Now is the ideal time to start planning a viewing trip, while resorts are quieter and estate agents have more time on their hands. Read our tips for making a few days searching for your dream home really worthwhile... As 2018 gets underway, why not move a step closer to bagging an overseas property by [...]
The countryside in France is awash with affordable character homes but one type that’s especially popular with Brits - and especially good value - is the ‘longère’, a traditional farmhouse. Could one be right for you? Five-bed longère in Kergrist, Brittany Meander through the lanes of rural France and it won’t be long [...]
Ready to fall in love with somewhere enough to want a home there? This British couple did and they’ve recently become the happy owners of a villa in Turkey… The Rasheeds' new villa in Dalyan Just three months after Kamaran and Danielle Rasheed began browsing properties on Rightmove, the couple got the keys [...]
Overlooking the beach needn’t mean expensive, at least in Spain. To prove it, none of these front-line properties along the Costas comes with a price tag of over €250,000 Beachside bliss in Duquesa, Costa del Sol Costa del Sol, west Not a bad view to wake up to, is it? Just picture yourself enjoying [...]
Has the world ever been more in love with wine? If your ideal overseas home comes with views of vineyards and lots of local plonk to sample, try one of these burgeoning wine destinations… Character trullo close to Puglian wineries Puglia, Italy The heel of Italy’s ‘boot’, sunny Puglia is regarded as the [...]
Serious about buying abroad in 2018? Before you start browsing, it’s worth getting your head around all the costs that come with an overseas property transaction - it could save you a lot of time and heartache! Additional buying costs Nine times out of ten, the cost of taking ownership of a property, regardless of [...]
Is 2018 the year you move abroad and turn your hand to something different? If so, one of these businesses could be your ticket to an exciting new life in the sun! B&B & campsite in Dordogne B&B and campsite, France Ready and waiting for enthusiastic new owners is this B&B with a [...]
Away from the busy beach resorts, Spain’s hilltop towns offer a more traditional lifestyle in picturesque surroundings. Could one of these, each a short drive from the sea, take your fancy? Vejer de la Frontera, Costa de la Luz Vejer’s winding streets ooze historic charm and typify what Andalusia’s famous ‘pueblos blancos’ (white towns) are [...]
In a nod to the ‘I’m a Celebrity’ contestants sweating it out in the Ozzie jungle, we’ve dug out some tropical properties that might just have you shouting, ‘I’m a buyer, get me over there…” Casa Tranquila in Costa Rica Costa Rica Tucked away in the rainforest just off Costa Rica’s southern coastline [...]
Looking for winter sun without the jet-lag and flight time of the Caribbean? A home in one of these destinations in the Atlantic should make escaping the UK’s chilly months a cinch Sea-view pad in Sal, Cape Verde Cape Verde An archipelago 350 miles off West Africa, Cape Verde’s resorts and holiday home [...]