Four years ago A Place in the Sun presenter Amanda Lamb put her money where her mouth is bought an apartment in Italy. Here she tells us how she found her perfect pad abroad and why she loves Italy so much...

Amanda on why so many of us Brits want to relocate abroad permanently.

The perfect holiday home is as elusive as the perfect man, but compromise and you can still be blissfully happy together... 

“If you have been threatening to make 2011 your year to finally take the plunge and invest abroad, don’t get to 2012 and realise you still haven’t done it”

Having recently had a baby, I sometimes think buying a property abroad is a bit  like having a child. First of all there’s the tentative suggestion from one of you that maybe it could be a good idea...

"I'm trying to work out whether valium has been pumped into the air con units as we all just wander around here in a bit of a daze!"

"This decade has seen some real highs and real lows when it comes to buying property abroad. In the early days it was such a new concept for most people"

"For so long it felt like a dream and now I'm trying to comprehend I have my own overseas home to use whenever I want"

"A Place in the Sun Live is the ideal place to gather information, even if you're only toying with the idea of buying overseas..."

Amanda Lamb's gives us her top 20 tips for investing in overseas property