Million dollar houses in France held no appeal for Francois Pinault as he purchased a house in Chelsea this week. The French founder of PPR, the luxury goods company that owns Gucci and other fashion labels, bought the property in South-West London for ã20 million. Pinault plans to partially
Helen Huntââ¬â¢s New York apartment has joined the ranks of celebrity homes for sale this month. The Oscar-winning actress, who starred in As Good As It Gets and Cast Away, has put her Manhattan flat up for sale with an asking price of $2.8 million. The 2,000 square foot property has thre
Homes for sale in Trinidad and Tobago will get a kick from Spanish football, as Real Madrid opens a new sports academy in the Port of Spain. The Atlantic Real Madrid Foundation Social Sports School, located in Trinidadââ¬â¢s Queenââ¬â¢s Park Oval, was launched last week by Span
Buyers of celebrity houses in the Philippines will be pleased by new tax thresholds announced this week. The VAT cut-off point has been raised by The Philippino Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR), allowing more transactions to be exempt from the tax. Property transaction thresholds have gone up from
Buyers looking for the latest celebrity houses for sale will be excited to see that David Schwimmer has listed his Los Angeles home this week for $10.7 million. The actor, who became famous in TV sitcom Friends, has turned director in recent years and is looking to make a similar move in residence.
Two previously unheralded destinations have risen into the top ten most popular places to buy an overseas property for the first time. The latest survey from the Move Channel has also found that the USA is now the second most popular foreign destination for people looking to buy overseas proper
Two leading US senators have put forward proposals to offer visas to foreigners looking to buy luxury homes in the USA. The plan would automatically give a three year residential US visa to foreign property buyers who spent over $500,000 (ã315,000) on a property in America. Plan aims to in
Estate agents are reporting an increased interest in property in South Africa due to the weakness of the countryââ¬â¢s currency. The rand has declined sharply since May making property in the country more attractive to overseas buyers. Luxury homes in South Africa selling well Proper
A ã1 million refit will begin next year at Princess Margaretââ¬â¢s former apartment after the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge chose it as their new family home. Apartment 1A at Kensington Palace is a lavish, four storey home complete with its own walled garden and the couple are exp
Amanda lamb inspired an unemployed woman to move to Italy, an Irish newspaper reports. Irish expat Fionnuala McKenna was made redundant in 2008 after cuts to her arts centre saw projects fall apart just weeks before completion. But the single mother, in her 40s, turned to A Place in the Sun for insp
