ownership in France without the responsibility, worry [...]
The British countryside is what expats most miss about their native country, according to a recent survey, with the British sense of humour being the next thing Brits living abroad miss. Expats living in the United Arab Emirates missed the British countryside the most, as well as UK arts and culture. Those in Spain miss [...]
The launch of this year’s Six Nations Rugby tournament at the weekend would have reminded rugby-loving Brits planning a move to France to choose where they settle carefully, that is if they want to be amongst a community that shares a passion for the game. Despite the French rugby team, or Les Blues, being one [...]
Brits planning to emigrate to Canada will welcome the news that the popular North American country intends to increase the number of foreign skilled workers it admits during 2012. The agency that processes migrant applications, Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC), granted residency to around 47,000 skilled workers in 2011 but said it is committed to [...]
Istanbul has been ranked the number one city in Europe for property investment for the third year running in Pricewaterhousecoopers Emerging Trends in European Real Estate report for 2012. The report contains the findings from a survey of 600 of Europe's biggest property investment players, on the prospects for property investment across Europe's greatest cities [...]
Tourist numbers to Turkey in 2011 were some of the highest ever recorded, with more than 31 million foreigners visiting the country, exceeding the country’s optimistic estimate of 30 million and representing a nine per cent year-on-year increase. The most popular areas visited were Antalya (10 million), Istanbul (8 million), Mugla (3 million) and Edirne [...]
Holidays to the Spanish island of Gran Canaria increased by over 10 per cent last year, according to Aena, one of the largest air navigation services in Europe. Last year, nearly 10.5 million visitors flocked to the island for a sun-drenched holiday. This growth in tourism is expected to continue throughout 2012 as there has [...]
As bouts of heavy rainfall fell on Cyprus in January, several of the island's reservoirs overflowed, some for the first time in years. In Paphos District, Argaka dam which has a capacity of 990,000 cubic metres, overflowed followed by another small dam in Pomos, which holds up to 860,000 cubic metres of water. The Meteorological [...]
Property-owners in Bulgaria will welcome the news that prices for apartments on the whole remained unchanged in the last quarter of 2011 compared to the third quarter, according to a new report from the Bulgarian National Statistics Institute. Year-on-year, the average price of an apartment has decreased by a mere 1.5 per cent and encouragingly [...]
Anyone hoping to land a job in Australia should take extra care after a number of Brits have been caught out by fraudulent recruiters. There have been reports of agencies making false promises to British job-hunters looking to get employment in Australia, especially in Queensland and Western Australia where there is a skills shortage in [...]