Prices are going up in Spain – it was time to buy our dream holiday home /articles/2026/05/prices-are-going-up-in-spain-it-was-time-to-buy-our-dream-holiday-home

Elaine and Paul from the New Forest had long talked about having a place in Spain. "But things kept happening and we never quite got round to it," says Paul, 64, who once lived briefly in Mijas after visiting during the 1982 World Cup, when Spain hos…

Costa del Sol vs the Algarve - Where to buy a property? /articles/2018/06/costa-del-sol-vs-the-algarve-where-to-buy-a-property

Zoe Dare Hall looks at these two popular yet very different stretches of southern European coastline and cherrypicks some highlights, whatever your needs... In the face of it, the Southern Mediterranean’s two most famous holiday coastlines have much…

How Equity Release Can Help You Buy a Property /articles/2016/06/how-equity-release-can-help-you-buy-a-property

With availability of overseas mortgages highly varied, many of you are considering equity release. Here Mark Rumney of Equity Release Supermarket explains how it works. I’ve heard of equity release, but never really looked into it, could you explain,…

“Our two Florida buy to let rental investments fund our holidays” /articles/2023/03/case-study-our-two-florida-buy-to-let-rentals-fund-our-holidays

Some people buy villas in Florida to capitalise on the lucrative “Disney” family holiday rentals market in Orlando. But Martin and Claire Steggles had a different plan. The couple from Chelmsford in Essex with three grown-up children love to holiday…

Advertise your property for sale with A Place in the Sun /articles/2013/08/advertise-your-property-for-sale-with-a-place-in-the-sun

If you own a property abroad that you would like to advertise for sale, A Place in the Sun have got the perfect opportunity for you. A Place in the Sun has put together an advertising package giving you access to readers of A Place in the Sun magazin…

Osbourne family put Californian house up for sale /articles/2011/07/osbourne-family-put-californian-house-up-for-sale

Celebrity couple Ozzy and Sharon Osbourne have put their luxury home in California, USA, the Hidden Hills Estate, up for sale for £8 million. Rocker Ozzy Osbourne and his wife, Sharon, a former X Factor judge, have listed their six-bedroom, 11,000-s…

Tickets Now on Sale for Our Manchester and London Exhibitions /articles/2019/01/tickets-now-on-sale-for-our-manchester-and-london-exhibitions

It's now long now until A Place in the Sun Live, Europe's largest overseas property exhibition, re-visits Manchester Central and Olympia London. Not only will you receive valuable information on buying abroad and the latest properties on the market,…

Trophy homes of the rich and famous: up for sale! /articles/2014/03/trophy-homes-of-the-rich-and-famous-up-for-sale

A number of high profile celebrities have been active on the property market of late. Whether previously owned by kingpins of fashion or currently owned by Hollywood A-listers, we present a run down of the most in-demand properties currently in the n…

New A Place in the Sun Magazine on Sale Now /articles/2017/03/new-a-place-in-the-sun-magazine-on-sale-now

The Spring 2017 issue of the A Place in the Sun magazine is now available to buy at high street, rail stations and airport WHSmiths, newsagents and large Asdas and Tescos. You can also download the app and subscribe to receive a digital version. In t…

Record breaking apartment sale in New York /articles/2011/12/record-breaking-apartment-sale-in-new-york

A four bedroom apartment in Manhattan has broken the record for the highest individual property sale in New York history, fetching $88 million. The 6,744 sq. ft apartment in Central Park West has been snapped up by Ekaterina Rybolovleva, the 22-year-…

Want a US property bargain? Buy direct from the courts /articles/2012/11/want-a-us-property-bargain-buy-direct-from-the-courts

Investors looking to pick up a bargain US property should consider bidding on housing stock being put up for sale by the courts, much of which has been heavily discounted, according to one local agent. Girasol Homes offers a bespoke bidding and buyin…

Top 10 Places to Buy Abroad | 1. Spain /articles/2021/01/top-10-best-places-to-buy-abroad-2021-spain

We have seen many signs that our appetite for Spain above all other countries will endure after Brexit, with property searches, webinar attendances and the level of enquiries continuing to surprise. The Spanish market has inevitably generally ‘paused…