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![Opinion: Europe’s golden visa schemes still popular despite restrictions](/upload/images/Locations/Portugal-400x310(1).jpg)
When we read about financial headwinds, soaring inflation due to energy price rises and a looming recession on the horizon, it’s...
02 November 2022
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
![Auction roundup – and despite rising interest rates…](/upload/images/Site%20logos/AuctionRoundup-400x310-min.jpg)
This week’s mini roundup features another success story from Auction House, which says buyer demand has trumped the rising interest rates,...
29 April 2022
From: Breaking News
![Four times higher! Overseas investors confessing to tax evasion quadruple in a year](/upload/images/Rental%20Market/Calculator-PoundCoins-2019-400x310.jpg)
The number of overseas investors confessing to tax evasion in the UK has more than quadrupled to 338 this year from...
13 April 2022
From: Breaking News
![UWOs not being used in fight against dirty money, says Labour](/upload/images/Locations/London-WestEnd-400x310.jpg)
The most recent Mayor's Question Time meeting revealed that there have been no Unexplained Wealth Orders (UWOs) secured to stem the...
01 April 2022
From: Breaking News
![Revealed - UK public back Economic Crime Bill, but want it to be fairer](/upload/images/Locations/russia%20flag.png)
The vast majority of the UK public back the government's new Economic Crime Bill designed to crack down on dirty money...
25 March 2022
From: Breaking News
![Russian buyers account for £190m in London market value in 2021](/upload/images/Housing%20Market%20%26%20Property%20Images/uk-housing400x310.png)
Russian residential property purchases contributed an estimated £190 million in market value and £13.2 million in stamp duty tax last year,...
07 March 2022
From: Breaking News
![Open Banking - could it solve the UK’s money laundering problem?](/upload/images/Locations/russia%20ukraine%202.png)
With Russia yesterday launching a full-scale invasion into Ukraine, it’s likely that the UK and other Western countries will announce further...
25 February 2022
From: Breaking News
![What is the top UK market trend from an Asian investment viewpoint?](/upload/images/Locations/China400x310.png)
Wealthy Chinese investors have long been reliable investors in the market, and have frequently looked to the UK, specifically London, as...
05 January 2022
From: Breaking News
![Investors - should Greece be back on your investment agenda?](/img/default/pit.png)
The outlook for Greece’s property market is buoyant, off the back of gradual lifting of restrictions and a surging vaccination programme...
23 June 2021
From: Breaking News
![Four reasons why property investors are flocking to the Baltic states](/img/default/pit.png)
The Baltic states of Estonia, Latvia and Lithuania may not have traditionally received the same acclaim as countries like Spain or...
26 May 2021
From: Breaking News
![Investors – with a changing world, should you be considering Montenegro?](/img/default/pit.png)
UK residents seeking to escape to Europe for great value for money opportunities to ‘live, work and thrive’ will have no...
19 February 2021
From: Breaking News
![Vilamoura – why there is ‘far more to come’ from the famed resort](/img/default/pit.png)
People thinking about Vilamoura might first and, in all likelihood, only think about the marina and the hotels, bars and restaurants...
12 February 2021
From: Breaking News
![Portugal update – Golden Visa confusion and alternative forms of residency](/img/default/pit.png)
A number of experts in the Portuguese property market have pointed out that the Golden Visa scheme, which is set to...
13 January 2021
From: Breaking News
![Greek property – government programmes to spark boom for market](/img/default/pit.png)
Greece’s property market had only just started to get back on its feet after the years of devastation and austerity wrought...
04 September 2020
From: Breaking News
![Overseas property - is now the right time to invest in Cyprus?](/img/default/pit.png)
There are historic ties between the UK and Cyprus, the country has dealt impressively – like its near neighbour Greece –...
07 August 2020
From: Breaking News
![Overseas buyers of luxury French property keen on outdoor space](/img/default/pit.png)
Overseas buyers of French property increasingly desire outdoor space, according to luxury British developer Caudwell Collection. The firm says 75% of apartments...
20 July 2020
From: Breaking News
![Manila and Budapest top of the list for global house price growth](/img/default/pit.png)
Knight Frank’s latest Global Residential Cities Index, which tracks the movement in mainstream residential prices across 150 cities worldwide using official...
03 July 2020
From: Breaking News
![Philippines – does it make for the perfect post-pandemic investment location?](/img/default/pit.png)
It’s not a name that immediately springs to mind as a property investment destination, but the Philippines – the small collection...
26 June 2020
From: Breaking News
![Q&A - could Cyprus become the next investment hotspot post-pandemic?](/img/default/pit.png)
As lockdown measures across Europe continue to ease, many investors will be thinking about their next move. With this in mind, we...
