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  • Thursday, 19 May, 2022
    Hot property: five homes for sale in Brittany, France

    From an eight-bedroom château with views of the River Aven to a property by Port de Ros Bras with a helipad and mooring for a boat

  • Thursday, 5 May, 2022
    Mallorca, where mountains tower and house prices climb

    With the easing of Covid rules, wealthy overseas buyers are back on the Balearic island, pricing out locals

  • Friday, 8 April, 2022
    House & Home
    Countryside Living Special
  • Friday, 8 April, 2022
    Countryside Living Special
    Renovation road: could you restore a crumbling château?

    Buyers searching for a rural European idyll face long waits for tradesmen and escalating costs

  • Thursday, 3 March, 2022
    Prime property
    Hot property: five homes for hikers

    From a lakeside house in the foothills of Mount Fuji to a hilltop villa on the Greek island of Tinos

  • Thursday, 24 February, 2022
    Charles Calkin
    Buying a property in Europe is clouded by complex rules

    New issues for British buyers have emerged since Brexit

  • Wednesday, 9 February, 2022
    Hot property: five homes for sale in Paris

    From the Parc Monceau to the Jardin du Luxembourg, these properties are near some of the city’s grandest green spaces

  • Friday, 21 January, 2022
    With stag parties a Covid casualty, Prague draws local homebuyers

    A drop in tourism has made city-centre living more appealing, pushing up rents and house prices

  • Thursday, 20 January, 2022
    House & Home
    Homebuying hurdles in the post-Brexit age

    A year after the end of the transition period, both British and EU migrants reckon with new realities

  • Thursday, 13 January, 2022
    A moveable piste: homebuyers access ski slopes of Alpine resorts for less

    Bigger, cheaper homes away from the glitzy centres can be found in neighbouring villages

  • Friday, 10 December, 2021
    Beyond billionaires and bling, the real Marbella attracts a variety of buyers

    Sales are back to pre-pandemic levels for both the super-villa set and on the city’s more cosmopolitan, authentic side

  • Friday, 22 October, 2021
    In Berlin 85% of people rent their homes — and prices are spiralling

    The end of a rental cap and a shortage of stock are making the German capital unaffordable for many

  • Thursday, 14 October, 2021
    Hot property: five homes for sale in Venice

    From a penthouse with panoramic city views to a Lido villa surrounded by gardens

  • Tuesday, 28 September, 2021
    French tourists become buyers in Menorca’s changing property market

    Demand from France now dominates the island’s sales with prices cheaper than Ibiza and Mallorca

  • Friday, 24 September, 2021
    Milan’s home buyers embrace the great outdoors

    The transformation of balconies and open spaces into verdant oases during the pandemic has put green spaces at a premium

  • Thursday, 23 September, 2021
    Five homes for sale on the Greek Islands

    From an estate with views across the Aegean Sea to a mansion of traditional neoclassical Andriot architecture

  • Thursday, 23 September, 2021
    Provence property dreams hit by a lack of homes — and builders

    A surge in domestic buyers has intensified the competition for houses and the workers to renovate them

  • Thursday, 16 September, 2021
    Domestic and overseas homebuyers help Seville find its rhythm again

    After 18 subdued months, activity picks up in the Spanish city famous for its flamenco

  • Thursday, 9 September, 2021
    Hot property: four homes near Swiss lakes

    From a sumptuous apartment in Lugano to a villa with uninterrupted views of Lake Maggiore

  • Wednesday, 25 August, 2021
    House & Home
    Sun sets on Portugal’s golden visa scheme

    From next year, the controversial investment migration scheme will be limited to ‘touristic’ property purchases or those in low-density areas

  • Friday, 20 August, 2021
    Surfers not superyachts: laid-back Biarritz attracts a wave of new buyers

    Less glitzy than the Riviera, the city’s wild coast and outdoor pursuits draw affluent Parisian families

  • Friday, 6 August, 2021
    Homebuyers find their niche in Nice

    Sales of pieds-à-terre and period villas have picked up in the vibrant French city, but the tourist downturn disappoints holiday-let investors

  • Wednesday, 7 July, 2021
    Rome’s ancient Appian Way — buyers take the road to ‘la dolce vita’

    Just 20 minutes from the city centre, this bucolic oasis long frequented by film stars is attracting the lockdown weary

  • Tuesday, 29 June, 2021
    Ready to party: post-lockdown life brings wealthy buyers back to Mykonos

    After ‘the worst year for property sales in a decade’, the Greek island is getting back to the business of hedonism

  • Friday, 25 June, 2021
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    Southern Europe Special: an FT property guide
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