Latest Property Advice

• "Don't buy Cyprus property" says Scottish MEP
  

  Published 26th Apr 2011

  Scottish Member of the European Parliament Alyn Smith has warned people not to buy property in Cyprus after floods of his constituents complained at being stung by the title deeds fiasco in the country

• French government raises threshold for wealth tax
  

  Published 26th Apr 2011

  Earlier this week (12th April 2011) French minister Francois Baron said that the French government aims to raise the threshold for households that have to pay wealth tax (ISF)

• Agricultural land prices hit record high
  

  Published 19th Apr 2011

  Agricultural land prices in Britain have hit record levels following the surge in global food prices, according to figures from Savills

• Over-optimistic house sellers ask 1.7% more... but their properties are stuck on the market
  

  Published 18th Apr 2011

  House sellers raised their asking prices by 1.7 per cent last month, but buyers are still thin on the ground, leading to a glut of unsold properties

• Buyers hunt for older, unique property in France
  

  Published 13th Apr 2011

  Whilst the boom and bust of the European property market has been significantly contained in France, there's no doubt that the aftermath of the credit crunch has seen holiday home buyers on the market become significantly more discerning with their requirements for a property

• Cyprus to lift European holiday home ownership restrictions
  

  Published 12th Apr 2011

  Current laws in Cyprus restricting ownership of a holiday home by an EU national may soon be a thing of the past, with the European Commission issuing formal proceedings last week to force the island nation to open up its markets

• Nationwide gets tougher on interest-only mortgages
  

  Published 11th Apr 2011

  Borrowers who apply for a Nationwide Building Society interest-only mortgage will have to put down a bigger deposit than those who want a repayment loan