Alluring Malta: one of our Top Ten Places to Buy in 2014 /articles/2014/01/alluring-malta-one-of-our-top-ten-places-to-buy-in-2014

The little island of Malta remains a stalwart of the lower end of our annual Top Ten Best Places to Buy Abroad and appears at number nine in 2014. Here we give you the lowdown. It may only be 17 miles long and nine miles wide but it's got a rather he…

Advent Calendar Day 4 | Where to buy in Spain /articles/2020/12/advent-calendar-day-4-where-to-buy-in-spain

For the fourth day of our Advent Calendar, we're revisiting a webinar from earlier in the year. Watch the video to join the experts on a virtual tour of Spain and the Islands - they'll help you to better understand where you might want to buy, the ri…

Coronavirus | Brits still plan to buy property abroad /articles/2020/06/brits-buy-holiday-homes-abroad-after-coronavirus

Despite the COVID-19 pandemic, British buyers still want to purchase holiday homes overseas As borders slowly start to reopen across Europe, UK residents are more motivated than ever to buy their dream property abroad. A survey of almost 5,000 prospe…

Government owned properties in Greece for sale /articles/2011/01/government-owned-properties-in-greece-for-sale

The Greek government reportedly plans to sell off state-owned properties in Greece with an estimated value of around €300 billion (£257 billion) in a bid to wipe its national debt. With Greece's economy in disarray, the country's Finance Minister Ge…

How much does it cost to buy a second home in France? /articles/2022/10/how-much-does-it-cost-to-buy-a-second-home-in-france

France is our nearest neighbour and second favourite place to buy a holiday home. Yet during the pandemic, the French have also embraced hybrid working and many have moved to the countryside, or to towns with great connections to a big city. There is…

A Place in the Sun Live tickets are on sale! /articles/2013/05/a-place-in-the-sun-live-tickets-are-on-sale

A Place in the Sun Live takes place at NEC Birmingham on 27th - 29th September and tickets are now on sale. The show will host around 150 exhibitors selling property in Spain, France, Portugal, Italy, Florida and many more destinations with prices…

Mel Gibson Cannes apartment on sale /articles/2012/05/mel-gibson-cannes-apartment-on-sale

An A-list Cannes apartment which has played host to Mel Gibson and several other members of the Hollywood aristocracy has gone on sale ahead of the annual Cannes film festival which begins today. The fifth-floor duplex property is described as “on…

Foreigners buy half of Valencian homes yet shock increase in transfer tax /articles/2013/08/foreigners-buy-half-of-valencian-homes-yet-shock-increase-in-transfer-tax

Market commentator Mark Stucklin of SpanishPropertyInsight.com says that the Valencian government's decision to increase transfer tax on resale properties to 10 per cent is simply wrongheaded when sales to foreigners are so important to the region. …

Brisbane is cheapest place to buy property in Australia /articles/2011/05/brisbane-is-cheapest-place-to-buy-property-in-australia

Brits seeking to move down under may be interested to learn that Brisbane is the cheapest place to buy a home in Australia, according to Australian Property Monitors, The Australian reports. The research shows that the average price of a home in Bri…

George Harrison’s Swiss castle on sale /articles/2012/03/george-harrison-s-swiss-castle-on-sale

A castle-like Swiss property which was once owned by Beatle George Harrison has gone on sale for an undisclosed sum. Located in the prestigious area of Montagnola, the estate was purchased by Harrison for $10 million a few months before his death in…

Walt Disney’s childhood home on sale /articles/2012/06/walt-disney-s-childhood-home-on-sale

The childhood home of Walt Disney is now on the market for a reduced price of just $179,000, having failed to sell for over a year. Disney was born in 1901 on the second floor of the house, located in the Hermosa neighbourhood of Chicago which was th…

Gérard Depardieu’s Parisian home on sale /articles/2012/12/gerard-depardieu-s-parisian-home-on-sale

Angry at President Francois Hollande's proposed 75 per cent tax on France's super rich, Gérard Depardieu has made a move across to Belgium and has put his Parisian townhouse up for sale for €50 million. The estate, situated in the city's fa…