Guide to Property for Sale or Rent

Villas in Menorca are becoming the next ‘quiet’ place to buy a property in the sun.

 For those already ‘in the know’, buying a villa in Menorca is a good bet. Great climate, a Spanish feel, with the distinct local flavour of Menorca, fantastic beaches and beachfront properties. Couple this with the relatively easy access from Northern European airports and this makes a great place to buy a property.

Gatehouse International have a variety of Villas in Menorca for sale. For a selection, go here.

One of the villas in Menorca for sale, is actually a house overlooking Marhon harbour.

A rare opportunity to buy a house overlooking Mahon harbour. The villa was constructed in 1988 to traditional Menorcan design, by a leading Menorquin architect. There is a kitchen with a sitting-dining room and cloakroom on the ground floor and upstairs there are 2 double bedrooms with wonderful sea views of Mahon harbour, and a bathroom. There is also the opportunity for a mooring, swimming and fishing directly off the quay. Being a semi-detached villa, this is the last of a row of classic houses that climb up a wooded path above the tranquil Cala and ajoins open farmland offering coastal walks to Es Castell. A very special property in one of the last unspoilt parts of the port which has been maintained to a very high standard. All this for just €385,000.

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Go direct to the villa for sale in Menorca for more details and pictures..

 Enjoy the Swiss life, buy a piece of realestate in Switzerland. This Swiss property is for sale by the owner direct and is a fabulous bargain. The Swiss life could be yours as this piece of realestate is set in the country, yet close to Zurich, Bern, Basel and even the Alps. This stunning, recently built, Swiss property is light and airy and captures picturesque views of the countryside.

The 5 bedroom property is a good size with about 540M2 of space, incorporating 2 large, luxurious, tiled bathrooms with stone floors + guest facilities. Glorious 70 sq m + living room and fully equipped granite kitchen looking out on three sides on to beautiful, low maintenance, landscaped gardens and patio. Views all around include one of Switzerland’s most spectacular castles. Under-floor energy efficient heating throughout. Electric shutters, TV and telephone points in all rooms. 3 large walk-in closets, remote control operated garage, gym room, 4 large cellar rooms ideal for a sauna and/or home cinema. The paved drive features two rock gardens with alpine plants. The property has been built to the highest Swiss standards. The property is perfect for living, working, retirement or investment.
Price: €831,000. Convert this price to your currency here:

Certain items of furniture for sale subject to negotiation.

More details and photographs……Contact the owner direct.

Luxury Diani Beach property for sale, 35 Kms south of Mombasa in Kenya.
This wonderful property is for sale on Diani beach is the ultimate African home. Diani Beach is a beautiful coastal beach where you can find about 20 tourist hotels and 300 private villas.

This property is surrounded by a tropical garden of 4500 sq,mtrs. Although the villa offers a great deal of privacy, there are more holiday houses nearby. The distance to the beach is 500 metres. The Villa is a good size as it’s about 250 m2 and has 3 good sized bedrooms, each with their own bath room and dressing room. All bedrooms have airconditioning and fans.

The house has been built in the traditional coastal style, which means a lot of woodcarvings and a makuti roof made out of palm leaves.

More details and photographs… Just €205,000. That’s about £165,000!
There’s much more to this property for sale on Diani beach. There is acommodation for the cook / housekeeper and a poolside pavilion for entertaining.
More properties for sale near Diani Beach and Malindi in Kenya…

 Where to advertise your property for sale in Spain, has now become a critical decision. Should you choose your local estate agent, an International agent, a free property web site or pay a small fee to advertise the property yourself?

With the current onslought of the ‘Credit Crunch’ affecting property sales worldwide, and the strengthening Euro value against the Pound, it’s difficult to see where you could advertise your property, and achieve a sale at a reasonable price.

BuyMyVilla.com offers an excellent opportunity to advertise your property for sale in Spain, without paying the large agency fees and reach many more potential buyers than the local agent. BuyMyVilla.com is a web site where owners can sell their property direct, or For sale by owner (as it’s known). Is it like all the others that advertise properties for sale in Spain?…

What makes this site different from others where you can even advertise for free? Well, as with almost everything else, you get what you pay for! Free sites offer an automated listing service where your property in Spain is merely placed onto the database with very little thought about what would attract a buyer. BuyMyVilla.com places emphasis on the presentation of the property and, possibly more importantly, how a search engine will read the property details.

