An essential guide to Portugal’s Silver Coast
If you crave a life on the Portuguese coast, the Algarve is NOT your only option. The Silver Coast region is also well worth a look, easy to reach and affordable.Read more...
Spanish music festivals
This year some of the world’s top singers and bands are visiting Catalonia’s many music festivals. Find out where in the region you could be waving your lighter – or mobile – in the air as the chorus to your favourite tune kicks in.Read more...
The world’s cleanest, greenest countries
With pollution killing millions each year, these seven countries have been judged to be the cleanest in the world to live.Read more...
How to buy a property abroad
Whether you’re ready to escape the dreary UK weather just for the winter or are looking for a more permanent exodus, there are some important considerations before deciding to buy property abroad.Read more...
Vital tax change for non doms with property
If you are a “non-dom” living in the United Kingdom but with property either in the UK or abroad, a tax change comes into operation on 6th April that will prove significant. Tax expert Alan Kennedy of Trident Tax explains that individuals must act quickly.Read more...
Portuguese property market beats UK
Property sales hit a seven-year high in Portugal, while price rises were exceeding even the British housing market.Read more...
Why Isla Canela could be the spice of life for holiday homeowners
Fancy a home somewhere Spanish but not taken by the usual Costas? Property Guides’ Richard Way reports on a new resort on the Spanish-Portuguese border.Read more...
EU leaders and Prince Charles in Rome
Rome played host to leaders from 27 EU countries on Saturday in a celebration of the 60th anniversary of the signing of the Treaty of Rome, which gave birth to the EU. Also, The Prince of Wales and The Duchess of Cornwall will visit Rome and other locations in Italy next week.Read more...
House prices surging across the globe
Find out which housing markets are hot on China’s heels when it comes to rising house prices.Read more...
Driving in Ireland
We discuss Irish rules of the road and let you in on all the essential information you require before getting behind the wheel in Ireland.Read more...
Vacant Property Tax
We take a look at the issue of empty homes in Ireland, and the reasons why a Vacant Property Tax has been proposed as a solution.Read more...