Compare Money Transfer News - January 2012
Spain ‘is a buyer’s market’
(January 30, 2012)Spain has long been established as a very popular country with people from the UK. British holidaymakers have headed to its sunshine resorts for many years, while its lifestyle attractions have made it a hotspot for those who want to relocate overseas.
And if the observations of Spanish Property Insight are to be believed, its appeal [...]
Germany offers stable environment for investors
(January 27, 2012)With all the doom and gloom surrounding the continuing debt crisis in the eurozone, it is easy to forget that conditions vary wildly across this financial bloc.
Whereas countries such as Greece and Ireland may be teetering on the edge and receiving bailouts from the International Monetary Fund and the EU, other members are performing fairly [...]
Commercial property investors pointed towards Scandinavia and Poland
(January 26, 2012)Commercial property investors in the UK have been encouraged to consider purchasing stock in Scandinavia.
According to Knight Frank, investment prospects are particularly favourable in places such as Sweden and Norway at the moment. Finland and Denmark were also flagged up as good options, due to the "strength of their wider economies".
UK-based investors could therefore benefit [...]
Brits ‘keen to buy property in the US’
(January 24, 2012)Many overseas property buyers in the UK are turning their attention to the US, an expert has noted.
According to Liz Rowlinson, editor of A Place in the Sun Magazine, demand for real estate in the country is quite strong at the moment. Indeed, she noted that some of the best properties are attracting interest from [...]
Brazil recommended to overseas property investors
(January 23, 2012)Foreign property buyers in Britain who are planning to make a purchase have been pointed towards the Brazilian market.
According to Housetech Developments, the South American nation offers great prospects for anyone who is buying for investment purposes.
This, it said, is partly because its economy is growing at a time when many other countries around the [...]
Weak sterling draws property investors to UK
(January 19, 2012)More and more international property investors are choosing to transfer money to the UK in order to take advantage of favourable exchange rates.
According to London Central Portfolio, sterling remains fairly weak when compared with other major currencies around the world, including the renminbi in China. As a result, some overseas property buyers are seeing places [...]
Overseas property buyers sticking to traditional destinations
(January 18, 2012)In today's globalised and connected world, it has become easier than ever to arrange an overseas money transfer to some exotic and far-flung destinations.
Similarly, the increased affordability of flying around the world has made these places far more accessible to consumers than they were in previous decades.
As a result, the world has become a much [...]
London ’seen as safe haven for commercial property investors’
(January 17, 2012)With conditions in the global economy remaining uncertain, it is difficult to predict how much international money transfer activity there will be among commercial property buyers this year.
However, London has been flagged up as one destination that could remain an attractive option with investors around the world over the next few months.
Capital Economics believes the [...]
Overseas property buyers ‘can find amazing bargains in US’
(January 16, 2012)More overseas property buyers in the UK could be set to transfer money online to the US after the country was flagged up as a good option to consider.
According to Liz Rowlinson, editor of A Place in the Sun Magazine, there are some "amazing bargains" on offer in various parts of the country.
Florida was identified [...]
Government to encourage businesses to invest in the UK
(January 13, 2012)The UK is already a popular destination with many international companies, which means there are plenty of business money transfers to and from the country on a regular basis.
However, the fact that London is staging the Olympic Games this summer could represent a particularly good opportunity to attract even more companies to Britain over the [...]