The search engines are key to how many people view your property on the web. You can have the prettiest property at the lowest price, but if no-one knows it’s for sale and it’s hidden among thousands of other properties, it won’t be seen. If you advertise the property for sale in spain, on a site that carefully words the advertisement, your advert will be seen and you have just increased your chances of selling your villa in Spain.

Just advertising on the web isn’t the answer any more, you need to advertise on a site that will be seen and will be in the top ten searches like “buy a villa” or “buy a villa in spain”. Try the phrases on your favourite search engines.

Try BuyMyVilla.com to advertise your property for sale in Spain, many have already.

This fabulous villa is for sale within the luxurious Algarve development known as Vale do Lobo. This Vale do lobo villa has 4 good sized bedrooms, 4 en-suite bathrooms and many of the luxuries that you’d expect in a Vale do Lobo villa including a swimming pool and Jacuzzi. The asking price is in Euros, €1.8m. More details and photographs…

 Villas in Vale do Lobo have always been in high demand. It’s hardly surprising when you can buy a villa on a well-known secure development, next to the golden Algarve beaches, have a choice of 2 golf courses on site, a tennis club and many high quality restaurants…. all just over 2 hours’ flight from Northern Europe.

Gatehouse International have a local office and are able to offer a selection of Villas for sale on the Vale do Lobo resort.

An alternative to buying a Vale do Lobo villa? Why not buy this luxurious, ultra modern, ground floor apartment with its own swimming pool and views directly over the golf course. There’s plent of space with 3 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms. All for just over €1m euros. More details and photographs…

Something with a smaller price tag? Here is a good size townhouse on Vale do Lobo with it’s own swimming pool, 3 bedrooms and 3 bathrooms, air conditioning and furniture included. Priced at €795,000, the ideal way to buy a Vale do Lobo villa. More details and photographs..

Call the Almancil Office with your needs and we’ll see if we can find you the right home. 00351 289 356 395

When buying a property in Portugal, it is worth contacting a Portuguese bank with regards to the mortgages available as they can often offer superior rates or conditions than your local bank.
We recommend that you contact an independent mortgage advisor prior to buying a property in Portugal. They can  find the best deal for you. There are many companies that provide this service but, as with all matters in life, the quality of service and advice can vary wildly.

Gatehouse International have been selling property in Portugal for over 15 years and we have an excellent local company that provides comprehensive advice on gaining mortgages & financial advice for those wanting to buy a property in Portugal. They do not charge a fee for their services and by contacting them you will not have to navigate your way around the banking system if you have limited Portuguese. They work independently and are able to offer a great range of mortgage and investment products through a number of well known financial institutions here in Portugal. As well as mortgage advice, they are able to offer a range of services such as investment advice, home, car and life insurance and foreign exchange transfers.

When you buy a property in Portugal, you’ll need to gather together some paperwork in readines for your application for a mortgage in Portugal.
General documentation required to apply for a mortgage in Portugal is listed below.
• Portuguese tax number (the company can arrange this for a small fee)
• Copy of ID card or passport
• Last 6 months of bank statements (current and savings)
• Birth certificate
• Last years tax return (P60)
Further documentation will be required with regards to your current employment status. Mortgages for non residents can be up to 80% loan to value. The borrowing level is based on the house valuation and not the purchase price.
Please contact us if you would like more information and we will be pleased to ask a representative to contact you to discuss your mortgage requirements further. You can email us, or call on our UK number 01480 477773. This will divert free of charge to our office in the Algarve.

Property for sale in Vale do Lobo.
Vale do Lobo resort is just 20 minutes from Faro airport and is set along a 2km stretch of sandy white beach. Founded in 1962, it was the first large property development in the Algarve and was developed into a unique resort by a Dutch entrepreneur in 1977. Over 30 years later, Vale do Lobo is a mature, 400 hectare, resort attracting both residents and visitors from all over Europe. As this is a well known resort, property for sale in Vale do Lobo is in high demand. Gatehouse International currently have over 70 properties for sale in the Vale do Lobo area. Visit their site for information and pictures.

