2011

Australia property prices continue to fall

Capital city property prices in Australia continued to fall in April as high interest rates and floods early in the year in Queensland continue to have a negative impact on demand, with the top end of the market the poorest performer, according to the latest RP Data-Rismark Hedonic Home Value Index.

1 June 2011

New French property tax to be introduced

The French Government is planning to introduce a new property tax on French homes that are let out for part of the year, which could affect up to 200,000 Britons who own holiday homes in France.

1 June 2011

Florida's mild west

Tucked away in the South-West corner of the Gulf Coast, Naples and its environs is one of Florida's most understated and exclusive areas. Here's what's waiting for you...

1 June 2011

St Kitts and Nevis

We kick off our series on the Caribbean with St Kitts and Nevis, two small gems where the development is discreet and the lifestyle authentic.

1 June 2011

Getting ready to rent in Cyprus

Preparing a holiday home abroad for the rental market takes a lot of organising, especially when you live in the UK. We asked reader and rental-virgin Rowena Sait how she maximised her time in Cyprus when she visited last month to kit out her new townhouse for paying holidaymakers...

31 May 2011

Amanda Lamb column June 2011

The perfect holiday home is as elusive as the perfect man, but compromise and you can still be blissfully happy together...

31 May 2011

Rentals: Fact or Fiction?

Many second homeowners don't realise just how much their rights as a landlord differ abroad from here in the UK. Here we warn of the repercussions of not planning your rentals properly and outline ways of navigating overseas tenancy laws.

31 May 2011

Meet the… boat charter operator

Six years ago Laura Çetinkaya, 34 and from London, quit her City job and headed to Turkey for a career break. She never came back and now, after marrying locally, helps run a boat charter firm in Altinkum.

31 May 2011

Be My Guest… in France

This month's Brits offering rental accommodation to holidaymakers are a family who turned their backs on a busy London lifestyle to open a gîte complex on the west coast of France.

31 May 2011