A recent survey states that France still comes out at the top of the list of countries British people would most like to move to for “quality of life”. This will come as no surprise to you, I am sure. France is a wonderful place to live, offering space, beauty, fine food and wine and [...]
Last month the national sale price for properties in New Zealand jumped an astonishing $10,000. This is due, economists believe, to the gradual recovery in the country’s economy. Key figures from the Real Estate Institute this month show that the national median house price has risen from £350,000 to $360,000, listings were strong and some [...]
The Greek government has been forced to introduce new measures in order to try to save its economy. The new measures include a large increase on Greek property tax. Whilst this is a bad thing for the local residents, there is one group that is benefiting from it – the foreign buyer. As many Greeks [...]
There is a myth surrounding the island of Tobago was the mythical Robinson Crusoe island, and it’s not hard to see why. It boasts rich tropical rainforests, and beautiful hills which look down upon the flatter areas which tourists flock to every year. The island also benefits from ideal year-long sailing conditions. Also known as [...]
Avsallar, unknown to many British purchasers, is a small resort only 18 kilometres from the lively and boutique resort of Alanya. It is home to 2 of the best beaches in Turkey, soft gentle sand merging with the gentle shelving of Turkeys Southern Mediterranean. The resort, being the favourite of Scandinavians for the past 5 [...]
Statistics from Eurostat show that the construction output from Bulgaria shrank year on year this April by an astonishing 22.8%. That’s the sharpest annual decline within the EU countries in the whole period. In fact, the only country to fare worse than Bulgaria for that year was Slovenia, who registered a plummet of 27.3%. There [...]
Thursday saw the New Zealand dollar shoot to a thirty year high. Figures have shown that the NZ economy beat expectations of a 0.3% rise and actually grew by a fantastic 0.8%. Reserve Bank of New Zealand (RBNZ) governor, Alan Bollard said a month ago that the timing of the planned increase in interest rated [...]
Figures released last week by Eurostat, the European statistical agency, revealed that the Portuguese buying power is close to being 20% lower than average in the European Union. Preliminary estimates show that Gross Domestic Product (GDP) per capita varied from 43% to a 283% average across the EU27 Member States. The Portuguese buying power was [...]
Recent company reports have shown that the dash for last minute holiday deals to Spain have risen significantly amongst British tourists. Companies have recently reported that there has been a significant rise in the amount of British tourists looking for cheap last minute holidays in Spain. Whilst it is true that Spain has always been [...]
Just 88 miles north of Portugal’s capital, Lisbon, Fatima is one of the most important Catholic shrines, not only in Portugal, but in the world. The shrine is dedicated to the ‘Virgin Mary’ and welcomes millions each year who are on pilgrimages or simply touring the area. Fatima’s fame comes greatly from the year 1917, [...]