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Bulgaria property market set to improve in 2011

There are growing signs that this will be a good year for the Bulgaria property market, with prices and transactions expected to increase, according to Colliers International's latest market reports.

1 February 2011

Amanda Lamb on why your 2011 new years resolutions should be to buy abroad

“If you have been threatening to make 2011 your year to finally take the plunge and invest abroad, don't get to 2012 and realise you still haven't done it”

1 February 2011

Our man in Florida

Being posted around the world allows British Consuls to offer invaluable advice and information about life in their host country. This month we draw on the experience of Dean Churm, Consul in Florida since August 2005

1 February 2011

Cyprus - A Home from Home

They drive on the left, speak English and are about the last country still voting for us in the Eurovision Song Contest – what's not to like about Cyprus? Then there are beaches, friendly people and year-round sun. Paphos in the south-west is a historic tourist resort, with a large contingent of British homeowners.

1 February 2011

Lagoon Living

In 20 years an ambitious developer has transformed a patch of Egyptian desert into an upmarket resort built around lagoons and with a growing crowd of expat residents. Editor Richard Way went to see El Gouna...

1 February 2011

Meet the radio DJ

In 2003 30-year-old Hannah Murray swapped London for Spain's Costa del Sol in search of sunshine and adventure. She's still there, broadcasting her own radio show on Talk Radio Europe.

1 February 2011

House Par-Tees

You can't pass through Murcia without spotting one of Polaris World's golf resorts, where in today's market you can find some great resale deals. Richard Way visited La Torre Resort for a nose...

1 February 2011

Taxing Matters

For anyone who has made 2011 the year they retire abroad, we asked personal finance experts The Fry Group for some key pieces of advice.

1 February 2011

Join the Ride

Rumours that Europe's biggest themepark is coming to Murcia were confirmed at the end of 2010. Could this be the time to snap up a bargain there?

1 February 2011