Latest Property Advice

• UK 'has strong property culture'
  

  Published 29th Aug 2007

  Compared to other European nations, the UK has a huge culture of property ownership, with more people taking out mortgages and moving house more regularly..

• Getting it right in Spain
  

  Published 29th Aug 2007

  ‘Due diligence’ is a term drilled into the discerning property purchaser; in practice this means using an independent solicitor, seeking out the best rates for foreign currency exchange and of course researching property prices to ensure you pay a fair market value..

• FTBs can benefit from interest-only deals
  

  Published 29th Aug 2007

  Interest-only mortgages can be a viable option for first-time buyers (FTBs)

• Spain tops list in Brit exodus
  

  Published 27th Aug 2007

  New figures published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show that the number of people leaving the country is at its highest level since such figures began to be compiled in 1991, with 385,000 leaving the country for the long-term in the year to the middle of 2006..

• Rail boost for French property
  

  Published 27th Aug 2007

  As anybody who has done their homework on the property market will know, the key to making good returns on an investment is having it in the right place

• France IHT change 'benefits Brits'
  

  Published 25th Aug 2007

  Going headlong against the Napoleonic Code and some of the principles of the Revolution of 1789, Nicolas Sarkozy today instituted changes to the Inheritance Tax threshold, as part of the new ‘Work, Employment and Buying Power’ W.E.B

• The eBay way to sell your home
  

  Published 25th Aug 2007

  Elizabeth Shaw and Jim Gayes may not know it but they are property pioneers