Increasing tourism helps buying property in Madeira

Located 600 miles south west of Portugal’s capital Lisbon, the island of Madeira is becoming increasingly popular with British property buyers.  As well as reasonably priced property, tourism on the island has increased over the last couple of years.  This makes a home on the isla

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Bulgarian proprty rights increase demand

Despite continuing falls in property prices, there are some areas of Bulgaria that are attracting interest from overseas property buyers.  That’s the view of a leading Bulgarian property expert who believes that there are some great property bargains to be found in the country. Thi

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Kim Kardashian set to buy Beckham mansion?

We recently reported how David and Victoria Beckham were set to sell their stunning English home, nicknamed ‘Beckingham Palace’.  Now, it is reported that the luxury home is interesting none other than America’s most famous reality television stars. The E

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Sarah Jessica Parker set to move out of Manhattan

She may be one of New York City’s most famous faces, but it seems that Sarah Jessica Parker is set to move to a more family friendly part of the city.  The Sex and the City star is synonymous with Manhattan but is reported to be moving to the trendy Brooklyn Heights area with her hu

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Why It Was A Hectic Foreign Currency Week

Sterling has seen a strong week against the Euro, reaching a 19 month high against the single currency. Whilst sterling has encountered some resistance at this level, some analysts now believe that sterling could break through, having held at more or less the same level since December. Further con

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Nigella Lawson sells luxury London home for millions

TV star Nigella Lawson and husband Charles Saatchi have finally sold their Belgravia apartment after the property sat on the market for a year and a half.  The couple have agreed a deal of £25 million for the luxury property – an astonishing £11 million under the origi

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Emerging property markets see best price rises

A new report has found that the biggest property price rises over the last ten years weren’t in the major, popular markets but in emerging nations.  Perhaps surprisingly, major property markets such as the UK and France were well down the list of real property price growth, and ther

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Mel Gibson Selling His Costa Rica Real Estate

Oscar winning director Mel Gibson has put his huge property in Costa Rica up for sale for almost $30 million.  The star of Mad Max, Braveheart and Ransom bought the estate in April 2007 and has now listed the compound for sale with a leading real estate company. Gibson has suffered a number of p

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France, Spain & USA top overseas property lists

Despite property buyers looking further afield and in more unexpected overseas locations than before, the old favourites remain top of the list for Brits looking for a holiday home.  That’s the result of a recent article in the Independent on Sunday on holiday home ownership. Countr

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