Overseas buying guides
Buying property in Italy
Thinking about buying in Italy? Our handy guide has all the information you need to start your property search.
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Buying property in Spain
October 7, 2015Follow in the footsteps of the thousands of Brits that have bought a property in sunny Spain.
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Buying property in Portugal
September 29, 2015Find your property paradise in Portugal along the beautiful coastlines or in the untouched countryside.
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Country guide: France
July 1, 2015Why France? It has been estimated that more than 150,000 Brits live permanently on the other side of the English Channel, while another 500,000 of us have holiday homes there.
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Buying guide: California
June 25, 2015Thinking about living the dream in California? Our guide gives you all the information you need to know about buying in the sought-after state.
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Use of foreign exchange for your mortgage
June 18, 2015There are few things harder to guess than foreign currency movements. As the owner of a property abroad you will have to get involved with exchange rates, even if it is only for minor money transfers from Britain.
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Guide to letting a property abroad
June 8, 2015Letting out property, especially if it is in a popular holiday area, may seem like an ideal way to cover your costs but it is not all plain sailing.
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International property country guides
September 4, 2014Whether you are buying a villa or apartment abroad for investment purposes or as a holiday home, you will need to find out more about the area.
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A golf home is no handicap
August 19, 2013The property market in recent years has been marked by the rise and rise in the development of golf-side homes.
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A recipe for chalet success?
August 19, 2013The pretty stone wall property for sale outside Briançon in the French Alps is one of the many working ski chalets available in the region offering both a prime location and luxury accommodation. But it holds a secret that only a few of its high profile guests know.
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Buying guide: Languedoc-Rousillon
August 19, 2013If Provence accounts for half of France's Mediterranean coastline, Languedoc-Roussillon has the other, less celebrated half.
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Buying guide: Midi Pyrenees
August 19, 2013Midi Pyrenees is the region of south west France that sits immediately above the Pyrenees and Andorra, and is dominated by Toulouse at its centre.
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Buying guide: New York
August 19, 2013It's been called the City that Never Sleeps, the Capital of the World, and of course, The Big Apple.
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Buying guide: Rhône-Alpes
August 19, 2013A huge region that stretches between Burgundy and Provence, Rhône-Alpes includes the cities of Lyon, Chambery, St Etienne and Grenoble, the remote area of the Ardeche, as well as the plum parts of the French Alps.
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Price reductions in paradise?
August 19, 2013The dramatic property price drops in Spain, Portugal, the US and France have been well documented as the downturn has spread across the globe.