22 June 2020
From: Breaking News
![Russian billionaire purchases £15m London mansion as market reopens](/img/default/pit.png)
On the back of the London housing market being restarted, Beauchamp Estates has successfully sold a £15.45 million mansion at 26...
29 May 2020
From: Breaking News
![Luxury French property sells digitally during coronavirus outbreak](/img/default/pit.png)
A luxury property developer has revealed how it has adapted to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic by using technology to complete deals,...
13 May 2020
From: Breaking News
![Capability Brown's former Hampton Court home goes up for sale](/img/default/pit.png)
Prestbury House, the Grade II-listed, 7,305 sq ft home which used to be owned by famous gardener Lancelot 'Capability' Brown, is...
11 May 2020
From: Breaking News
![Why are HNWIs from developing markets investing in European assets?](/img/default/pit.png)
The knock-on effects of the coronavirus – widespread panic, quarantine, falling oil prices, and weakening oil-dependent currencies like the Russian ruble – are...
27 April 2020
From: Breaking News
![Investors snap up Spanish homes as Alicante development sells out](/img/default/pit.png)
Property investors have been busy purchasing properties at the La Vila Paradis development on the east coast of Spain. The development, built...
06 January 2020
From: Breaking News
![Airbnb manager hits £1bn milestone – is the short-lets market now unstoppable?](/img/default/pit.png)
GuestReady Group, a leading short-term let and Airbnb property manager, announced this week that it has passed the milestone of $1billion...
15 November 2019
From: Breaking News
![Analysis - Property price increases in key global cities](/img/default/pit.png)
There has been an overall 3.5% average year-on-year increase in the prices of properties in the 150 global cities tracked by...
06 November 2019
From: Breaking News
![London’s next door neighbour effect – is it reversing?](/img/default/pit.png)
Looking back to four or five years ago when Prime Central London property prices were booming, it became commonplace to buy...
28 August 2019
From: Breaking News
![A property market bouncing back – the rising investment appeal of Greece](/img/default/pit.png)
Greece’s appeal as a property investment destination is increasing once again as the country continues to bounce back from severe economic...
31 July 2019
From: Breaking News
![I need a dollar! – London witnesses surge in number of US buyers](/img/default/pit.png)
The weakness of the pound following the Brexit vote has helped to propel the number of US buyers in London to...
19 June 2019
From: Breaking News
![Investors eye up residences in Austrian holistic health resort](/img/default/pit.png)
A selection of new Alpine residences in southern Austria are attracting the attention of property investors from all over Europe. The Mountain...
30 January 2019
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
![World Cup 2018: Russia’s best rental cities revealed](/img/default/pit.png)
With the World Cup finally here, online lettings platform Urban.co.uk looks at which host city offers the best mix of affordable...
15 June 2018
From: Breaking News
![The most popular foreign locations for Russian property buyers revealed](/img/default/pit.png)
Statistics from Russian search giant Yandex have revealed that Spain is the most popular country among Russian overseas property buyers. More than one...
01 June 2018
From: Breaking News
![Knight Frank analyses prime price movements in decade since crash](/img/default/pit.png)
Fresh research examining the movement of prime residential prices in the world’s top cities since the start of the financial crisis,...
23 March 2018
From: Breaking News
![AZ Real Estate acquires £10.6m Birmingham student accommodation block](/img/default/pit.png)
The London and Moscow-based real estate consultancy AZ Real Estate has acquired City Edge, a 136-apartment student accommodation block in Birmingham...
21 March 2018
From: Breaking News
![Fewer Britons buying property in Spain post-Brexit](/img/default/pit.png)
There has been a significant fall in British demand for Spanish homes since the EU referendum, despite the overall Spanish housing...
03 March 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
![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
![The strongest global housing markets unveiled](/img/default/pit.png)
Residential property prices continued to boom in some parts of the world, with the five strongest housing markets in Global Property...
23 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
![Lewis Hamilton’s win in Hungary sparks worldwide tour](/img/default/pit.png)
Following Lewis Hamilton’s comfortable victory at the Hungarian Grand Prix on Sunday, we delve into the fast lane to take you...
25 July 2016
From: Breaking News
![Where in the world are house prices growing fastest?](/img/default/pit.png)
Global house prices continued to increase but the top performing markets are seeing a slowdown in the rate of price growth...
10 June 2016
From: Breaking News
![Prime Milan apartments ‘in high demand’](/img/default/pit.png)
High-end apartments in Milan are now selling for as much as €9,750sqm (£7,710sqm), which is a similar level to luxury homes...