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Fly to let - Overseas property investment news
The Fly to let RSS news feed delivers essential and up to date news on all matters relating to investment property overseas, and the overseas buy to let market. This feed is aimed at UK based ovesreas property investors.

• Credit crunch will not stop holidaymakers from getting away says survey
  There was some good news for Fly to Let Property owners recently when figures showed people are still planning to continue holidaying through the credit-crunch. One report released by the airline Monarch said that Cyprus, the Canary Islands and Malaga are currently their most popular destinations but that Spain is still overall more popular...
• Flight searches to India remain high despite terrorist attack
  The number of Fly to Let investors in Thailand has been increasing due to the fast growth in tourism. It was feared the recent Mumbai terrorist attack would deter travellers, but so far this has not been the case says flight search engine Skyscanner. The Mumbai attacks left almost 200 dead and the political protests in Thailand led to a temporary state of emergency...
• Voluntary personal information becomes compulsory for visitors to the America
  Fly to Let owners with properties in the US may be wise to warn their customers that as of 12 January, all visa waiver passengers travelling to America will have to apply for permission three days in advance, according to strict new US border regulations. According to the US Department of Homeland Security, around 6.5 million British nationals visit the United States each year...
• Missing canoe man and James Bond help raise Panama profile
  Panama is being heralded as having something for everybody when it comes to Fly to Let investment as buyers have a choice of mountains, beachfronts or city life in Panama city itself. Ironically tourism interest in Panama, which has grown substantially in recent years, was given a boost by the headlines surrounding 'missing' canoe man...
• Spain gets a boost as long haul flight tax doubles
  Fly to Let owners in Spain may soon benefit from a boost in the numbers of tourists travelling to the country following news that those flying to destinations such as Singapore and Australia will be hit by a doubling in air passenger duty. Chancellor Alistair Darling’s new Air Passenger Duty rate changes mean that flying to Europe will cost £12 in...
• Taste of tropical paradise for investors in Sugar Beach
  The 100 million dollar redevelopment of what is claimed to be one of the most exclusive retreats in St Lucia is shaping up with construction work beginning on the resort's spa. Fly to Let investors are being encouraged to invest in villas on the Sugar Beach development set within the 192 acres of rainforest in Saint Lucia’s Val de Pitons.
• French Alps continue to appeal to British Fly to Let investors
  A developer in the French Alps reports that a quarter of the buyers of properties sold off-plan in its latest new scheme are British. As construction work gets underway at Le Telemark, a new residence de tourisme of 57 ski-in/ski-out leaseback apartments at Tignes Le Lac...
• Don't think distressed, think SNIPs
  There are some exceptional bargains in this current market place and those savvy enough or financially able to purchase, are getting some phenomenal homes, claims Serge Cowan, the MD of Unique Living. He said: "The property industry calls homes that have been reduced 'distressed sales' but I think this is something of a...
• AlpenParks offers bank guaranteed 6 percent yield for investors at Hagan Lodge
  Austrian ski resort developer, AlpenParks, is offering British Fly to Let investors the option of a guaranteed return of 6 percent per annum for three years on a mountainside chalet at the Hagan Lodge ski resort. AlpenParks recently launched in the UK offering authentic chalets on the side of The Loser Mountain in Ausseerland.
• Fall in UK travellers going to USA says Skyscanner
  Fly 2 Let investors with properties in America will be concerned by a report from flight search engine www.Skyscanner.net that suggests the strengthening dollar, the credit crunch and recession woes have led to a fall in UK-USA flight search traffic.
• New partnership offers safe and secure buying process in Spain
  Tales of Fly to Let investors who have fallen foul of Spanish 'Land Grab' laws have made some potential purchasers wary of buying property in the country. To overcome these problems UK house builder Taylor Woodrow de Espana has partnered with accreditation scheme Safe Buying Experience (SBE) to help ensure purchasers in Spain offered a safe and secure process.
• Positive international property market predictions for 2009
  The financial landscape in 2008 has been dominated by dramatic declines on stock markets and currency crashes. This has resulted in instability in many nations' economies as the very fundamentals upon which stable economic practices are built have been undermined. However, in certain specific corners of the world, there are positive predictions for...
• Real property prices make Brazil more attractive
  With the pound recently plummeting to new depths against the dollar and the euro the exchange rate with the Brazilian Real has made the country’s properties more attractive to Fly to Let investors looking for new pastures. Deane Roe, Account Manager for foreign exchange specialist Moneycorp, explains: "The Brazilian Real is currently being...
• British buyers take a back seat in Cyprus property market
  The Cyprus property market has gradually become less dependent on British Fly to Let investors because more Eastern European buyers, including Russians, have moved in to this sector. They now sit beside Cypriot second home buyers as the predominant force fuelling the country’s booming property market.
• Traditional Savoyard style on offer in chic ski resort
  Fly to Let investors looking to buy in a ski area have a choice of 13 exclusive freehold apartments within three traditional Savoyard style chalet buildings in Courchevel 1650. Les Chalets de la Saulire will each house 3, 4 or 5 apartments which will all be finished with...
• Eco friendly development with a lakeside lifestyle
  A typical monthly rental income for Fly to Let investors from a two-bedroom apartment in a new development in the French town of Annecy is projected to be in the region of 1,100 pounds. Off-plan prices for outright purchase at Annecy-le-Vieux in the Haute Savoie start at 28,000 euros for a one-bedroom home with a floor area of 54 sq m rising to...
• Will Barak provide a bounce in US housing market
  With Barak Obama celebrating his victory as the 44th President-elect of the United States, it has been announced that the US remains one of the most popular choice for British Fly to Let investors when buying a property abroad. According to data from overseas property investment portal themovechannel.com the US ranked top in its latest...
• Turks and Caicos take pole position
  The British overseas territory, Turks and Caicos has come first in a Conde Nast survey of the most popular Caribbean destinations, a giant leap from its previous position of 10th in 2007. This remarkable shift has seen the islands retain their appeal despite the recent brush with Hurricane Ike earlier this year which caused "no significant" damage according to officials.
• Instead of Buy to Let, why not Buy to Forget
  It seems absurd to buy an Fly to Let overseas home that you never see or enjoy, but put it in the context of securing your future financial stability it's not so daft to 'buy-to-forget'. Property which is classified as 'commercial', that is to say no personal use allowed, can be purchased as part of a Self-Invested Personal Pension (SIPP) and the tax benefits are considerable.
• Beachfront apartments in Turkey for only 24,000 pounds
  Fly to Let investors looking for a low cost entry into the market will find the 24,000 pounds price tag for a beachfront property in Turkey an attractive proposition. The development is on the Kumburnu Peninsula near the resort of Ceþme in Turkey and will comprise of 253 units in the first phase due for completion by 2010...