2012

Investment potential grows in Pattaya, Thailand as Association of South East Asian Nations nears

Thailand's popular tourist destination, Pattaya, is quickly becoming a hotspot with those looking to invest in property in Thailand with buyers flocking to the coastal city after the dreadful floods that have besieged Bangkok, according to a report by property investment firm Knight Knox International.

6 June 2012

First stone laid at Paramount theme park in Murcia

Despite scepticism from many, the first stone has been laid at the site of the Paramount branded theme park in Murcia, a major project which experts say will aid the area's restoration and increase the desire for property in the region.

6 June 2012

A Place in the Sun's Spanish guide launched

A free detailed guide to buying a property in Spain is now available to download on aplaceinthesun.com. The 16-page guide sponsored by currency experts Hargreaves Lansdown, covers all aspects of buying a property in Spain and is designed to be printed at home or can be easily viewed on screen.

1 June 2012

Look to the Old Village for a Portuguese investment

Overseas property-hunters looking for a Portuguese investment should consider 'The Old Village', an imaginatively designed development of 285 properties in Vilamoura.

1 June 2012

Trading Places (or how you can swap your second home for free holidays)

Seasoned home-swapper Ginetta Vedrickas offers advice on the joys of holiday-home exchange

1 June 2012

Setting foot in Italy’s sunny South

Cathy Hawker heads south of Naples for a tour of Italy's warmest and most rustic regions

1 June 2012

Any questions: Currency - June 2012

This month currency expert Alistair Archbold of Foremost Currency Group looks at the knock-on effects of the ongoing crisis within the Eurozone.

1 June 2012

Amanda Lamb June 2012 column

Amanda Lamb on why house-hunting is all about one little word - compromise.

1 June 2012

“British owners being served writs by Cypriot banks ignore them at their peril"

Earlier this month, it emerged that some UK owners who have taken out Swiss franc mortgages with a well-known Cypriot bank (which cannot be identified here for legal reasons) are being served with writs if they have defaulted on their loans, according to Neil Heaney of Judicare, a company specialising in the recovery of property and land investments abroad.

1 June 2012