Australia

Stamp duty scrapped in NSW

The government in New South Wales, Australia, has scrapped stamp duty on off-plan homes priced up to $600,000 (£345,000) in the state, in an attempt to boost sales.

9 June 2010

Australian property market shows signs of slowing

There are growing signs that property prices across Australia are starting to slow following 18 months of strong capital growth.

3 June 2010

Australia clamps down on foreign property investors

Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd has moved to curb booming Australian property prices, by reintroducing strict restrictions on overseas nationals investing in Australia's housing market.

30 April 2010

Australia property price growth slows

Following a booming year for the Australian property market, in which residential values have soared across most parts of the country, there are finally signs that the sector is starting to cool down.

30 April 2010

Any Questions - Emigration

We learn all about migration agents and what they can do for you and have a look at the different stages people go through when emigrating.

9 April 2010

Any Questions - Emigration - April 201o

Richard Gregan, Managing Director at Overseas Emigration, helps steer us through the migration maze and suggests some tips for settling into Australian emigration.

9 April 2010

Any Questions - Emigration - Can I get a mortgage in New Zealand at my age?

We look at applying for a mortgage in New Zealand at age 67 and how the deadline for a Working Holiday Visa in Australia works.

8 April 2010

Oz stamp duty slashed and 10 flights !

Planning to emigrate to Australias New South Wales or to invest in a home there? Buy a new-build home there before the end of this year and youll get 50 per cent off stamp duty. Part of the Housing Construction Acceleration Programme, a scheme to kick start construction in the state, the discount is available to buyers who purchase a new home valued at up to 292,000 before 31st December2009.

5 August 2009

Moving to Australia

In 2004 Paul Field, 35, left London and moved halfway around the world to Melbourne, Australia, to be with his wife, Katie. Here he tells us about his work in I.T

1 June 2009

Amanda Lamb

A Place in the Sun TV presenter Amanda Lamb thinks that moving to Australia could be one of the best things you've ever done. She asks "Why don't you book a ticket and go and check it out?”

1 April 2009

Meet the Paramedic in Australia

Last October Kate Mitchell, her partner Barbara Allan and their adopted son Liam, nine, left Cumbernauld, near Glasgow, for Australia's Sunshine Coast, near Brisbane. Here, Kate tells us why they decided to make the break.

1 April 2009