The Chinese deputy director general of the Department of Foreign Trade & Economic Cooperation has paid a visit to the Sabban Towers property development next to the Porto Arabia marina in Qatar. Underlining China's support for Qatar's burgeoning property sector, Da Jiaxiang saw that the construc
UK pensioners' preference for living in certain areas has led to the creation of a new raft of property hotspots, according to a new report. Research carried up by the Alliance Trust Research Centre group of investment companies shows that almost a fifth (20 per cent) of the population is now retire
Overseas property made a welcome return at the 22nd Worldwide Property Show in Dubai last week. George Betz, organiser DSL Exhibitions' international sales manager, said that many overseas firms "had stayed away" in recent years, but added this trend now appeared "to have cooled down". He said that
Anyone looking for something a little bit different in the world of overseas property may wish to consider the island of La Gomera, just south of the well-known holiday destination of Tenerife. In addition to the late sun that persuades people to but property abroad in the south of France or Spain,
Property developers in Auckland, New Zealand, have expressed fears that house prices will increase if the Auckland Regional Council (ARC) succeeds in persuading the government to allow it to charge a fee for transport and other services. The new levy would be on top of the local council charges that
Property developer Intrawest has won the Best French Apartment award at the annual Homes Overseas Awards for its Arc 1950 village development. The developer's first property development in France, the ski-focused village also walked away with the title of Best Ski Development. Arc 1950 Le Village wa
The 2006 Worldwide Property Show has got underway in Dubai at the Grand Hyatt Hotel. Visitors to the show will be able to look at a wide range of overseas property, whether looking for a holiday home or an investment opportunity. A number of expatriates living in Dubai have already invested in the a
One of Dubai's leading property investment and development events is to become biannual from 2007, with a second show taking place in Abu Dhabi. Together Cityscape Dubai and Cityscape Abu Dhabi will seek to promote investment opportunities in the UAE, capitalising on the vast potential for growth in
Brazil merits serious consideration as a location for those looking to buy property overseas, according to new research. The UK's Property Investor and Homebuyer Show North has calculated that capital growth in Brazilian property has been around 20 per cent in recent years, beating other high perfor
Investors tempted to buy property overseas may be interested in the snapshot of the current UK buy-to-let market provided by UCB Home Loans, subsidiary of Nationwide. Significantly few of the major English cities were singled out, with the top locations for investors proving to be in Wales and North
Carol McDonald