Euro problems present opportunities for French Property owners and buyers /articles/2012/03/euro-problems-present-opportunities-for-french-property-owners-and-buyers

Problems in the eurozone present great opportunities for those interested in French property, according to one financial expert. David Johnson, Director of Halo Financial, sponsors of The French Village at A Place in the Sun Live, is very upbeat a…

71% of workers believe they will be ‘worse off’ in retirement /articles/2012/07/71-of-workers-believe-they-will-be-worse-off-in-retirement

Seventy-one per cent of workers believe that they will be worse off in their retirement than current retirees, according to the 2012 Retirement Readiness Survey conducted by AEGON. The international survey of 9000 respondents in nine countries -…

29 US cities 'in the clear' from housing crisis /articles/2012/07/29-us-cities-in-the-clear-from-housing-crisis

Twenty-nine US cities have been named as 'in the clear' of the country's housing crisis, according to real estate portal Trulia. While the site did not list all 29 cities in its report (because of the relatively small price growths made by many of th…

Buy your next property on the plane /articles/2012/07/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.airBaltic, which flies from Riga to 60 destinations…

Expats defying the downturn /articles/2012/08/expats-defying-the-downturn

According to latest figures from the Office for National Statistics, an average of 4,800 Britons a week are leaving Britain, as many attempt to escape the economic downturn and make better lives for themselves overseas. Nigel Green of deVere, whi…

Puglia proving popular /articles/2012/08/puglia-proving-popular

Increasing numbers of British expats are being attracted to an investment in property in Puglia, an area which currently boasts the fastest-growing economy in southern Italy. "The growing attraction to Puglia is driven by the quality of life, the san…

Time for tee? /articles/2012/08/time-for-tee

With the news that golf property tourism is on the rise and that homes with access to the fairway hold their value more than most other types of overseas property, now could be a great time to think about investing in a home on a golf course. Fre…

Win an iPad with Beach Projects at A Place in the Sun Live /articles/2012/08/win-an-ipad-with-beach-projects-at-a-place-in-the-sun-live

Visitors to the next A Place in the Sun Live, which takes place between the 28th-30th September 2012 at NEC Birmingham, will be able to win an iPad courtesy of Beach Projects. The company, with its enviable 10-year track record, will be promoting…

Madonna house-hunting in Rome? /articles/2012/08/madonna-house-hunting-in-rome

Material girl Madonna has reportedly tired of dividing her life between London and New York and is now on the hunt for a property in Rome. The 54 year old singer is said to be searching for her ideal pad in the Aventine hill area of the city, althoug…

Overseas property buyers 'largely unfazed' by eurozone crisis /articles/2012/08/overseas-property-buyers-largely-unfazed-by-eurozone-crisis

Overseas property hunters are 'largely unfazed' by the recession according to a survey by The Overseas Guides Company, which has revealed that 36% of people have not changed their approach to buying abroad, and a further 42%, while describing themse…