August 14, 2008
- Spanish Banks Warning Issued by Morgan Stanley
Morgan Stanley, the investment bank, has issued a major alert on the health of Spanish banks, warning that a replay of the ERM crisis in the early 1990s could wipe out the capital base of weak lenders exposed to the property crash
“A momentous economic slowdown is now under way. (…)
August 8, 2008
- British Tourism To Lanzarote Up 15.6%
British visitor numbers to Lanzarote have jumped by 15.6% during the first half of 2008. According to figures recently released by the Spanish airport authority AENA. (…)
July 29, 2008
- Spanish Property Woes continue
Spain’s property market is a mess. Even the most hardened estate agent would have trouble persuading anyone that Spain was a good investment at the moment. (…)
July 11, 2008
- Demand For Rental Property Surges On Lanzarote
The number of British and Irish residents planning to relocate to Lanzarote has jumped by 35% in the second quarter of 2008. (…)
July 9, 2008
- UK House Market Falls Dramatically - The One Pound House
Money.co.uk reported this week on the £1 house. Previously valued at £80,000, the North Norfolk home is likely to be washed into the sea at any minute. (…)
June 19, 2008
- GreenPeace to Blame for Spanish Property Market Collapse
Following the publication of a book called Photoclima, which shows the potentially devastating effects of global warming on the Spanish coastline, a group of property developers in La Manga Del Mar are suing Greenpeace for 20 million Euros as compensation for causing “prices to plunge by up to 50%.”
Spanish property insight reports:
The developers accuse Greenpeace of unduly scaring buyers by publishing doctored photos showing the expected effects of rising sea levels on the La Manga strip. (…)
June 14, 2008
- Mortgage Approvals Falling In Lanzarote
The market for property for sale in Lanzarote is starting to feel the impact of the mortgage and property crisis in the UK. (…)
June 12, 2008
- Post-Boom Spanish Real Estate: A Return to Consumer’s Interests
The ten-year Spanish property boom finally came to an end over 2007, according to figures from Spain’s department of housing (MiV). (…)
May 26, 2008
- Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt Buy in the South of France
This is actually hot news. I don’t normally cover celebrity property, but it is nice to see one of the lesser-known blogs pick up on something before the established blogs. (…)
May 12, 2008
- Property Investment Opportunity in Nice France
An interesting new property investment phenomenon came to my attention recently. (…)
April 9, 2008
- Cyprus - Property For Sale In Paphos - Buy A Piece Of History
It is easy to see why people are drawn to look for Cyprus property for sale in Paphos. Paphos offers some of the most beautiful coastline scenery in the world. (…)
April 3, 2008
- Lanzarote Visitor Numbers Surge by 11%
British tourism up 16.7% during January/February 2008
Overseas investors with interests in the Lanzarote property market will have been warmed by the release of the latest tourist figures for the island. Which reveal an upsurge 16.7% in British visitor numbers for the first two months of 2008. According to statistics just released by Spanish airport operator AENA. (…)
March 10, 2008
- Investment Property Trends in Lanzarote
Any island based estate agent will tell you that there’s “too much product out there at the moment”. (…)
January 15, 2008
- Billionaire Pays Highest London Property Price
Lev Leviev has just paid a record amount for a new home in the U.K. (…)
December 27, 2007
- Property Markets to Invest in During 2008 - Romania
Following on from our prediction that Romania will be a good property investment in 2008. (…)
December 19, 2007
- BaleHaus Green Buildings
British company modcell is attempting to create more “green,” housing with the use of straw cladding panels in construction and has created a new project - The BaleHaus - A domestic “carbon bank.” It seems a practical approach to us, but whether this idea takes off and is as environmentally friendly as it appears remains to be seen, and according to their website:
Living more sustainably requires us to develop ways to:live within our environmental means - especially in relation to our carbon footprint;
maintain a healthy and comfortable quality of life;
build strong communities. (…)
December 14, 2007
- British Property Has a Bad Week
CB Richard Ellis, the world’s largest advisory group on property. Has released a disturbing new report on the state of UK property values. (…)
November 23, 2007
- Facts about real estates in Bulgaria - the latest European Union member
FACTS ABOUT BULGARIAN PROPERTIES
Two months after joining the European Union, Bulgaria began attracting increasing interest towards local real estates. (…)
November 21, 2007
- How to buy Property in Spain
All property in Spain should be registered in the Registro de la Propiedad (the land registry), where you can obtain the full details of the owner, the exact size of the property and full details of any mortgages, debts or judgments against the property will normally be registered. (…)
November 13, 2007
- Slovenia Property - An Investment for Long Term Growth
Slovenia property for sale is becoming popular with overseas property investors looking for overseas property investment. (…)
