News

House sellers could save a combined £2.9 billion every year thanks to government plans to change the regulation that governs estate agents.  That’s the view of the Office of Fair Trading who, for years, has been keen to ensure that home buyers and sellers get a good deal. While the plans have been condemned by […]

The choice of luxury homes in France is beginning to improve as a result of the country’s recent Presidential election.  The Daily Telegraph reports that many wealthy French families are ‘fleeing a proposed new tax rate of 75 per cent on all earnings over one million euros’ (around £780,000). With estate agents reporting that many

The Spanish banks are reportedly slashing prices even further in order to get rid of as much property as they can before the close of the summer season. According to reports banks are already offering properties in popular locations like Murcia and Costa Blanca at discounts of up to 70%, because if they don’t sell

After our successful home improvement series last week, Home Improvements Go Fast is back once again! We left you with the message that the bedroom is where the home’s heart is, but received a number of enquiries about how to dress up the building itself. And so today’s lesson is to remind you that sometimes

A major change to the property laws in Turkey is set to see a huge overseas investment in the country’s real estate.  The removal of the country’s ‘reciprocity’ law now means that residents of almost 100 additional countries can now buy property in Turkey. If you are thinking of purchasing a home in Turkey, now

After 17 days of superb sporting drama, the focus of the Olympics has now switched to the city of Rio de Janeiro.  The 31st Olympiad will be in Brazil in 2016, and work is well under way to turn the party city into an Olympic venue. With the 2014 World Cup also heading to the

The toxicity of Spanish debt has now reached 9.42% of all lending, up from 8.96% in the previous month and the highest since records began according to the Bank of Spain. The bank said that 164.4 billion Euros worth of loans are now more than 3 months past their payment deadlines. Household and corporate deposits

New research from a leading property website has found that Thailand remains the most popular target in Asia for overseas property buyers and investors.  And, the country saw a sharp increase in interest levels during July 2012. Property in Thailand has been increasingly popular with overseas buyers since 2010, as we see below. Thailand the

After several years where Bulgaria’s property market has struggled, a leading Russian news service believes that the current situation in the country offers a great opportunity to buy a home.  Newspaper Rossiyskaya Gazeta says that now is a great time to buy a holiday property in Bulgaria thanks to low prices and a great choice

While lots of people tend to do their home improvements just before they sell their house to keep the property’s value high, there’s no rule that says you can only do DIY when you’re about to move. So stop house hunting and start planning how to spend another night in your soon-to-be-improved home as Home