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…
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Legal & Ownership
Title, tax and the rules that protect you.
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
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
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…