If you buy a property in vale do Lobo, there’s not much need to leave! Within Vale do Lobo resort, you will find everything you need to make your stay an enjoyable one. Sports facilities include one of the largest tennis centres in Portugal, a lawn bowling club and 2 beautiful golf courses- the Royal and the Ocean. The sports centre of Barringtons offers squash courts, gymnasium, indoor and outdoor pools, sauna, jacuzzi, fitness classes and a restaurant. The Royal Spa offers a variety of treatments such as massage, facial treatments and holistic therapies. There are also a number of boutiques, bank, newsagent, supermarket and medical centre all on site.
There are 15 first class restaurants within the resort offering Italian, Chinese and Portuguese cuisine. There are a number of bars including the popular Monty’s bar where you can partake in a spot of late night Karaoke should you be feeling brave enough!

The beach at Vale do Lobo is perfect for relaxing and spending some of the 300 days of sunshine that the Algarve benefits from every year. For the more adventurous there are watersports after which you can sip a cocktail at one of the beach bars whilst taking in the fabulous view.

There is a whole range of property for sale in Vale do Lobo from apartments, town house, smaller villas, golf front first line properties to grand luxury villas overlooking the golf courses.

Here’s a selection for you:
Apartments for sale on Vale do Lobo
Town houses for sale on vale do Lobo
Villas for sale on Vale do Lobo
Luxury villas for sale on vale do Lobo

Rustic property in Mallorca comes in all shapes, sizes, locations and prices.

Gatehouse International can offer rustic property in Mallorca from as low as €220,000 up to the luxury mallorca villas in the millions. The Mallorcan property market specialists, “Mallorca Villas for Sale” have a large selection on their website.

The credit crunch doesn’t seem to have affected real estate in Mallorca as much as most othe second home destinations. The market has remained buoyant, but there are bargains to be had as motivated property sellers still exist.

One such motivated seller is a relatively small detached rustic property. I can be bought for the bargain price of €360,000  as the owners have interests elsewhere. The location is faboulous, being relatively near the coast with distant sea views through a pine tree valley. The beaches of Cala Millor and Sa Coma are only abot 2 miles away. If you have been looking for that elusive bargain property for sale in Mallorca, at a very reasonable price, then this may be the one for you. More details and pictures here…

For those of you seeking a much larger property for sale on Mallorca, we have a have a selection of rustic villas. Search through around 560 properties for sale ……More details and pictures here… 

If you are looking to buy a rustic property in Mallorca, email / call Zoe on 01480 434290, and let her know your requirements. She will then search for the best deals that match your requirements and email the details to you.

Save about 190,000 euros! This has got to be the biggest bargain Spanish property available.

About 40% off the list price for this cheap Spanish property on Polaris World, La Torre development.

Now only 280,000 euros. It should be 470,000. It´s a 3 bedroom, 3 bathroom villa on a corner plot. The villa is key ready.

Conditions: A 10,000 euro deposit secures the purchase and completion must take place in 14 days. If you are looking for a cheap, bargain, Spanish property… this is surely it!

Spain: 0034 950 473192 as to speak to Antony or email.

UK: 01480 434290, ask to speak to Zoe

MORE POLARIS WORLD information here. 

We have one more cheap Spanish property on Polaris World, La Torre, with the same conditions. 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, also on a corner plot. Now just 215,000 euros.

1st line golf properties near the sea are extremely rare.

Gatehouse International have released just 34 duplexes on an exclusive golf development on the Costa Almeria. To our knowledge, this is the only frontline golf development offering sea views in Spain. The development of frontline golf properties is close to the scenic beachfront town of Mojacar.

There are 3 styles to choose from. Each duplex is frontline to the golf course and has its own garden and there is a communal pool. All have rooftop solariums, which have even more benefit when you know that Costa Almeria enjoys about 320 sunny days each year! It´s reputed that the sea is the warmest in the Mediterranean on this coast as well.

The golf frontline properties range from 130 Square metres to 117 and have a choice of 3 or 4 bedrooms. These uniquely positioned properties can be purchased with a 15,000 Euro down payment. The balance can be paid for with a pre-arranged Spanish Mortgage, subject to status.

(Type 1) Casa Verde, 3 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, Roof solarium, Garden. From just 375,680 Euros

(Type 2) Casa Mar, 4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, Roof solarium, Garden. From just 400,000 euros.

(Type 3) Casa Sol, 4 bedrooms, 3 bathrooms, Roof solarium, Garden. From just 416,000 euros.

For more information on these 1st line golf and seaview properties and a brochure:

call 0034 950 473192 or email us here.