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![Free Data Hub eases path for foreign investors in Barcelona](/upload/images/shutterstock_2463727185(1).jpg)
A data hub established by one of Spain’s leading property experts is helping to make Barcelona the most transparent housing market...
04 July 2024
From: Breaking News
![High profile Spanish resort offers new apartments to investors](/upload/images/24%2003%2005%20%2001.jpg)
La Manga - a 3,000 acre resort at Murcia in south east Spain - is offering apartments for sale with the...
05 March 2024
From: Breaking News
![Revealed - UK’s top spot for foreign investors outside London](/upload/images/shutterstock_2112385907.jpg)
The city of Brighton and Hove attracts the most foreign investment outside of London, a new report has found. Research by law...
03 October 2023
From: Breaking News
![Q&A - how big a problem is dodgy money in London?](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/UK-Cash-20-400x310.jpg)
The issue of money laundering and questionable money flowing through the UK property market, especially London, has had a light shone...
29 July 2022
From: Breaking News
![Q&A – how is a competition helping with Helsinki's regeneration?](/img/default/pit.png)
The City of Helsinki – the local authority for Finland’s attractive coastal capital city – recently announced a competition that invites...
28 May 2021
From: Breaking News
![Will UK property remain a long-term investment choice for overseas investors?](/img/default/pit.png)
We know that UK property has long been a safe haven for international investors, with the market’s robust performance throughout the...
28 April 2021
From: Breaking News
![Uruguay to become more investor-friendly ‘with relaxed requirements’](/img/default/pit.png)
Earlier this year, we wrote a number of articles about the potential of Uruguay as an investment destination. Unheralded compared to...
18 December 2020
From: Breaking News
![Top five regions for property investments in Spain next year](/img/default/pit.png)
Spain is a very popular destination for foreign property investors, as demonstrated by the high percentage (16%) of international buyers who...
09 December 2020
From: Breaking News
![Overseas buyers take advantage of stamp duty holiday before 2021 surcharge](/img/default/pit.png)
Interest in UK property from overseas buyers is surging as investors look to take advantage of the current stamp duty holiday...
10 August 2020
From: Breaking News
![Q&A – why should you invest in Uruguay?](/img/default/pit.png)
Last week, we profiled a country that doesn’t often receive much UK attention from an investment point of view, Uruguay, and...
12 June 2020
From: Breaking News
![South of Mallorca continues to attract eager buyers](/img/default/pit.png)
With its close proximity to the International Airport, fast transport links and good sports facilities, Palma, the capital of Mallorca, has...
16 August 2019
From: Breaking News
![Mallorca’s residential property market still appeals to foreign investors](/img/default/pit.png)
Mallorca has experienced a steady increase of real estate purchases by foreign investors, with the total number of transactions hitting 15,000...
27 February 2019
From: Breaking News
![Should you consider Asia for your next property investment?](/img/default/pit.png)
Estimates by BNP Wealth Management predict that by 2026, Asia will be home to over 35% of the world’s investable real-estate...
21 December 2018
From: Breaking News
![Investment advice - How to buy a property in France](/img/default/pit.png)
Sextant Properties, a one-stop-shop for people looking to buy a home in France, provides some advice on how to unearth the...
28 November 2018
From: Breaking News
![How are Golden Visas boosting the Portuguese property market?](/img/default/pit.png)
The Portuguese are currently enjoying the benefits of a strong property market which has been boosted by the attractive prospect of...
24 October 2018
From: Breaking News
![British demand for Spanish property increasing, despite Brexit fears](/img/default/pit.png)
You might think that Spain has always been a popular destination for property investors, but has Brexit meant that the Brits...
19 October 2018
From: Breaking News
![Theresa May announces plans for stamp duty levy on overseas buyers](/img/default/pit.png)
Theresa May kicked off the Conservative Party conference – which is taking place in Birmingham this week – by outlining plans...
03 October 2018
From: Breaking News
![Balearic Islands popular among foreign property investors, analysis shows](/img/default/pit.png)
Property transactions in the Balearic Islands have more than doubled in the last five years, according to estate agents Porta Mondial. The...
