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The change of government in Spain has seen the spotlight firmly fixed on the countries real estate sector, as many people look to the new administration for new initiatives on job creation. Over the past ten years, the Spanish real estate sector was a&

There was some further good news this week, as the Dubai Land Department released new figures showing a marked increase in transaction values throughout the emirate in 2011 compared with the previous year. The figures, which demonstrated an increase of

Whilst the dust settles follows the recent political upheaval in Egypt, the real estate industry received some good news from HSBC, who’s latest Global Asset Management Outlook Report provided positive feedback on Egypt, stating it expects it to show p

We are pleased to announce the launch of the stunning new Tropicana Nubia Sharm Resort, a five star luxury development overlooking the clear blue waters of the Red Sea in Sharm El Sheikh. Offering a range of luxurious studio’s, one and two bedroom apar

Argueably one of Italy’s most stunning and well preserved locations, the beautiful scenary of Calabria has resulted in an increased demand for property in the region in recent years. As such, we are pleased to announce the launch of the stunning new Il

With the news of the Spanish banking crisis controlling much of the European media over the past two weeks, it was good to see some more positive news released showing an increase in the overall number of tourist visitors to Spain in 2012. The figures,

With the Dubai real estate market beginning to show signs of a more sustained recovery, the news that a new resolution will shortly be passed offering extra protection to the investor was widely welcomed last week. The draft resolution, which looks set

A statement released yesterday by the French government has confirmed that owners of holiday homes in France will soon be subjected to a new property tax. This comes as the authorities seek new ways to increase income tax payments from overseas holiday

Recent figures from the Dubai Land Department have shown that the number of purchases of property in Dubai has risen by over 20% in the first half of 2012, reversing the trend in the emirate in recent years, and adding substance to the thought that the

The latest figures produced by the Spanish national statistics Institute have shown a fall in  sales of Spanish property’s of 11.4% in June 2012 in comparison with the previous year. The figures show that a total of 25,405  sales occurred dur

Despite the more challenging economic climate, there is good news for the much maligned Spanish property market in new report released just recently by the currency exchange specialist, HiFX.

Legal & General Property (LGP) has acquired two new student accommodation schemes, one backed by Aberystwyth University and another let to Newcastle University, for a total consideration of GBP130m. 

The results, published today (Tuesday 13 August), show that Northumbria’s Architecture, French Studies, Human and Social Geography, and Mathematics and Statistics students were 100% satisfied and gave their programmes a perfect score.

With three major universities, and over 54,000 full time students, it’s easy to see why so many investors are attracted to Liverpool.

With student property investment offering such lucrative returns throughout the UK, it’s no surprise to see investors jumping at the chance to purchase up and down the country.

Applications for both Newcastle and Northumbria universities have hit a record high, according to stats released by UCAS yesterday. Applications for the older university, Newcastle, were up an impressive 15% on last year and 7% up on the 2011 figures.

A number of factors are combining to make the UK one of the most attractive investment opportunities for student property investment. Growing university attendance coupled with a rapidly dwindling capacity has provided a unique supply demand structure attractive to investors.

We can now confirm VITA First Street in Manchester has fully sold out. VITA Manchester was launched in the middle of March this year with 279 city centre student units with a sales value totalling approximately £25,000.000. This student accommodation property investment was secured by prudent investors in the space of around 15 weeks.

We recently visited the offices of the Vita Student developers, where we met with both the Managing Director and Business Development Director. I can only say we were very impressed with their overall plans for the Vita Student brand, and we feel that they have in place a product which will undoubtedly become the leading high quality student accommodation brand in the UK.

Greenbank Court is a stunning new student property development, perfectly located in the popular Greenbank area of Plymouth, just a 12 minute walk from the main campus of Plymouth University.