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Taylor Wimpey offering 4% VAT at A Place in the Sun Live

Spanish property experts Taylor Wimpey Espana are offering VAT of 4% until the end of 2012 on all of their properties, meaning that visitors to the next A Place in the Sun Live can make incredible savings on Spanish property.

10 August 2012

Overseas property buyers 'should have a long-term outlook'

Investors in overseas property should not expect to make money straight away from their purchase and should instead be looking at the longer term according to Paul Collins, Editor at Buy Association.

10 August 2012

FC Exchange to sponsor The French Village at A Place in the Sun Live

Currency exchange company FC Exchange have been announced as the sponsors of The French Village at the next A Place in the Sun Live, which takes place between the 28-30th September 2012 at NEC Birmingham.

9 August 2012

Knight Knox International to appear at A Place in the Sun Live

Worldwide property investment company Knight Knox International will once again be one of the exhibitors appearing at A Place in the Sun Live, which next takes place between the 28-30th September 2012 at NEC Birmingham.

3 August 2012

The Florida Pavilion returns to A Place in the Sun Live

The Florida Pavilion, in association with Florida Link, will return as a feature area at the next A Place in the Sun Live, which takes place between the 28th-30th September 2012 at NEC Birmingham.

1 August 2012

Bailout bargains

So, how to go hunting for a deal in one of the eurozone's ailing economies? Joanna Styles provides some pointers

1 August 2012

Owning a home makes you happier

Owning your own property has a positive effect on your mood, according to a new report from the Office of National Statistics.

31 July 2012

Buy your next property on the plane

How often have you sat on a plane on your way back from holiday and wished you didn't have to head home? One Latvian airline is hoping to capitalise on this feeling by selling real estate in mid air.

27 July 2012

Premier FX to sponsor Portuguese Pavilion at A Place in the Sun Live

Currency exchange specialists Premier FX have been announced as the sponsors of the Portuguese Pavilion at the next A Place in the Sun Live, which takes place at the NEC Birmingham between the 28th - 30th September 2012.

27 July 2012

A Place in the Sun August 2012 issue – on sale now!

A Place in the Sun magazine's August 2012 issue is on sale now.

26 July 2012

UK has third least affordable housing in Europe

Property in the UK is the third least affordable in Europe, according to findings from the European Union, which has revealed that one in six people (16%) in the UK are overburdened with housing costs.

23 July 2012

Pound hits a four-year high against the euro

Some cheering news for foreign property buyers and holiday makers - the euro is currently at its lowest rate since 2008, with £1 worth €1.27, translating to an exchange of €123 for £100 on the high street

18 July 2012