22 August 2018
From: Breaking News
![Top tips every landlord should consider when investing in student property](/img/default/pit.png)
A number of buy-to-let landlords are turning their attention to student housing, which is regarded by many property investors as a...
30 August 2017
From: Breaking News
![Sharp rise in new build sales in Hong Kong](/img/default/pit.png)
Wealthy foreign investors, particularly from mainland China, are continuing to invest in Hong Kong’s ultra-luxury housing market as part of a...
27 July 2017
From: Breaking News
![Brits still keen to buy property in EU countries despite Brexit](/img/default/pit.png)
Buying property abroad has always been attractive to many UK-based investors, and it would appear that demand from the UK for...
29 June 2017
From: Breaking News
![Strong demand fuels surge in Portugal house prices](/img/default/pit.png)
Residential property prices in Portugal increased by 7.9% in the first quarter of this year, compared with the same period of...
26 June 2017
From: Breaking News
![Another Aussie bank cracks down on foreign property investors](/img/default/pit.png)
AMP Bank is the latest lender in Australia to introduce more stringent loan application rules and higher interest rates for foreign...
20 June 2017
From: Breaking News
![Commercial property purchases by investors hit a nine-year high](/img/default/pit.png)
There has been a sharp increase in the number of commercial property acquisition by investors despite the ongoing political and economic...
01 June 2017
From: Breaking News
![Foreign property investors hit hard in Australian budget](/img/default/pit.png)
International property investors have been hit by a number of measures in the budget in Australia this week in a bid...
11 May 2017
From: Breaking News
![Franz-Xaver Simmen, CEO of Andermatt Swiss Alps](/img/default/pit.png)
Who are you? Franz-Xaver Simmen What does it say on your business card? CEO of Andermatt Swiss Alps AG, responsible for the development, planning...
26 April 2017
From: 60 Second Interview
![Q&A with Tim Morgan, owner of ERE](/img/default/pit.png)
AIPP CEO, Peter Robinson, talks to Tim Morgan (below right), owner of ERE Property, a UK based company selling UK investment...
07 April 2017
From: Breaking News
![Portuguese property prices set to rise further](/img/default/pit.png)
Residential property prices in Portugal are expected to keep on rising, with experts forecasting growth of about 4% this year, after...
31 March 2017
From: Breaking News
![Savills sees rise in overseas investor appetite for UK food stores](/img/default/pit.png)
International investors’ interest in UK food stores is likely to increase this year, according to a new Savills report, as the...
08 March 2017
From: Breaking News
![Property transactions see a ‘marked upturn’ across prime central London](/img/default/pit.png)
Despite ongoing political and economic uncertainty, there has been a major improvement in sales volumes throughout prime central London as purchasers...
07 March 2017
From: Breaking News
![Investor demand drives up property prices in Sydney and Melbourne](/img/default/pit.png)
A surge in demand from inventors is continuing to drive up residential property prices in Australia’s two biggest cities, with Sydney...
02 March 2017
From: Breaking News
![Shanghai replaces Tokyo as most attractive property market in Asia](/img/default/pit.png)
The Chinese city of Shanghai has become the number one destination for property investment in Asia Pacific, replacing Tokyo in top...
23 February 2017
From: Breaking News
![Overseas investors race to secure UK property bargains](/img/default/pit.png)
There has been a sharp rise in the number of opportunistic foreign investors taking advantage of effective discounts caused by the...
09 February 2017
From: Breaking News
![Sales of prime central London properties continue to fall but prices pick up](/img/default/pit.png)
Transaction volumes in prime central property have dipped further as a result of changes in residential taxation, Brexit and global economic...
01 February 2017
From: Breaking News
![UK shopping centre investment reached £3bn in 2016](/img/default/pit.png)
In the region of £3bn was invested into UK shopping centres in 2016 thanks mainly to a bounce back in activity...
27 January 2017
From: Breaking News
![International investors eye New York as safe haven](/img/default/pit.png)
A growing number of overseas property investors are looking into safe investments, like the U.S. property market, with New York in...
