Spanish property could be reaching its bargain point

Finding the right time to buy homes abroad can be a tricky task, particularly when markets and currencies are unpredictable. While owners across Europe are seeing the values of their property fall, buyers are waiting eagerly because many realise at some point, in each market, they will have the chance to get a great deal.

Read more

A Caribbean house in the sun for less than you think

In some locations the sun never seems to stop shining, and some property markets are probably wishing the same thing would happen in terms of buyer attention at the moment.

Read more

Leeds property developer K W Linfoot PLC in administration. Why?

K W Linfoot the Leeds property developer responsible for re-shaping the face of Leeds city center has today gone into administration, I read in the The Press. Kevin Linfoot put his company into administration blaming the banks for not supporting him.

Read more

Turkey property 2009: Will this be your year?

There’s nothing like a holiday to escape the bite of the credit crunch and a shake up in the property market in your own country, and according to some new figures, Turkey is again cropping up on many peoples’ radar - both as a potential property target and as a holiday destination.

Read more

Saudi real estate scheme sets new pace

Read more

Iconic London property development halted by government officials

London’s skyline is already littered with some of the world’s most iconic property developments, from the ‘Gherkin’ offices development to the recently opened Pan Peninsula in the Docklands. But one new homes project, dubbed the ‘penny whistle’ thanks to its innovative design, is facing a make or break stage in its progress after new developments over the last few days.

Read more

A rock does bounce after all…maybe…

Northern Rock is set to return to the mortgage market with a £14bn lending plan only 12 months after it was nationalised. The nationalised bank will also offer deals up to 90 per cent loan to value, a level that has been severely lacking in the UK market of late.In 2009, the bank will lend £5bn in 2009, and lend the other £9bn by 2011. The Government is allowing this move as the bank has paid back around £18bn of its £27bn Government loan, much quicker than anticipated. A percentage of this pledge is Government money.Chancellor Alistair Darling told the BBC Today Programme that while the rate of Northern Rock’s payback will slow down, it is better that it remains a lending bank.Darling said: “We are working to resolve the problems in the banking sector and get to lending again. People need to put this into perspective - this is one of a number of measures. We are using Northern Rock to help fill the gap left by the international banks.”Darling called 100 per cent mortgages “ridiculous” and said he is going to make sure Northern Rock mortgages will not exceed 90 per cent, judged on a case-by-case basis.Whilst the news, at face value, appears to be good, the devil is always in the detail. What will the criteria be? What sort of service levels will NR offer? Etc etc. There is much still to be found out, but let’s not get too negative now…It’s a start…

Manchester property for sale, affordable living - Abito

The Manchester property market could be more accessible than you think with a super compact - yet beautifully designed apartment in Salford Quays, for around £85,000.

Read more

Real estate auctions see more grandeur, less grot

Real estate auctions, sometimes associated with older homes, property very much “in need of work” and the just plain dreary and unwanted can become interesting places in more turbulent times.

Read more

Brazil property boost thanks to World Cup 2014

Brazil’s international reputation tends to be centred on samba skills on the football pitch and hedonistic carnivals in Rio, but recently its property investment market has also been catching more attention than ever.

Read more

Next Page »