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New interactive website to boost holiday rentals

Owners with empty weeks to fill...meet holiday makers seeking last-minute deals!

5 February 2013

Cut your overseas move costs by 75 per cent

How using a delivery auction website can shave hundreds off your moving costs.

4 February 2013

Drop in sterling: what does it mean for buyers?

The pound has dropped to its lowest level since December 2011. So with many buyers keen to take advantage of great deals across the eurozone, how should they deal with volatile exchange rates?

29 January 2013

Top tips for buying property abroad

Leading mortgage provider Conti supply their tips for buying an overseas property.

28 January 2013

Welcome to our new-look website

Welcome to our new-look website. We decided it was high time to freshen things up a little and improve things all round to give you more news and the sort of information that's essential if you plan to buy a property abroad.

16 December 2012

Planning for every possibility abroad

This month we take a look at a subject many of us might not really want to think about when contemplating a new life abroad. By Becky Laurie, from Avalon, provider of funeral plans across Europe

29 November 2012

Lloyds withdraws from expat mortgage market

Lloyds Banking Group has announced that it is suspending its expat mortgage products, meaning that expats who return to the UK will not be able to secure funding through them. Existing expat customers won't be affected.

11 November 2012

Does size matter? Property experts call for more ‘shoebox’ homes

Property experts are urging designers and architects to consider building more small homes in the world's most expensive and over subscribed cities, in an attempt to deal with the huge demand for affordable housing.

25 October 2012

Top 10 tips for holiday rental success

Our official holiday rental partner, HomeAway.co.uk, shares some trade secrets

24 October 2012

Special offer for those looking to rent their overseas property

If you're considering renting your holiday home out then don't miss our exclusive offer, brought to you by our official holiday rentals partner HomeAway.co.uk, allowing you to list your property for 15 months for the same price of a 12 month listing.

8 October 2012

Decision on Heathrow airport expansion pushed back to 2015

The decision on whether to extend Heathrow Airport to accommodate a third runway has been put on hold until at least 2015.

3 October 2012

Amanda Lamb: my top ten tips for making that move abroad a success

Buying a holiday home abroad, somewhere that you can escape to a few weeks of the year, is one thing but moving lock stock and barrel to a brand new country is a whole different ball game. As always, analysing your motivation and doing your research is the key so I've put together my Top Ten Tips to help guide you though.

1 October 2012