03 January 2017
From: Breaking News
![Investment via Portugal’s ‘golden visa’ programme falls sharply](/img/default/pit.png)
Portugal’s property market remains relatively strong, but fewer investors from overseas are talking advantage of an innovative visa programme that enables...
13 December 2016
From: Breaking News
![Foreign investors are the real drivers of London property](/img/default/pit.png)
Since the shock Brexit result was announced in June, and the consequent drop in value of the pound, there has been...
05 December 2016
From: Breaking News
![London's luxury property market slowdown appeals to ‘savvy’ investors](/img/default/pit.png)
The slowdown in prime central London’s residential property market caused by overinflated house prices, higher taxes, increasing housing supply, weaker demand...
25 October 2016
From: Breaking News
![Asia’s housing markets are now two-tiered](/img/default/pit.png)
Five of the eleven Asian property markets for which figures are available saw house price increases during the year to Q2...
23 September 2016
From: Breaking News
![Foreign investors target London property bargains following Brexit vote](/img/default/pit.png)
There has been a notable increase in the number of opportunistic overseas investors taking advantage of effective discounts caused by sterling’s nosedive...
06 September 2016
From: Breaking News
![Brits remain the biggest buyers of Spanish property](/img/default/pit.png)
With Spanish property market conditions continuing to improve, there was a significant rise in foreign demand for property in the country...
02 September 2016
From: Breaking News
![Dubai property market sees renewed interest from overseas investors](/img/default/pit.png)
Online interest in Dubai’s real estate market from overseas investors increased in the first half of the year, according to Dubai...
31 August 2016
From: Breaking News
![UK property funds set to benefit from low pound](/img/default/pit.png)
Investors may have been have been barred from cashing in their assets in several big commercial property funds in recent weeks...
02 August 2016
From: Breaking News
![Canada's British Columbia aims to deter foreign property investors](/img/default/pit.png)
As of today, foreign investors will have to pay an additional property transfer tax of 15% to acquire residential property in...
01 August 2016
From: Breaking News
![Slash corporation tax to show Britain still ‘open for business’](/img/default/pit.png)
The chancellor George Osborne and business secretary Sajid Javid’s pledge to reduce corporation tax to less than 15% would show Britain...
11 July 2016
From: Breaking News
![‘Window of opportunity’ to invest in PCL before prices increase](/img/default/pit.png)
Within hours of the EU votes being counted last week, London Central Portfolio (LCP) released a statement urging investors to consider...
27 June 2016
From: Breaking News
![Hong Kong unlikely to relax cooling measures despite falling prices](/img/default/pit.png)
Government measures to rein in property prices and curb speculation in Hong Kong, including a 15% stamp duty for foreign buyers,...
10 June 2016
From: Breaking News
![One in five homes in Portugal sold to overseas buyers](/img/default/pit.png)
The extent to which Portugal’s improving housing market is being propped up by foreign buyers was laid bare by figures showing...
01 June 2016
From: Breaking News
![Chinese investors target property in Portugal](/img/default/pit.png)
Interest in Portugal’s property market from Chinese investors is rapidly increasing, as wealthy buyers target investment opportunities and seek to tap...
11 May 2016
From: Breaking News
![Surge of foreign investment in Australian state of Victoria anticipated](/img/default/pit.png)
Foreign investors are expected to push through deals for properties in the Australian state of Victoria before an increase in taxes...
28 April 2016
From: Breaking News
![Brexit uncertainty to lure foreign investors](/img/default/pit.png)
Property investments in London are likely to attract more overseas investors, as the UK Britain decides whether to stay in the...
22 April 2016
From: Breaking News
![Sun shining on Spanish property market](/img/default/pit.png)
Spanish property prices have been plummeting since the 2008 global financial crisis struck, but market conditions appear to be improving, according...
18 April 2016
From: Breaking News
![Why we called the London property market](/img/default/pit.png)
Last month, my estate agency, Portico, was in the press for saying something rather controversial: we could be on the verge...
15 December 2015
From: Breaking News
![Investment volumes for commercial property to reach their peak in 2015](/img/default/pit.png)
The latest research from estate agency Carter Jonas has revealed that investment volumes in UK commercial property are set to pass...