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Lead Story
New Leaseback Investment from Pierre & Vacances in Western France
Summer 2008 saw Pierre & Vacances - Europe’s leading leaseback developer and management company - launch the CITEA Residence in Poitiers business district. Positioned as a city leaseback investment opportunity the five-storey building comprising of 127 apartments will return 4.2%, index-linked for 9 years, to those investors who choose to purchase property at the [...]
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Guides
Leaseback Buying Guide»
France was the first country to introduce the leaseback scheme. Other countries have followed buy some of tax/cashback incentives are not available outside of France. The basis of the French leaseback system is in the sale of French property on a sale and leaseback agreement, mainly to foreign investors. The investor buys the freehold property and as part of the deal leases the property back to a tourist management company for a set period of time - normally 8 to 11 years.
Legal
Buying a Property in Italy»
Buying property in Italy is different from the UK and the US, and the same terms can mean different things. It is wise to hire a solicitor in the UK as well as the Italian solicitor who handles the deal – the notaio. When you first offer on a property to an agent you will probably have to pay a small holding deposit, and it is worth stating that your offer depends on the property meeting certain conditions.
Finance
FEES FREE MORTGAGES»
In a move set to shake up the overseas mortgage industry HiFX Mortgage Services has launched as the only major UK broker to provide a fee free service on overseas mortgages. The fully regulated and independent service will provide both overseas and UK mortgages to the growing number of people buying property abroad. HiFX has launched the service following consumer feedback on the problems of dealing with unregulated overseas brokers and the complex nature of foreign mortgages.
Analysis
Overseas Property and International Property - Market Trends for 2008»
Google Trends have produced more and more data for the real estate market.
Let us study 2 search terms “Overseas Property” and “International Property“. For “international property” Google Trends has been monitoring data since early 2004. For “overseas property” there is less data available, and the trends are only available with significant data since early 2005. [...]
Opinion
Czech Republic gives excellent value for property investment»
The Czech Republic was formed on 1 January 1993 and joined the European Union in 2004. It has a population of just over 10 million and borders with Austria, Germany, Poland and Slovakia. With an excellent strategic location in the new Europe since the collapse of Communism brought down the Iron Curtain, the Czech Republic [...]
Marketing
Real Estate Marketing: Google Adwords»
Google Adwords offers Real Estate Agents the opportunity to get instant enquiries! A Google Adword’s campaign can be setup in minutes, and traffic / visitors could start arriving at your site within 10 minutes. The campaigns can be easily monitored, and switched on & off in seconds. Budgets can be set so you can control your marketing budget.
