The level of interest in Turkish property is currently on the increase, as the sixth Real Estate Summit, recently held in the country's capital of Istanbul, attracted 3,000 domestic and foreign investors and developers. According to investment magazine FDI, the summit focused on a number of issues o
Homeowners asking themselves the question 'should I or shouldn't I sell my house' could be encouraged by the current condition of house prices in London. A report from estate agent haart has shown that house prices in the capital have recently risen for the eighth consecutive month. The average pric
A conference of the European Real Estate Society (ERES) which will provide a range of information on overseas property investments will be held in Weimar in Germany this week. The event will be held from June 7th to June 10th at the Neue Weimarhalle and will be hosted by the Bauhaus University in co
A survey released today has stated that homeowners considering selling a property are currently doing so with increased confidence. Alliance & Leicester's borrowing monitor reports that at the beginning of the year seven per cent of households said they were thinking of selling a property and mo
Property prices in Bulgaria have risen by almost five per cent in the first quarter this year, according to the Real Estate and Investment Forum (RINVOR). The Eastern European country is fast becoming a property hotspot, with many overseas investors seeing potential for high returns on rental proper
Consumer watchdog Which? has published a new guide to help Brits thinking of investing in overseas property. Buying Property Abroad costs £9.99 and can be bought from bookshops nationwide, or ordered online or over the phone. Which? estimates that more than a quarter of a million people in the
Property investors looking to purchase homes for letting purposes paid nearly two per cent more in April than in March, according to Paragon Mortgages' latest Buy-to-Let Index. The specialist lender found that landlords continue to retain their confidence in the property market, expanding their port
As the 2006 hurricane season begins for the east coast of the United States, Florida property owners have learnt that they will have to pay one per cent of value of their home insurance to cover an insurance deficit of $1.5 billion. The assessment will replenish the local Hurricane Insurance Catastr
Nationwide has described recent house price growth in the UK as "sluggish", reporting an average price increase of just 0.2 per cent in May. This compares with a similarly slight 0.1 per cent price rise in April but a much healthier 1.1 per cent in March. It leaves the annual rate of growth at 4.7 p
Consumers hoping to find UK property to rent out could benefit from new guidelines that will be given to property valuers. Members of the Council of Mortgage Lenders and the Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) have decided clarification of the current 'Red Book' guidelines is needed if a n
Carol McDonald