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

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…

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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

TweetIt is emerging that obtaining finance for a mortgage is going to be more difficult to obtain in the future Keep reading…

Tags: Buy to let, European property, European Union, International finance, Mortgage loan, Overseas finance

TweetGiven we live in straitened times, we all seek to get more for our money. This is no different in property buying. So, for those in a position to be able to consider an overseas property investment, it might be as well to also consider Keep reading…

Tags: City Investment Apartment, Euro, European property, Fethiye, investment property, Istanbul, Kraków

TweetWhich city do you know that is:

• a safe haven economy, which is politically stable and has a buoyant property market?
• becoming known as the Silicon Valley of Europe, partly for its business process outsourcing capability?
• in a European Union country that did not to go into recession, when other countries did?
• now reported to be where investors, wary of Europe, are  putting their cash, according to FT, Colliers, Jones Lang Keep reading…

Tags: European property, European Union, investment property, Kraków, Property Abroad, Safe-haven

TweetAn annual survey by the UN Conference for Trade and Development (UNCTAD) has just revealed that Poland now ranks as the 6^th most attractive country for Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) in the world.

Up from 12^th last year and puts Poland ahead of all other European Union countries. Keep reading…

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