Spring on the Algarve, summer at the Turkish coast, autumn in Tuscany, winter on the slopes in Switzerland - no wonder fractional ownership is becoming such a popular holiday option. But isn't it still just timeshare with bells on? Not

Every month, Zoe Dare Hall shows how experienced investors make a profit from buying and selling property abroad.

A renovated church tower is blessed with some of London's best sights - and that's just from the bathroom. Ginetta Vedrickas reports.

Croatia's charming island villages are being renewed after centuries of decline, writes Phil McNeill.

Our love affair with the age of Elizabeth endures, not least in homes that remain desirable today. Caroline McGhie reports.

Many of us dream of making a fortune from buying and renovating property. Angela Pertusini talks to a couple who have done it.

Property problems, solved by Sheila Prophet Q We are in the process of buying an older house which is going to require extensive renovation. The work itself doesn't worry us as much as the red tape involved. Where can we

Cherry Maslen feels the tug of Paris in the spring and New England all year.

First-time buyers can still go all the way, says Faith Archer.

Ed Mead says face-to-face contact with local agents beats Googling any day Video: Join Ed on a tour of a £7.25m apartment in Chelsea Wharf, SW10 My experience is that if I'm worried, I want to talk to someone -

It's a hassle to drive in the capital, even without the added worry of paying congestion charges, MoT, tax, and servicing of your own motor. Buying an apartment with a car-sharing scheme is one way out, reports Mary Wilson.

Bye bye, Blighty, and the best of British luck to you. By Rosalind Russell Property overseas homepage Free property overseas seminars With rising fuel costs, council tax and food prices, it's hardly surprising many British homeowners are seriously thinking of

A mooted eco-town in Oxfordshire has the Henmans in a lather. Max Davidson appeals for calm New balls please! The English countryside wouldn't be the English countryside without Nimbys, and the latest Nimbys to enter the lists are Anthony and

Sales launched only a few weeks ago but already 4 out of the 15 units at the Canvas Condos at 118 Greenpoint Avenue have accepted offers on them. Frankly, we're not surprised. This is one of the nicer boutique projects

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Someone didn't get the memo that pie-in-the-sky asking prices have no place in today's market. At least we know where to send it: 52 Fort Greene Place. If this four-story house were on a better block or was more compelling

One of Brooklyn's biggest little coffee/pastry chains, Connecticut Muffin, is opening another Fort Greene location, this one at the corner of Lafayette and Fulton. The storefront used to be a Citibank mortgage center, according to General Greene, and it looks

There's one new post on the Renovation Blogs:Meeting with the Engineer [Green Roof Reno]There's one new post on the Brooklyn Flea Blog:Pray for Sun! [Brooklyn Flea]Here are some of the topics posted on the Forum today:Remove Fire Escape, Install Sprinklers?Where