Turkey property key to economic growth /articles/2010/09/turkey-property-key-to-economic-growth

The TSI announced extremely positive data for the Turkish economy, a 10.3 per cent GDP growth in the second quarter of 2010, making it the world's third fastest growing economy for April-June, behind Singapore and Taiwan. The construction indust…

Only 10,000 new homes in Dubai this year /articles/2011/04/only-10-000-new-homes-in-dubai-this-year

Reports that as many as 50,000 new homes will be completed and released onto the Dubai property market this year are wide of the mark, according to Dubai's land department. The department claims that only around 10,000 new homes would be completed in…

Glut of Spanish holiday homes is weighing the market down /articles/2011/07/glut-of-spanish-holiday-homes-is-weighing-the-market-down

A new report from Catalunya Caixa bank shows that Spanish homes in the holiday sector represent around 85 per cent of the overall glut of housing in the country, which is placing enormous downward pressure on the market. The oversupply of Spanish ho…

The rise of the ping-pong Pom /articles/2012/03/the-rise-of-the-ping-pong-pom

Australia has long topped the list of the most popular places for Britons to emigrate, and it's easy to see why: it has a similar culture, there's no language barrier, the weather is much warmer and there's that amazing outdoor lifestyle of beaches a…

French leaseback homes: the pros and cons /articles/2013/03/french-leaseback-homes-the-pros-and-cons

The pound is weaker, recession-hit buyers' purses remain relatively tight, but a large number are investing in French leaseback holiday homes. Why? We're now four years on from the start of the financial downturn, when the number of holiday home buye…

Visitor Testimonials /exhibitions/visit/visitor-testimonials

Over the years, A Place in the Sun Live has welcomed thousands of visitors hoping to purchase their dream property overseas. If you want some extra reasons to visit the show then hear what some previous have had to say.

Demand for foreclosure properties increasing /articles/2012/02/demand-for-foreclosure-properties-increasing

Bargain savvy buyers are increasingly investing in bank owned or foreclosed properties in order to snap up deals, with interest in foreclosure properties increasing in 21 out of the 25 countries surveyed by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyor…

Investment property now makes up a third of US market /articles/2012/04/investment-property-now-makes-up-a-third-of-us-market

The 2012 NAR Investment and Vacation Home Survey revealed that there had been a 64.5% increase in the sale of property purely for investment in the last year, as buyers snap up bargain homes to use for buy to let. And with homes now selling for rock…

New ‘loyalty card’ scheme to reward repeat visitors to Spain /articles/2012/07/new-loyalty-card-scheme-to-reward-repeat-visitors-to-spain

In an effort to aid Spain's economic recovery, the Spanish government have launched a comprehensive new tourism plan, with measures including a loyalty card scheme, with points redeemable at specific tourist destinations and corporations, which would…

Tenants being made millionaires in Mumbai boom /articles/2012/07/tenants-being-made-millionaires-in-mumbai-boom

Tenants in rent-controlled housing in the city of Mumbai, many of whom have been paying less than $20 a month for their homes, are being made extremely wealthy indeed as developers snap up their properties in order to build luxury apartments for the…

Italian castles up for sale /articles/2012/08/italian-castles-up-for-sale

Mario Monti's Italian government has announced the sale of 350 disused buildings including castles, palaces and historic stately homes in an effort to cut the country's budget deficit. The government hopes to raise about €1.5 billion through the sal…

Spanish rental yields rising /articles/2012/10/spanish-rental-yields-rising

Figures released by the Bank of Spain have revealed that the average gross rental yield in Spain is on the rise, up to 4.08 per cent from a low of 3.29 per cent in June 2008. The rise has been put down to the fact that the average price of a prope…