Advance ticket offer for A Place in the Sun Live /articles/2011/04/advance-ticket-offer-for-a-place-in-the-sun-live

If you're thinking of buying a property abroad, then visit A Place in the Sun Live taking place at Earls Court London on 30th March - 1st April 2012. There will be thousands of properties for sale from hundreds of exhibitors in over 40 countries arou…

Where to get a home on a golf resort in Spain for £70k /articles/2025/03/where-to-get-a-home-on-a-golf-resort-in-spain-for-70k

Lisa and Neil Watson trace the journey to their TV debut and then their dream home in Spain to ‘a few glasses of prosecco’ at a visit to A Place in the Sun Live Manchester in 2022. “I didn’t want to be on TV so decided not to do a screen test but we…

Julia Bradbury's £10k holiday home (and how you can find one too) /articles/2020/05/julia-bradburys-10k-holiday-home-and-how-you-can-find-one-too

TV presenter Julia Bradbury talks to Angela Sara West about new plans for her famous £10k Portuguese property Julia Bradbury’s unbridled passion for the great outdoors has seen her dedicate her career to sharing the world’s best walks that have bee…

Find your dream Spanish home at A Place in the Sun Live /articles/2014/01/find-your-dream-spanish-home-at-a-place-in-the-sun-live

If you've been inspired by the latest series of A Place in the Sun: Winter Sun that is currently being aired on Channel 4, to buy a property in Spain, a visit to A Place in the Sun Live taking place at place at Olympia Exhibition Centre in London on…

Area Guides: Spain /spain/guides

Click on one of the tiles below to find out more information about that area of Spain, including where and how to buy property there. Explore current properties for sale in Spain.

Five places for winter sun without breaking the bank /articles/2024/12/five-budget-friendly-places-to-escape-for-winter-sun

When the days are at their shortest, yet too often grey and gusty, it’s the time of year when most of us dream of escaping the UK. Instead of hunkering down indoors and hoicking up the heating bill, we could be walking on a sunny beach, even having l…

Lagoon Living /articles/2011/02/lagoon-living

For Jenny and Dave Cooper, last Christmas was an exciting mix of the traditional and exotic. Like many of us, they tucked into roast turkey, but when they did they were in shorts and flip-flops and a stone's throw from the beach. Since 2007 the Coop…

Time to make a Croatian investment? /articles/2012/09/time-to-make-a-croatian-investment

Croatia is set to become a member of the EU in the middle of 2013 providing a boost to its tourism and economic prospects that potential investors should make the most of, according to the country's property experts. Local agent Croatia Property Ltd…

Hunger Games’ District 12 town goes on sale /articles/2012/04/hunger-games-district-12-town-goes-on-sale

Henry River Mill Village in North Carolina, one of the settings used in the box office smash film The Hunger Games, has gone on the market for $1.4m.The village, which was used as the impoverished District 12 in the film – home town of the main chara…

F. Scott Fitzgerald’s French summer home on sale /articles/2012/10/f-scott-fitzgerald-s-french-summer-home-on-sale

An art deco style French villa used by F Scott Fitzgerald is now on the market, listed as “price on request”. Located in Cap d'Antibes on the French Riviera, the 19th century 8,611 square foot home has seven bedrooms, seven bathrooms and direct beac…

"I tried seven times to buy a home in Crete before going on the TV show" /articles/2025/04/from-a-place-in-the-sun-live-to-buying-a-home-in-crete

Having lived in Cyprus for a few years in her twenties, Claire Martin always dreamt of having a home in Crete. Yet whenever she asked to view some properties whilst on holiday there, she was given short thrift. “I’d ring estate agents and ask to see…

Tax relief for French second home owners /articles/2013/06/tax-relief-for-french-second-home-owners

President Francois Hollande has announced a change in the capital gains tax system on second home sales to provide more fluidity in the French property market. The taper relief system is to be changed so that from 2014 the required time of ownershi…