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During the UK Budget speech on Wednesday, George Osborne launched the Help to Buy scheme. With £130bn of mortgage lending at the core of the initiative, the chancellor hopes “to support a new generation in realising the dream of home ownership.” This article exposes how the scheme works and what it entails. What is the […]

Everyone has a dream home in their mind: a place where they would love to grow old. But what if your dream home is different to someone else’s? Dr. Bjorn Wenngren and his business partner Per Tamm had a simple solution: split it in two. After working with Save the Children for more than a

While property in the Caribbean has not been immune to the global downturn, there are signs that the real estate market in the region is recovering. Demand for prime residential units on the Caribbean’s most popular islands remains strong, particularly with overseas buyers. We look at a recent report into the state of the Caribbean

  More and more people are choosing to bypass traditional real estate agents and sell their homes themselves. Indeed, the Marietta Times recently reported that ‘thanks to an expanding array of websites, appraisal tools and advertising mediums, people are more capable than ever of selling their homes, cars and valuables without the help of a

Normal 0 false false false EN-GB X-NONE X-NONE MicrosoftInternetExplorer4 Anytime someone purchases a home it is important for them to protect their investment by getting home insurance. Home insurance is a broad term given to many different types of coverage rolled up into your one policy. Getting a home insurance policy means that you consider

Can social media help you sell your house? It’s a question lots of homeowners are asking themselves as social networking sites become increasingly important in the real estate marketing industry. Buyers already expect more from estate agents and property portals after getting used to a real-time online presence around the clock from friends, family and

Ever since the movie Mamma Mia, the Greek islands have been associated with romance, love and a healthy lifestyle. Karpathos is no exception, explains Huguette de Chassiron, who found that a four-bedroom villa gave birth to a life she never could have conceived. Huguette left behind the busy world of London to live on the

Brits who own property in Spain have seen their spending power reduced in the past few weeks as the value of sterling falls against the euro. The Daily Mail reports that ‘every day since the currency plunge began at the start of the year more than £10 has been wiped off the annual income of

The image of retirement has changed dramatically in recent years. With the state pension age creeping up and financial uncertainty on the increase, more and more individuals are facing the prospect of working well beyond their official age of retirement. But it’s not just the age of retirees that has changed – these days, a

Luxury real estate portal FinestGlobal.com offer tips and advice on the world’s top high-end real estate hotspots. Concluding Finest Global’s series profiling the French Riviera, the portal turns its attention to one last area in the Provence-Alpes-Cote_d’Azur: Var. What does Var have to offer a wealthy property buyer? Intersected by the river Var (from which