Residents of the Algarve have been given a three-month financial reprieve when using the controversial A22 toll road, with the announcement that the original “ten free trips concession” will now continue until the end of September. The formerly free A22 toll road stretches the width of the Algarve, and the introduction of electronic tolls [...]
Building work in the wake of recent earthquakes and a local skills shortage have led to a surge in job vacancies in the Canterbury region of New Zealand. So, if you’re considering a move there and you have the right skills, now could be the ideal time to apply for a visa. Figures from [...]
Speculation about just how much cheaper property in Spain can get is rife – and complicated by the market there being so segmented – but a decision to offer Spanish banks rescue funds is expected to cause further price depreciation, at least in some parts. The recent decision by EU leaders to offer a bailout [...]
A developer in Florida has shown that environmentally friendly doesn’t have to mean expensive with the launch of an affordable eco project in Orlando, geared towards investors and second home owners. Energy efficiency is becoming increasingly important to homeowners in the US, leading builders to install features such as solar panels, tankless water heaters and [...]
Being in the thick of the Eurozone debt crisis doesn’t seem to have affected Italy’s appeal to British property-buyers, as revealed by recent data from the UK’s leading property portal. Italy was ranked the fourth most searched for country on Rightmove Overseas during June, with 16 out of the 20 Italian regions featured on the [...]
As of July 2, the Canadian government has announced that they are placing a freeze on the application process for skilled visa applications. Usually at this time of year, the flood gates are open and applications to the Federal Skilled Worker (FSW) program are piling in. So why the change of plan? Jason Kenney, Canada’s [...]
After a dynamic market in May, June has been generally quieter with main interest focused on the Black Sea coast which is normal for this time of the year. "Listing prices of apartments in Sofia have shown some positive monthly changes during the first half of 2012. Although they still remain 3% lower than last [...]
If you have always dreamed of packing in your job, selling your worldly belongings and moving to Spain, with prices at an all-time low, now might just be the time to act. What would be the things that you looked for in a property? Maybe it’s proximity to your favourite bars and restaurants; perhaps it’s [...]
On July 4, the new Socialist French government announced that they would be targeting foreign holiday homeowners with increased taxes in a bid to reduce the country’s sizeable deficit budget. Currently there are around 200,000 Britons who own holiday homes in France. President Hollande has announced that tax on rental income is to increase from [...]
An easy way to save money when you purchase a property abroad is to use a currency transfer specialist to send pounds from the UK to your foreign bank account. The exchange rate they offer you will be much better than anything a bank could offer you, their service more efficient and faster, and they [...]