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    • Friday, 27 January, 2023
      ‘It felt like there were no places to live’: Copenhagen’s rental jam

      Rising mortgage rates are driving up house prices and increasing demand for rentals in the Danish city

    • Friday, 30 December, 2022
      House & Home
      Lessons from Vienna: a housing success story 100 years in the making

      As world cities suffer from crippling rent rises, the Austrian capital’s radical housing policy is inspirational

    • Thursday, 15 December, 2022
      Brussels buyers find charming houses and relative affordability

      Self-building is a trend in this individualistic and cosmopolitan city at the heart of Europe

    • Wednesday, 7 December, 2022
      The allure of Courmayeur: ski-home buyers find lower costs in Italy

      Demand grows as rising prices push France and Switzerland off-limits for many, with the cuisine and quiet pistes adding to the appeal

    • Wednesday, 30 November, 2022
      Sun, sea and tax breaks for homebuyers on the Costa del Sol

      International demand in southern Spain is boosted by fiscal incentives for the wealthy

    • Friday, 18 November, 2022
      House & Home Ski Property Special
      Buyers go higher for snow-sure locations in the French Alps

      Climate change means reliable ski conditions are found at greater altitudes, while lower resorts have year-round appeal

    • Friday, 21 October, 2022
      Beyond the boulevards: homebuyers target a less sought-after Paris

      There is caution amid price drops and cost of living uncertainty, but wealthy foreigners enjoy rich pickings

    • Wednesday, 5 October, 2022
      Hot property: five homes for sale in the Pyrenees

      From a ski chalet with wraparound terrace to a Biarritz château that hosted the Duke of Wellington and Jean Cocteau

    • Friday, 30 September, 2022
      Home sales in Florence continue to flourish

      Demand remains high in the historic, cosmopolitan and ever-inspiring city

    • Thursday, 15 September, 2022
      ‘It’s absolutely buzzing’: Dublin house prices rebound

      Ireland’s capital city has seen immigration rise and a return to ‘Celtic Tiger’ prices

    • Thursday, 15 September, 2022
      Hot property: five homes for sale on Italy’s Amalfi coast

      From a nine-bedroom villa on Capri to a cliffside property with ceramic tiles designed by Coco Chanel

    • Thursday, 8 September, 2022
      Hot property: five homes for sale in Tyrol

      From a penthouse with a smart home system in Italy to a three-storey ski chalet in Austria

    • Wednesday, 31 August, 2022
      Homebuyers fancy Lake Annecy but houses are in short supply

      Many covet the magnificent Alpine scenery and sporting life in this part of south-east France

    • Wednesday, 10 August, 2022
      A €1 dream scheme sparks a wider homebuying trend in Sicily

      Selling abandoned houses at low cost helps draw buyers from northern Italy and abroad to the island’s south

    • Tuesday, 26 July, 2022
      House & Home
      Bordeaux and beyond: buyers head to France’s south-west

      Remote working has opened up this corner of the country, recently beset by wildfires

    • Thursday, 21 July, 2022
      Home buyers return to the Costa Smeralda

      Foreign purchasers are back — and paying high prices — in the Sardinian enclave beloved of Russian oligarchs

    • Thursday, 23 June, 2022
      Everyone wants a piece of idyllic Île de Ré, as house prices soar

      Wealthy Parisians have long summered on the French island but the pandemic has ramped up its popularity

    • Tuesday, 21 June, 2022
      Hot property: five homes for sale in Sicily

      From a characterful apartment in Palermo to a ‘damusso’ built with lava rock on the volcanic island of Pantelleria

    • Friday, 3 June, 2022
      Southern Europe Special
      Club Alt-Med: buyers choose lesser-known locations over hotspots

      Put off by the crowds and sky-high prices of southern Europe’s resorts, many seek a more authentic lifestyle elsewhere

    • Thursday, 2 June, 2022
      Southern Europe Special
      Hot property: five properties for sale in the Mediterranean region

      A Provençal house, a curvy Sardinian villa and a glass mansion in the Balearics

    • Wednesday, 1 June, 2022
      Southern Europe Special
      Prince Albert II of Monaco: ‘We have 139 nationalities living on two sq km’

      With wealthy buyers clamouring to move to the tiny tax haven, expansion is crucial — but keeping existing residents happy is a balancing act

    • Wednesday, 25 May, 2022
      Southern Europe Special
      The popularity of Paxos puts pressure on paradise

      House prices on the sought-after Greek island have soared since the pandemic but demand is straining its resources

    • 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
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