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Grab a tomato and paint the town red
Today, August 30th, Spain celebrated its 76th annual La Tomatina festival. Find out how to unleash your inner tomato thrower…Read more...
Will you be hit by restrictions on Australian home buying?
Australia is putting new measures in place to cool the housing market and slow demand from foreign buyers. The good news is that most new rules are aimed at investors, not relocators.Read more...
Is 2017 the time to consider a new-build Spanish home?
Off-plan properties built for you from scratch are on the rise along Spain’s Costas. Buying this way might cost a little more, but there are plenty of pros to opting for a new home.Read more...
Where to buy a New England property
With the 400th anniversary of the Mayflower sailing this year, what does New England offer today’s forward-thinking pilgrims? Whether you’re looking for a holiday home or a new life in the USA, New England is still the land of opportunity.Read more...
An exciting weekend for Algarve shoppers!
Mar Shopping, in the busy Algarve town of Loulé, is finally opening. Along with dozens of retail outlets, there is a huge choice of facilities for visitors to enjoy.Read more...
Italy top for recycling
Italy is top in the European Union for waste recycling at 76.9% of urban, industrial and other waste. According to the latest Eurostat figures this compared very well with the EU average of 37%, and the UK at 44%.Read more...
Nouvelle-Aquitaine – where you’re most likely to bump into other ‘rosbifs’!
Of all the French regions, Nouvelle-Aquitaine has the largest population of British expats. We take a closer look at the numbers…Read more...
Why do currencies constantly move?
The world’s currencies are never still. Each day the pound rises and falls in value against the euro, the dollar, the yen and the rand. Why?Read more...
French postal workers set to watch over your elderly relatives
Relatives of elderly people living in France can opt to pay for the added peace of mind that their loved ones are being watched over, after French postal service La Poste launched a scheme whereby its workers pop in and chat to elderly people living alone.Read more...
Spanish news roundup
Property prices are on the up across Spain, while temperatures refuse to drop in October. Madrid looks to constitutional reform to keep Catalonia in Spain, while doctors there develop a test that can detect heart attacks three years before they happen.Read more...
Rental scheme will benefit landlords and tenants
Portugal’s new affordable rental scheme is an inventive initiative intended to make life easier for tenants in the country. New details have now emerged that seem to suggest landlords could benefit from it too.Read more...