International
Taxes on Property Abroad: Buying, Owning, Letting and Selling Explained
Overseas property is taxed at four moments: when you buy, every year you own it, whenever you let it and when you sell. Each can be taxed twice…
Market
Portugal
Our reporting on Portugal: prices, neighbourhoods, buying and living there.
International
Owning a Holiday Home Abroad From a Distance: Upkeep, Lettings and Bills
A second home abroad keeps working while you are away: bills arrive, pipes freeze or leak, gardens grow and guests need keys. This guide covers…
International
Off-Plan Buyer Protection Compared: UK, Spain, Portugal, Dubai and Turkey
When you pay for a home that does not exist yet, the law decides what happens to your money if the developer fails. Protection ranges from escrow…
International
Snagging a New-Build Home: A Handover Checklist That Works Anywhere
Every new home has defects at handover, from scuffed paint to missing seals and faulty drainage. A thorough snagging inspection, done before or at…
International
Moving Money Abroad to Buy Property: Exchange Rates, Transfers and Checks
A home priced in euros or dollars is a currency trade as well as a property purchase. This guide explains how exchange-rate risk works between offer…
Lisbon
Lisbon Property for International Buyers After the Golden Visa Era
Lisbon's housing market was reshaped by a decade of foreign demand, tourism and tax incentives, then by policy changes that closed the golden visa…
International
Who Inherits Your Home Abroad? Succession Rules and Wills Explained
A home in France, Spain or Italy can pass under rules you never chose: forced heirship shares for children, a local inheritance tax and probate in a…
International
How to Vet a Property Developer Before You Buy Off-Plan
An off-plan home is only as good as the company building it. Before you pay a deposit, check who really owns the developer, what it has delivered…
International
Can Foreigners Own Property? Ownership Rules Compared Across Ten Markets
Some countries let anyone buy anything; others ban foreign land ownership, cap foreign quotas in a building or charge foreigners far higher stamp…
International
Buying Property Abroad: The 10 Questions to Answer Before You Commit
Most expensive mistakes made by overseas buyers are decided before the first viewing: who can legally own, who checks the title, what tax follows…