In a ruling that will depress many struggling householders, the Court of Appeal in Évora has decided that the handing over of a property to the bank does not abolish the mortgage when the sale of the property is less than the amount owed to the bank, and ordered the seizure of the former householder's wages.

Millennium BCP bank lost the last round when the court in Portimão decided not to seize wages from a debtor's salary having received and later sold the householder’s property, but has won its case on appeal in the Court in Évora.

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The Association of Professionals and Real Estate Companies of Portugal (APEMIP) has estimated that about 2,500 properties were handed back to banks to settle owners’ debts last year, a decrease of 54.5% compared to 2012.

Lisbon and Oporto remain the most affected areas in the country.

The outlook for the UK residential property market in 2014 is looking rosy with experts across the spectrum predicting further growth in the new year. But the key issue is that the growth that has been spectacular in London is set to spread out across the country and there are already signs of this happening.

Indeed, the UK housing market is almost unrecognisable from 12 months ago. Not only have average prices climbed to record highs but there has been growth in sales and prices nationwide.

France has MP's for French expats in their parliament, and we believe that the British parliament should also have MP's acting on behalf of British expats interests.

Cyprus has been tarnished with a bad name with regards to people wishing to purchase property here. The title deeds fiasco has put off many potential property buyers. This has left the Cyprus property market in a downward spiral for a few years now.

At a time when Britain is worrying about an influx of workers from poor European Union countries, Portugal is enthusiastically encouraging rich entrepreneurs from outside the EU.

Romanian and Bulgarians, especially those likely to seek welfare benefits, are causing panic in Britain because immigration restrictions are to be lifted on January 1.