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Luxury real estate experts Finest Global offer tips and advice on the world’s top high-end real estate hotspots. The French Riviera, one of the world’s first modern resort area and still one of the best. When it comes to prestigious holiday homes, Cote D’Azur is the place to be seen. Preferably in the nicest home […]

When it comes to selling your property fast, a few home improvements can make all the difference. A nip here, a tuck there, and your house can look as good as new – a vital step towards getting the price that you want, especially in an uncertain economic climate when price cuts are often a

New figures have found that almost 1,000 Brits are leaving the country every day in search of a better life abroad. Rising unemployment and the recession have resulted in hundreds of thousands of Brits selling up and moving abroad to look for job opportunities and a higher standard of living. With property in France and

Falling prices and a great choice of property have already attracted many overseas property buyers to Spain. Now, it’s rarely been easier to reach your holiday home with a number of airlines launching new routes to the country. British Airways and Monarch are among airlines to announce new Spanish routes for summer 2013. Keep reading

The economic problems in Greece are well documented. Now, the country’s government has approved a series of tax reforms aimed at raising additional revenue in order to secure further bailout funds from the European Union. These tax changes are set to see property taxes rise in an attempt to prevent the country’s bankruptcy. Keep reading

If you’re looking to market your property to the widest possible audience, you may need to consider more than a local agent. That’s the advice of a major US news provider who has recently published its ‘Top Ten Tips for Buying and Selling Your Home in 2013’. Fox Business has advised American buyers to consider

  An unpopular tax on Italian property that was reintroduced in 2012 is proving to be one of the key issues ahead of the Italian general election. With various political coalitions – including one led by disgraced ex-Prime Minister Silvio Berlusconi – fighting for power, the property tax is set to be a major policy

  The latest report from a leading overseas property portal has found that property in Spain and France remains the most popular with British buyers. The top two most searched for destinations are the popular European countries, with US property in third place. We examine the most recent report here and a leading Spanish property

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Buyer beware! It’s a warning most of us are familiar with. In the context of purchasing a property overseas, in Dubai or some other city or town in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), for example, it’s a warning well worth heeding. Taking out a home loan in the UAE from HSBC, or from any one