Often European property markets and developing overseas property markets get compared. There is a disparity perceived between returns associated with buying in emerging markets and property returns from more mature European property markets. But with those differences in return, or proftability, comes Continue reading European property? Have you thought about transparency?
Tags: European property, holiday home, Overseas Buying process, Property ladder, Risk & RewardAuthor: louise
Spanish Homes-Lost deposits but no Spanish Property? Good News at last
Thought you were covered by a bank guarantee, but are being told this isn’t the case? Heard about the €100bn bank bailout in Spain? Well the banks now have another headache, but the Banks’ headache is good news for Spanish Property buyers who have not been able to complete. Continue reading Spanish Homes-Lost deposits but no Spanish Property? Good News at last
Tags: holiday home, off-plan, Overseas Buying process, Overseas finance, Spanish BanksMontenegro Property-Is there life post-divorce for this country?
So Montenegro divorced Serbia on June 2006 and has, on the whole, kept a low profile on the World Stage. So what of this small idyllic country, after all didn’t it Continue reading Montenegro Property-Is there life post-divorce for this country?
Tags: economy, Euro, European property, European Union, International finance, Overseas finance, overseas property agentSpanish Homes and Property Valuations–Is it the same as Valuing in the UK?
Buyers in the UK can get confused with the different property valuations. The difference between an insurance valuation for rebuilding cost purposes is at serious odds to the the market value, the price that a buyer is prepared to pay to acquire that property. And so in Spain, Continue reading Spanish Homes and Property Valuations–Is it the same as Valuing in the UK?
Tags: European property, holiday home, Overseas Buying process, overseas property, overseas property agentKrakow Property vs Warsaw Property, who is plumping for which?
As “western” European countries such as Greece and Portugal flounder, the former communist nation, Poland is borrowing cheaply. Poland is also benefitting from being Germany’s Continue reading Krakow Property vs Warsaw Property, who is plumping for which?
Tags: Euro, European property, foreign buy-to-let, investment property, Kraków, off-plan, Poland, Safe-haven, WarsawBuying international property-what are your 10 Rules of Investment?
I recently attended an Investor show and heard Terry Smith, of Fundsmith, talk about the 10 Rules of investment . It got me thinking, the rules are really no different to buying international property and here’s how… Continue reading Buying international property-what are your 10 Rules of Investment?
Tags: European property, International Property, off-plan, overseas property, Poland, Risk & Reward, Spain, TurkeySpanish property buying process–have you noticed the difference?
Ok so there are a load of exciting property bargains to be had if you have the cash ready to buy one and you‘re hot to trot. But buying a property in Spain is different from buying in the Continue reading Spanish property buying process–have you noticed the difference?
Tags: holiday home, new build, off-plan, Overseas Buying process, overseas property agent, Property AbroadPoland trounces Germany in year of European Football Championships
Isn’t it time to focus on some good news in Europe right now? There is some to talk about….UEFA 2012 Football Championships, arguably the 3rd biggest sporting event on the world stage, are to be held in Poland and Ukraine in June. Consider the similarities between Continue reading Poland trounces Germany in year of European Football Championships
Tags: Euro, Europe, European property, International finance, investment property, Kraków, overseas property, PolandBuying property abroad-is Escrow all it is cracked up to be?
The theory is that buying with Escrow provides a guarantee, or additional level of protection, for buyers of property abroad. So we’ll take a look at this, but first let’s make sure what we are talking about is clear. Continue reading Buying property abroad-is Escrow all it is cracked up to be?
Tags: Escrow, European property, Overseas Buying process, Poland, Property Abroad, Risk & Reward, SpainOverseas Property Agent stupid? Or the economy?
I have conversations with new clients who want to sell their properties and they sometimes bemoan their incumbent agent. But when I delve further and ask Continue reading Overseas Property Agent stupid? Or the economy?
Tags: economy, European property, Overseas Buying process, overseas property agent, Poland, Property Abroad, Spain, Turkey