Currently much maligned, old favourite Spain made a welcome return to the top spot in TheMoveChannel.com’s June Investment Property watch chart – which tracks the level of interest in certain properties and countries from visitors to the site – perhaps signaling that potential buyers know there are real bargains to be had in the country, so long as you know where to look…
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British homeowners have paid off more of their mortgages than ever before as they rush to take advantage of historically low interest rates – which were held at 0.5 per cent today – and with the number of lender’s deals rising day by day, could this be a sign that the mortgage market is at long last starting to pick up again? TheMoveChannel.com finds out…

As increasing numbers of Brits opt to stay closer to home as the credit crunch continues to batter wallets and a byproduct of this is a drop in the level of applications for UK passports – pushing up prices for a new 10-year passport by seven per cent…

Every child needs a break from the parents at some point – and vice versa – and what better place to escape to than high in the trees in an Enid Blyton-esque treehouse – but now that wholesome fun is set to get that little bit more complicated, with news that all tree houses will now need planning permission…

TV personality and property guru Sarah Beeny has made her third major foray into the world of online ventures with the launch of a brand new site allowing homeowners to sell their property without paying any fees – TheMoveChannel.com takes a look at Tepilo.com…

One of the top places for Brits to escape to is New Zealand and I am certainly not immune to its charms – but now a worrying new trend is turning that dream of a new life sour, thanks to a major shift in policy by the NZ Government…

Considered to be one of the greatest emerging markets for worldwide property investors, Bulgaria is already a hotspot for skiing and sunbathing. Now, thanks to the massive pulling power of top quality golf courses, Bulgaria is on track to become a golfing phenomenon too. With global golf tourism worth over £10 billion, Bulgaria is bound to become a huge success – with a range of pursuits both on and off the course…

You may think that everything celebrities touch turns to gold, but this is certainly not the case when it comes to celeb-endorsed property projects in Dubai – angry investors are now demanding their cash back from the firm behind the Niki Lauda, Michael Schumacher and Boris Becker towers in Dubai…

Dubai has created a committee to examine the feasibility of making a formal bid to host the 2020 Olympic and Paralympics Games – and the bid is all part of a greater initiative called ‘Dubai 2020,’ which is a master plan for pushing the emirate onto the world stage…

Britain is failing in its key sustainability targets, finds a report published today by the Sustainable Development Commission (SDC)…