Finance

Good Brazil property investment prospects

Last week, the Bloomberg BusinessWeek reported that there has been a rise in the number of property bonds fuelled by growing investment opportunities in the Brazil property market. Now, the Association of Investment Companies (AIC) has publically announced that the Brazil property market remains a good place to invest.

1 October 2010

Buy a fractional home in Tuscany for 40,000GBP

The fifteenth century home in Tuscany which belonged to an ancient Italian family has been given a new lease of life following restoration and conversion work to create high quality fully-serviced holiday homes.

9 September 2010

Miami property market welcomes Fractional Summit

The first ever US fractional property conference hosted by UK-based Fractional Life reportedly proved a big hit with USA property professionals attending the event at the InterContinental Miami in Florida last weekend.

7 September 2010

A house for sale for a pound in Ireland.

The Ireland property market crash has forced one man to put his house up for sale for around £1.

3 September 2010

Low French fixed rate mortgages

With French fixed rate mortgages at an historic lows, French mortgage company Athena Mortgages has launched its lowest-ever fixed rate deals, with 15-year fixed rates from 3.30%, 20-year fixed rates from 3.45%, and 25-year fixed rates from 3.60% - all deals are available at 80 per cent loan-to-value.

26 August 2010

France and USA property mortgage enquiries improve

Properties in Spain continue to receive the greatest volume of enquiries from Brits seeking to buy a home abroad, according to the latest Mortgage Report from Overseas Mortgage Finder and Moneycorp.

20 August 2010

French leaseback demand to soar

Demand for French leaseback properties is expected to increase dramatically over the next few,according to Athena Mortgages, following last week's announcement that 100 per cent loan-to-value mortgages are being made available.

6 July 2010

French property mortgage rate from just 1.95%

People seeking to buy a home in France can now get a Euro mortgage for French residential property with a variable rate of 1.95 per cent at up to 80 per cent loan-to-value from the overseas mortgage specialists, Conti.

5 July 2010

U.S. mortgage rates hit record low

Mortgage rates in the USA fell last week to the lowest level on record, giving prospective homebuyers an even greater reason to buy property in USA right now.

28 June 2010

Fact or fiction? Is an 'all costs included' property purchase the right deal for you?

“Choosing a property with 'all closing costs included' over one with extra costs to pay must be a no-brainer?” Whatever it is you're shopping for, if someone promises they can save you money, it's worth treading carefully. And buying an overseas home – a purchase which comes with additional costs – is no different

4 May 2010

Any Questions - Mortgages - April 2010

Clare Nessling, Operations Director at Conti Financial Services, shares her specialist advice on the difference between Euro and Sterling mortgages and when the best time is to apply for a mortgage.

9 April 2010

Mortgage Case Study

Dave and Nicola from Surrey share their experience as they relocate to South of France, showing us the kind of deals that were around and what mortgage was available to them.

9 April 2010