Getting Started
Within this section of the website you’ll find information that will help to get started. Find out why buying a Baltic property is a good idea. Learn tips on how to plan, what actions to take and how to take them. In addition to reading the articles in this area please make sure to visit all the other property journey steps including: Baltci financials, Baltic properties, Baltic legalities, moving to The Baltics and settling in to The Baltics. Each section has valuable information and it’s a good idea to get an overview even if you’re not planning on a purchase anytime soon.
The Baltics' property market in 2012
12th January 2012 - 06:08
During the 2000s the Baltic nations became popular investment hot spots
after joining the EU. Property prices in the capital cities rocketed as
they attracted foreign investment. However, the downturn of recent years
hit Latvia, Lithuania and Estonia as hard as anywhere, aIthough the signs
are that the worst devaluing of the property is over. Of course, if
you're looking to buy for lifestyle reasons, then 2012 would be as good
a year as any to pick up your Baltic pad. What follows is
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Helping children and pets with a move to the Baltics
16th November 2011 - 07:52
The Baltic nations - Lithuania, Estonia or Latvia – have very small
expat communities so to make a success of living there as a foreigner you
would have little choice but to integrate into the local culture. If
you’re thinking of moving to the Baltics, it’s likely
you’re familiar with your new home and life, but if you’re
taking children and pets, are they prepared for the move.
To research you move thoroughly, a good starting point would be
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Getting started in the Baltics
5th October 2011 - 08:33
While Estonia, Lithuania and Latvia are all part of the Baltics, each has
its own identity and ways of doing things. Generally speaking, the cost of
living in the Baltics is less than in the UK and life outside of the
capital cities can be very traditional. Consider too, they get very long
winters and with high humidity in the summer. Here are some useful facts
about each country, which would be worth bearing in mind if you’re
thinking of settling
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Researching the move to the Baltic States
24th August 2011 - 03:46
Making a move abroad is a decision that many take months or even years to
make. If you have decided that the Baltic States is the place for you, then
where do you begin to start your research into things such as laws, visas,
language, costs, etc?
I suspect that the majority of your initial research will be done by
scouring the internet, which is no bad thing. The internet is a wide ocean
of information and it is also really quick! There are many forums where
expatriates talk
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It’s possible - you can do it
13th July 2011 - 05:39
So…you have decided that you want to buy in the Baltics: in
Estonia, Lithuania or Latvia.
How long ago did you decide on that? Is it something that you have only
just decided or is it something that you have long wanted and just not got
yourself moving on? If the latter, then this is for you.
I must confess that I am a bit of a procrastinator, but once I decided to
move abroad, I had to motivate myself – and perhaps you do too!
How to do that?
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