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    Where can I find land values?

    Welcome all, Does anybody know a resource where I can find land values per m2 in a particular suburb? It's an old, established area where there are no empty sections sold. I'd like to get a ballpack figure for making an offer on some peoples backyard areas. I'm not sure that there will be...
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    What is the best city in PNG to buy

    Hello all, I'm a small time investor I broke my neck 8 yrs ago so I can't afford to loss any money I?m looking for a mentor who could give me some good advice about investing in the PNG property market Which city is best What type of property should I buy ect if you could help me...
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    Any bad experiences buying overseas property through agents?

    Hi all, Has any one paid out reservation fees or upfront deposits on overseas property to enable property reservation or viewings, based upon web descriptions or telephone converstions with Estate Agents, only to find the property was far from your expectations. And then been unable to...
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    Selling And Buying Property

    Hi I was thinking about trying to sell my property & buying in another area in Bulgaria. Has anybody done this & do you pay a capital gains tax or some kind of tax, where you would loose out. How would I go about starting the process of selling? Any information Thank you
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    Florence or Venice

    Hey Mitchell, Florence is a busy city compared to Venice which is more of a small town. If you don't mind doing everything at a snails pace, carrying everything you buy and spending twice the time getting out of Venice, go there. If you prefer convenience, like supermarkets, movie theaters...
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    Avoid French tax legally

    Hello all, We have already moved to France, rented a house, and realize that we should have done loads of paperwork before we left. Wave told the tax office and they were ok, and to start paying tax as non-residence when we definitely decide to stay. the social services here have asked for a...
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    Shared Ownership

    Hi Everyone, I read a few weeks ago in The Mail ( which is published here in FL) that SharedOwnership is becoming popular in British people wishing to share villas, ect.. Does anyone know of any companies that specialize in this ? We would dearly love to own a European villa ( anywhere...
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    Best place for a US citizen in Europe?

    Hey Guys, I work for a multinational software company with a large presence in Western Europe; I have been offered an opportunity to relocate to Europe for a couple of years to help develop business. The offer doesn?t specify any specific location, in fact they are even open to me being...
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    Trying to sell a Land...

    Hi Christopher, How near your garden is it? Could it form part of your garden in years to come? I would be concerned with the farmer's access. Could you have raging bulls racing through? Is there a possibility that the farmer could ever sell off his land to a developer and your land would be...
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    Investment Property

    Hi, I am new to the board, and I was just looking for some direction on investment property, which I am also new to. I live in the Phoenix AZ area. The housing market has really gotten saturated and builders are basically dropping their pants for potential buyers. I will give you an example...
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    Second Hand Transaction Recovering?

    Hi all, It is reported that in October the second hand property transaction in Beijing is 20% more than that of September whilst the price kept steady. I think part of the reason is because of the price of the new property still keeps high and up to now there is no evidence showing that the...
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    Liable For Council Tax

    Hi all, Just read this on another site, (Quote)"The unintended consequence of the legislation is this: Up to April this year tenants paid council tax - unless exempt. Students are exempt from council tax - no ifs or buts, always have been. If a property becomes an HMO, the landlord becomes...
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    Residence in Portugal how to register?

    When we move to the Algarve in about a year's time, do we have a choice about whether we take up residency? If we have a choice, are there any advantages or disadvantages? If we decide to go ahead, how do we register? Any help you can give would be greatly appreciated. Thanks Clayton
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    I've just bought in Cape Town and ready to extend help

    Hi there, My wife and I are retired and considering locating abroad, I wonder if you know what the position is with buying and living in South Africa? I would be pleased to have any comments that you can make. Thanks Clayton
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    Relocate to Cyprus

    It depends what you do but when I first came out here I was earning about CY?3.50 an hour working in office so took home between CY?400 and CY?500 a month. Didn't have to pay tax as I was below the CY?10K starting bracket but did pay Social Insurance (N.I.) which I think was about 6%. Hope that...
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    Investment Central Portugal is Safe

    Just bought a property in central Portugal, anyone got any advise on this area (tomar) before I spend huge sums rebuilding the place? We like the area for us to stay in but would be reassuring to know money spent will have a good return too Thanks Clayton
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    A few Advice for foreign property investment

    When people are thinking of buying a property abroad there are a number of issues you may need to consider before making that all important purchase and I list below some of them. 1. How much capital do you have available to invest in the new property and if you need to obtain additional...
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