Diarmaid Condon is Ireland's foremost Independent Overseas Property Consultant and Journalist. He has been in the industry since 1995 and, in that time, has been a strong advocate for improved legal protection in the sector.

Selling a Bulgarian Property

You’ll see many stories about overseas property promoting a general air of doom and gloom. This is not one of them. This is a positive story about someone successfully selling A Bulgarian Property – it can be done.

Continue reading

Cypriot Property Prices to Fall

It may seem obvious, but Cypriot property prices are likely to fall steeply. What is less obvious is the affect on overseas owners there, which could be severe. On the ‘ill wind’ front, however, there could be some great bargains to be had.

Continue reading

International Administration Scam

Former MRI Overseas Properties clients are being targetted by a guy called Roger James purporting to be from a company called International Administration. This is a total scam to defraud former MRI clients out of further funds.

Continue reading

Is Banners Broker Gone?

Has the ponzi nature of Banners Broker caught up with the ill-conceived organisation and taken it, along with all its ‘investors’ cash in to a great big black hole. Has that much hyped Straight Line Cycler Doubler gone, as anticipated, straight down the loo?

Continue reading

Eddie Hobbs US Property

Eddie Hobbs is currently promoting investment in US Property widely in large ads across the Irish media – is this something the average investor should consider?

Continue reading

Kevin McGeever Abduction Hoax

Kevin McGeever, the west of Ireland developer found wandering near Ballinamore, Co. Leitrim in January this year, has admitted that his ‘abduction’ was an elaborate hoax to escape disgruntled ‘investors’ who had given him money for development projects in Dubai.

Continue reading

Sunday Business Post Examinership

My heart goes out this evening to all my former colleagues in both the Irish Examiner and Sunday Business Post newspapers. I spent many happy years writing for both titles and have a good many friends still at both. I wish them all the best in their endeavours.

Continue reading

Giambrone Law Clients Win Case

Thirteen property buyers from Northern Ireland have won a £1m legal battle over Italian holiday homes that were never built. The judgement was handed down against legal firm Giambrone & Law after it admitted liability.

Continue reading

Turkish VAT Increase

The Turkish Government has hiked the VAT or KDV rate on Off-Plan property purchases by 18% from 2013 onwards. This could have a significant effect on the Turkish property market.

Continue reading