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The Caribbean island of Barbados has long been a popular destination for overseas property buyers, particularly those from the UK. Its property market is known as one of the best and most developed in the region, and many UK buyers have purchased holiday or retirement property on the island. It is also very popular with […]

House prices in Florida have seen their first monthly rise since July 2006, up 0.5% between April and May, according to Standard & Poor’s Home Price Index. The National Association of Realtors (NAR) said house sales had seen a “sustainable” gain of 3.8% over the second quarter of the year.   Florida home sales rose

Portugal is on track to have its third best year ever for tourism, according to statements from a government minister. While the worldwide economic crisis had been predicted to wreak havoc on many nation’s economies and tourism sectors, the sector has been strong so far and is predicted to finish the year in good shape.

As the Pound falls to new lows against the Euro, Australian Dollar, New Zealand Dollar and US Dollar, many buyers of overseas property are struggling with the cost of transferring money overseas.   The problem for the beleaguered Pound has been a combination of factors, which look unlikely to disappear in the short term. Firstly,

22/09/2009 London-The recent fall in the value of the pound against the euro is hurting UK pensioners abroad, and in particular those living in Spain. Many pensioners are already living on small incomes, and the fall in the exchange rate over the past year has hurt even more. Government estimates have some 300,000 British pensioners

The Liberal Party proposed taxation plans on Millionaire home owners may not be straightforward to implement according to the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors RICS Commenting on the Liberal Democrats announcement that they plan to levy a tax on all properties over £1 million, Chris Doyle, the Chairman of the RICS Taxation Panel says:  

The latest report from overseas mortgage specialist Conti indicates that more UK residents are looking for homes in France than any other foreign country. France was in second place in 2008, behind Spain, which has fallen to second so far for 2009. The report is based on the number of enquiries received from UK residents

Dubai is hosting two of the world’s largest and most important property shows in October. At the beginning of the month is the annual Cityscape Dubai expo and the end of the month will see the Worldwide Property Show. Cityscape Dubai will run from the 5th through the 8th of October at the Dubai International

The relatively small private sales industry in the UK has seen one of its most established providers The Little House Company join forces with  one of Europe’s leading training providers Redtray. The Sunday Times Microsoft Tech 100 firm will help secure The Little House Companies positioning as the UK’s number one private homes sales website.

18/09/09- Today saw an overseas mortgage company and specialist overseas property portal announce increases in activity in the French and Spanish housing markets from its  international clients. Conti Financial released its top ten destinations for mortgage enquiries whilst Homesgofast.com announced a spike of activity from people putting their homes back on the international market