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More to Portugal than the Algarve

Ask most people about holidaying in Portugal and they immediately think of the Algarve, but there is more to this beautiful, diverse country than one region and other areas have attracted increasing interest over the last few years, including the Silver coast, the Blue Coast and the Lisbon Coast. Very different in character and offering […]

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~ Published in Portugal / Places on November 30th, 2007.
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Hidden Gems and an old favourite

Interest in Portugal has remained constant for decades but most people associate this immensely diverse country with just one region as the Algarve is perhaps the most famous, a stunningly beautiful location and renowned haunt of celebs and top sportsmen. Home to some of Europe’s most expensive and luxurious real estate, the Algarve has become synonymous […]

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~ Published in Opinion on November 30th, 2007.
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Investors Backing Turkey

Turkey is one of those odd countries that some people don’t like – until they visit for the first time and then wonder why it took them so long. The scenery is breathtaking and rivals anything to be found elsewhere in Europe. True converts just wouldn’t live anywhere else and cite the quality of life […]

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~ Published in Opinion on November 7th, 2007.
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Why Turkey’s The Place To Be

Turkey is possibly the best known of the ‘emerging’ markets due to its popularity as a holiday destination and some love the country so much, they want a little piece of it for themselves.
Ten reasons to consider joining them;
1 Stable economic environment, currently enjoying excellent capital growth
2 A favourite among the investor community due to […]

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~ Published in Turkey / Places on November 7th, 2007.
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Cyprus Is a Safe Bet

Cyprus has been a hugely popular place to holiday and relocate for decades due in no small part to the fact that we have the strongest historical ties with the island than with anywhere else in Europe. Britain has a strong Cypriot community, many of whom settled here originally due to the relative poverty back […]

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~ Published in Opinion on October 22nd, 2007.
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The mythical Spanish property crash

Media gloom and doom about the Spanish property market mirrors the coverage seen at home about the UK property market and despite the threat of a self-fulfilling prophecy, we’ve yet to see the type of crash predicted in some quarters. Another popular myth is that Spain is over-priced and had its day as a place […]

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~ Published in Opinion on October 19th, 2007.
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10 reasons to buy property in Spain

With the gloom and doom merchants writing off Spain in the property pages, why should buyers look at this market? Frankly, it’s more a question of why not.

Spain is the most tried and test formula for second homes. We’ve been holidaying and buying there successfully since the 1960s and for so many Brits, Spain is […]

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~ Published in Spain / Places on October 19th, 2007.
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