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UK based Overseas property portal Homesgofast.com is advising its real estate agents and developers to focus their efforts on attracting investors from Singapore. At the same time recent Knight Frank research found that Singapore investors formed the third-largest group of international buyers of prime London properties from July last year to June this year.   A […]

Brazil’s profile in the UK has benefited from two unlikely sources on  popular Saturday night TV. The BBC’s Strictly Come Dancing and ITV X factor all demonstrating a Brazilian influence to millions of British viewers. Brazil’s national dance lights up Strictly Come Dancing Developed towards the end of the 19th century, the samba originated in Brazil

After years of stagnation, price falls and growing economic problems, two pieces of good news finally came out of Spain this week. According to new figures from the National Statistics Institute, there was a large rise in property sales in August 2010 compared to the corresponding period in 2009. And, in addition, unemployment fell in the country

A love affair with the South of France that stretches back over sixty years is set to end this year as fashion icon Laura Ashley’s French property goes on the market. The late designer’s son, Nick, has put their stunning Provence home up for sale, at a cool £8.9 million. Glamorous location attracted the Ashleys It

Cyprus has been dogged by property problems over recent years. Issues with developer’s mortgages being secured on private properties and problems with title deeds have led many people to question buying in the country. Legislation to tackle these problems is currently being agreed, but a leading expert believes that they may do little to solve the

08/11/2010 Last week saw a little recovery for sterling against most currencies, as expected given that the Bank of England did not extend Quantitative Easing at its meeting on Thursday. The prospect of further QE in the coming months still looms, however, so we doubt there will be significant improvement in exchange rates for transferring

 Whilst experts are not in agreement as to whether Spanish property prices have reached the bottom of the cycle, there are certainly a great number of bargains to be snapped in Spain. One such way of grabbing a real bargain is to consider a ‘distressed sale’. Distressed Spanish sales at record levels A ‘distressed sale’ is

Many Brits choose to buy an overseas property to find a better climate or better lifestyle. And now, a new survey from the organisers of The France Show 2011 has found that increasing numbers of Brits are searching for property in France with a view to emigrating on a permanent basis. Brits looking to buy property

5/11//2010- According to recent figures from the Turkish Land Registry, there are 32,000 Brits who own homes in Turkey. However, many of these resident expats have been forced to change their home insurance provider this month following a legal challenge from the Turkish government.  Policyholders with insurance giant Intasure are being forced to look elsewhere for

Cyprus has experienced its fair share of property problems over recent years. However, as the island nation attempts to recover from the global economic downturn, developers are wooing rich investors to the island to buy some stunning, luxury property. The island is targeting the high end market by creating some superb luxury Cypriot resorts, perfect for