At times like these more and more people are looking to property to provide a more reliable shelter for their hard-earned cash and who can blame them?  With amazing deals available in markets

In the wake of the Property Investor Show at Excel in London recently it seems apposite to look at how the serious real estate investor should be creating his/her portfolio and what issues need to

The question on many people’s lips at the moment is to what extent the overseas property markets offer better opportunities than the UK buy-to-let market for property investors.  Is the cont

We have seen an unprecedented level of demand recently from property investors seeking value in markets across the world from Florida (one of the most popular) to Thailand, Brazil and many E

This week I have chosen my current top 5 investments that I believe all offer great value in different ways to investors.

In case you didn't already know a recent study by the Centre For Housing Policy at The University of York (see

The dream of owning a holiday home or investment property has become increasingly achievable for so many Brits in recent years but did you realise how many of us are moving abroad for good? I

The economic outlook for many parts of the world including the US and large parts of Western Europe has deteriorated markedly since the middle of 2007.  The sub-prime loans crisis expor

Whilst it remains true that there is no such thing as a free lunch it is possible, with careful planning and judicious investing, to get the taxman to go Dutch with you – or at least to pa

Pension funds have long been investors in property, using up to 20% of their total funds at times to invest in a variety of properties in the UK and abroad.  This is for good reason – proper

Choosing the moment to make a property investment abroad can be a little like buying a computer - the price can always seem more advantageous tomorrow than it is today.  This is especially tru

Since the removal last year of the rent caps in Berlin the cost of rented property, and hence the yields for landlords, have been climbing.

So, we’ve had our first budget from Mr Darling, aka Major Eyeswater, and I thought I’d have a look to see what, if anything, it means to the buyer of or investor in property overseas.  Als

A recent Housing Review reveals that not all of Europe is seeing house price deflation!

So, the dollar is on its way down again following more unhealthy economic data and statements by the Federal Reserve suggesting recession is virtually unavoidable now.