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So Montenegro divorced Serbia on June 2006 and has, on the whole, kept a low profile on the World Stage. So what of this small idyllic country, after all didn’t it Keep reading…

Tags: economy, Euro, European property, European Union, International finance, Overseas finance, overseas property agent

TweetBuyers in the UK can get confused with the different property valuations. The difference between an insurance valuation for rebuilding cost purposes is at serious odds to the the market value, the price that a buyer is prepared to pay to acquire that property. And so in Spain, Keep reading…

Tags: European property, holiday home, Overseas Buying process, overseas property, overseas property agent

TweetAs “western” European countries such as Greece and Portugal  flounder, the former communist nation, Poland is borrowing cheaply. Poland is also benefitting from being Germany’s Keep reading…

Tags: Euro, European property, foreign buy-to-let, investment property, Kraków, off-plan, Poland, Safe-haven, Warsaw

TweetI recently attended an Investor show and heard Terry Smith, of Fundsmith, talk about the 10 Rules of investment . It got me thinking, the rules are really no different to buying international property and here’s how… Keep reading…

Tags: European property, International Property, Investment tips, off-plan, overseas property, Poland, Risk & Reward, Spain, Turkey

TweetOk so there are a load of exciting property bargains to be had if you have the cash ready to buy one and you‘re hot to trot. But buying a property in Spain is different from buying in the Keep reading…

Tags: holiday home, new build, off-plan, Overseas Buying process, overseas property agent, Property Abroad

TweetIsn’t it time to focus on some good news in Europe right now? There is some to talk about….UEFA 2012 Football Championships, arguably the 3^rd biggest sporting event on the world stage, are to be held in Poland and Ukraine in June. Consider the similarities between Keep reading…

Tags: Euro, Europe, European property, International finance, investment property, Kraków, overseas property, Poland, property hotspot abroad

TweetThe theory is that buying with Escrow provides a guarantee, or additional level of protection, for buyers of property abroad. So we’ll take a look at this, but first let’s make sure what we are talking about is clear. Keep reading…

Tags: Escrow, European property, Overseas Buying process, Poland, Property Abroad, Risk & Reward, Spain

TweetI have conversations with new clients who want to sell their properties and they sometimes bemoan their incumbent agent. But when I delve further and ask Keep reading…

Tags: economy, European property, Overseas Buying process, overseas property agent, Poland, Property Abroad, Spain, Turkey

TweetWhen I wrote my recent “City Property Guide”, I included Sovereign credit scores for the first time. It made me think, isn’t it odd how we Keep reading…

Tags: European property, Exchange rate, investment property, National Association of Estate Agents, Overseas Buying process, Risk & Reward, Safe-haven

TweetIn light of stumbling progress in the Eurozone, many currencies have strengthened against the Euro, thereby creating stronger buying power in Europe. Sterling has emerged Keep reading…

Tags: Euro, European property, Exchange rate, Foreign Property, Forex, International finance, Mortgage loan, Overseas finance, overseas property agent