This week I was asked an interesting question by one of our investor clients “Which is best? An apartment or a villa?” This question happened to be from a client interested in Spanish property where the choice of property and location is very important when it comes to getting the most from investment in this [...]

Discontent is spreading in Europe, there is open revolt against austerity. First Greece and now even France, one of the founding members, have fought elections promising to lessen the blow on their beleaguered populations. Nobody wants austerity, the problem is austerity is essential to the European single currency as we know it, yet governments remain [...]

There are many benefits to becoming an investor in hotel rooms in the UK as opposed to traditional buy-to-let – not least in Olympic year when occupancy rates are expected to soar. The concept of investing in hotel rooms is not new, investors are increasingly recognising the benefits of investing in the commercial sector where [...]

Murcia and the Costa Calida has often been in the shadow of more popular Spanish resorts along the south coast.

It is now a buyer’s market for property investors in Spain, Portugal and the USA, yet investors are increasingly being frozen out of mortgages overseas even though rates have hit all time lows.

Murcia didn’t just stop being a hotspot, the market has simply taken a breather for a while.

Imagine you’re playing a game of poker, everyone is looking at you wondering what you have in your hand, you want everyone to think you have a royal flush except, everyone on the table knows by the look on your face you’ll struggle to raise a pair.

Dreaming of that perfect sea view? Make 2012 the year you turn that dream into a reality.

In a climate where higher tax rate thresholds are continue to erode wealth and pensions income is reduced, investing in Caribbean property can offer a number of benefits to high net worth individuals.

The pension issue simply won’t go away, the vast majority of the population are not saving for retirement and the UK has huge debts to pay off reducing pensions for public sector workers, is it any wonder that property offers a more stable alternative?