Buying property in London UK is an expensive business every sale attracts stamp duty which ranges from 1 percent to 4 per cent depending upon the value of the real estate being bought. House prices in London have soared however the thresholds remain at £250,000 and £50
One of the UK's most popular documentary television programmes ‘Tonight with Trevor McDonald’ featured a documentary concerning US Visa scams where the majority of the victims were the British. The programme also bought into question the immigration policy where Brits who had bou
The Caribbean Island of The Turks and Caicos is witnessing a flurry of activity from overseas property investors seeking to get in on a guaranteed rental deal for life. The unique offer is a feature that is being offered by developers for an off plan development at the Caicos Beach Club Reso
Rightmove, Primelocation.com, Propertyfinder.com and Findaproperty are all battling for positions with high profile offline advertising campaigns costing millions of pounds. The stakes are high with the reward of lucrative UK estate agent property advertising. Rightmove has over 12,500 estat
The South East and in particular London is witnessing seemingly unstoppable price increases. Primelocation.com which is owned by Daily Mail & General Holdings reports unrelenting price growth of prime London property. London house price are at record average sales prices in every region
A financial and property expert explains that UK pensioners will be better off living in Bulgaria. UK pensioners who rely solely on the UK state pension can enjoy a really good standard of living in Bulgaria, according to financial and property expert Chris Downham. Says Chris: “Many
Reality TV show ‘Fly to Buy’ is hunting for serious overseas property buyers for its popular TV show. Assisted by property experts Melissa Porter and Gordon Whistance the buyers will be helped by the show to find their perfect overseas pad. The show which features
Property investors at Homesgofast.com were surprised to learn that Sweden a country known for its high cost of living can offer investment property from £22,000! The Swedish investment attracting a flurry of activity is in the form of land being sold at Hamburgsund, Tanum Swede
The market for new housing units in Auckland New Zealand is going up – into new high rise buildings. The recent boom in building has fueled a spate of new residential towers in New Zealand’s largest city. Somewhere in the range of 2,000 new units per year have gone up over the past sever
French real estate has become even more attractive with recent changes in the way French Leaseback property is taxed on its sale. Changes in French law now remove the necessity to pay VAT on French Leaseback properties when they are sold making this type of French property an attractive over
Carol McDonald