Country Property

House sales with land are booming in Britain owing to a new breed of lifestyle buyer entering the British countryside to find property. This new type of buyer of country properties is often keen to return to a more prosaic way of farming - often organic and with the associated high standards of animal welfare and stewardship. But they are also keen to get their hands on a prime country house for the family with good schools and a smattering of village life.

In the property investment industry, South Africa follows a unique system where every plot is reflected on a diagram and ownership of the plot is recorded in the relevant Deeds Registry, available for public viewing. South Africa is known to have one of the best deeds registration systems in the world with an exceptional degree of accuracy and security because of the influx in property investing in the country. Property can be owned individually, jointly or by a corporation or company registered within or outside of South Africa.

Making money in a property crash requires a different set of approaches to making money in a property boom. The good news is that the word "crash" scares off much of the competition, leaving the field less crowded for investors looking to find a niche. This article is written for a UK audience, and uses UK terms, examples, and market figures. However, the principles apply to equally well to North America, Australia and New Zealand.

The continual goal in overseas property investment is to try to find a destination ready to take off on the tourism, international business and economic fronts - and to find it before the majority of the market has been able to get there. With this in mind, we look at the recent surge of Panama's property markets, and if the development will be as rapid or as impressive as the predictions indicate.

Turkey has developed a reputation as a value-for-money destination, helping to boost the country's popularity as a property investment destination. Spurred by relatively cheap property prices, demand for Turkey property is growing. Weak Turkish currency A recent report from the Post Office named Turkey as one of the world's most affordable places for Brits' to visit, due to sterling's strength against the Turkish lira.