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Recent changes in Turkish property law are responsible for a new influx of foreign property buyers flooding the market from the Middle East, Gulf countries and the Turkic States of Central Asia. Last week saw the approval of new legislation responsible for regulating the sale of Turkish land to foreigners. Despite only coming in to [...]
One of the first questions that will be raised when you are planning on relocating or buying a holiday home overseas is whether or not you will be able to drive while you are there. The last thing that you want is to plan your whole trip around hiring a car only to arrive and [...]
Alexis Goldberg of the FranceBuyingGuide.com helps readers with their questions about buying and living in France. If you need a question answering, email france@overseasguidescompany.com I have always wanted to live in France but would need to have an income – I have had my own training business and run my own pubs before. I [...]
Owners of property in Cyprus who live in the south of England will welcome Ryanair’s introduction of six new, year-round flights to Paphos from London Stansted. The new route will operate four times a week from London Stansted to the popular Cypriot holiday destination on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday. Lucie Robson, writer of the [...]
It is widely known that when buying a house with a garden or a plot of land in Bulgaria a foreign buyer needs to register a Bulgarian company because land cannot be sold to foreign persons. The good news is that this rule has changed and EU physical and legal persons are now allowed to [...]
You've probably heard the whispers but in case they weren't quite loud enough, now is a great time to invest in buy to let property in the USA. Combine low home prices with rent increases and the chance to take advantage of bank-owned repossessed property being marketed as short sale and the reality is that [...]
When planning a move abroad, you will need to take the time to plan how you intend to transport all of your worldly goods. There are three main options to consider: using a professional moving company, which is often the only way when emigrating to Australia, the USA and other far afield destinations, hiring a [...]
Calling all property-buyers! Today’s £/€ exchange rate is more favourable for people transferring pounds than it has been for nearly two years! If you’ll need to make a euro payment to complete your overseas purchase in the near future, or you’re emigrating, you time to take action is NOW. At the end of April, the [...]
After the wettest April on record and with the pound close to a two-year high against the euro, it’s little wonder interest in property in one of the UK’s favourite European beach destinations has surged recently. We’re referring of course to Spain’s Costa Blanca, home to the well-known resorts of Calpe, Javea and Benidorm in [...]
New Zealand is a dedicated nation of DIY-ers. An advert for one of the country's largest hardware stores sums it up perfectly with their motto, “DIY - it’s in our DNA”. However, laws introduced from March 1 are placing restrictions on what DIY lovers can do themselves and what they need to get the professionals [...]