March 24, 2010
The international property market is continuing to perform well, according to Primelocation International.
The property portal's latest International Search Index shows a 72% rise in February searches, compared to a year earlier.
Activity dipped on a monthly basis but January ...
Overseas property searchers about to get serious
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by Gill Montia
March 17, 2010
Retired Britons who have chosen to live abroad have been dealt a blow by the European Court of Human Rights.
Following a lengthy legal battle, the Court's Grand Chamber has decided against forcing the UK government to pay annual state pension increases ...
Pension plight unrelieved for British ex-pats
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by Gill Montia
March 3, 2010
In its latest European Housing Review, the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) has detected signs of recovery in both sales and prices.
According to the study, low interest rates and improving economies have allowed a "significant number" of European residential markets to ...
European residential markets begin recovery
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by Gill Montia
March 2, 2010
Saint Property Search has undertaken a global survey of locations with houses at the top end of the market (asking prices of £500,000 plus) to find that Monaco heads the list followed by London, New York, Hong Kong and Tokyo.
The Scottish ...
Saint compares worldwide top-end property costs
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by Gill Montia
January 22, 2010
A ruling by the British Court of Appeal in the case of Apostolides vs Orams could have far reaching implications for Britons owning property in Northern Cyprus.
The case involves Meletis Apostolides, a Greek Cypriot, who claimed that David and Linda ...
Britons forced to demolish Northern Cyprus home
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by Gill Montia
January 19, 2010
According to Spain's housing ministry, average house prices in the country fell 6.2% in 2009, compared with 2.8% in the previous 12 months.
However, in the final three months of last year the declined slowed to 0.5% compared with a ...
Spanish house prices down 6.2% last year
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by Gill Montia
December 16, 2009
Primelocation's International Search Index has revealed that in November, the number of searches for international property doubled, when compared to a year earlier.
The website logged over one million foreign property searches, taking levels of interest back up to pre credit crisis ...
Interest in overseas property soars
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by Gill Montia
December 14, 2009
Primelocation International has been gathering intelligence on Britons who opt to spend Christmas in second homes overseas.
According to the property portal, 71% of those questioned "always" or "often" spend Christmas overseas and over half of this group are happy to ...
Christmas exodus for overseas property investors
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by Gill Montia
December 2, 2009
New research claims that Britons who bought overseas properties four years ago in investment hotspots (but without a foreign mortgage) could cash in on significant gains, despite the recent volatility in global property prices.
According to Close Treasury, a division of ...
Overseas property investors gain on exchange rates
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by Gill Montia
November 18, 2009
A long-awaited ruling by the European Court of Justice means that Britons who sold property in Spain before 2007 and paid 35% in capital gains tax to the Spanish government could be eligible for a refund.
Under the country's tax laws, ...
Britons eligible for Spanish property tax refund
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by Gill Montia
November 14, 2009
jmlvillas.com is reminding owners of overseas self-catering holiday homes that the long dark evenings of winter are just the time when people think about next year’s vacation.
The firm, which advertises holiday villas and apartments in France, Italy, Spain, ...
jml urges holiday villa owners to focus on marketing
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by Gill Montia
November 9, 2009
HomesOverseas.co.uk, part of the Trinity Mirror Digital group, has updated its website with the launch of "HO TV", a new TV section.
The overseas property investment portal now includes a video about mortgage specialists, Athena Mortgages, which is apparently a leading player in the ...
HomesOverseas features Athena Mortgages
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by Gill Montia
October 22, 2009
Primelocation has reported that searches for international property soared 32% in September, compared to a year earlier.
The month also saw search levels up 10% on August, indicating that consumer confidence in foreign property has begun to return.
According to the firm, the ...
Brits regain confidence in overseas property
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by Gill Montia
October 21, 2009
A leading credit ratings firm says it expects further significant house price falls in Ireland.
According to Fitch Ratings, house prices in the republic have fallen 24% from their December 2006 peak (based on data from the Permanent TSB/Economic and ...
Ireland to see 45% house price crash
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by Gill Montia
October 9, 2009
Conti has reported strong activity from British investors in overseas property markets.
The foreign mortgage specialist recorded a 20% increase in mortgage quotes during September, with the value of applications submitted to overseas lenders at a 12 month high.
The firm ...
Confidence in overseas property markets remains resilient
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by Gill Montia
October 4, 2009
While the fall in the value of sterling against the euro could spell calamity for many UK investors in European property, Foreign Currency Direct has reported that some Britons are actually choosing the moment to sell up and make ...
Eurozone property investors can profit as sterling tumbles
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by Gill Montia
September 16, 2009
Mortgage specialist, Conti, is convinced that for UK overseas property investors, traditional locations will emerge victorious from the global market downturn.
According to the firm, investors are sticking to "proven" locations as revealed in its latest "hot spots" report. ...
Brits remain loyal to French and Spanish property markets
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by Gill Montia
September 2, 2009
Campaigners for pension rights for retired Britons living abroad are to have their day at the European Court of Human Rights.
This week a case that could affect the pensions of thousands of ex-pats retired abroad will be heard at the ...
British ex-pats fight for pensions justice
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by Gill Montia
August 31, 2009
Investors' Chronicle (IC) magazine is warning that some British investors in overseas property face a bleak future, claiming that "the standard holiday home investment model is clearly broken".
Prior to the credit crisis, cheap foreign mortgages and low-cost ...
Foreign mortgage lenders look to recover debt in the UK
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by Gill Montia
July 24, 2009
True to its name, Enormo, has reported that it is now displaying 10 million of the world’s real estate listings.
The international property portal claims to be the first website to collect and display such a large pool of residential and commercial properties. ...
Enormo listing tops 10 million
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by Gill Montia