Home from Home in the Sunshine State | Case Study /articles/2016/03/home-from-home-in-the-sunshine-state-case-study

After falling in love with Florida during their holidays, it was little surprise that Cardiff couple, Stephen and Deborah Price, decided to house-hunt in the Sunshine State when they appeared on A Place in the Sun: Winter Sun back in 2012. What made…

A new life in France /articles/2014/11/a-new-life-in-france

"This French town has become my new faith. I am doing something I believe in and I am living my dream". Charlotte Buckingham tells with heartfelt honesty the experience of swapping Bristol for a new life in south-west France with her daughter Poppy,…

“Why we chose to buy a home east of Malaga” /articles/2024/05/case-study-why-we-chose-to-buy-a-home-east-of-malaga

Think of the Costa del Sol and well-known resorts like Marbella, Torremolinos or Fuengirola spring to mind. But buyers looking for a home on sun-drenched Andalusian coast are realising that your money can go further east of Malaga airport. Darren and…

Why We Chose Mazarrón to Buy a Holiday Home for £60k /articles/2024/09/why-we-chose-mazarrón-to-buy-a-holiday-home-for-60k

House Hunters' Journey to Buying Property in Spain Gary and Sandra from Redditch in the West Midlands decided through online research that Mazarrón in Murcia was the ideal place to look for a holiday home. They’d been to a lot of locations in Spain b…

Advent Calendar Day 14 | Watch: How and where to buy in Portugal /articles/2020/12/advent-calendar-day-14-watch-how-and-where-to-buy-in-portugal

For the fourteenth day of our Advent Calendar, we're revisiting a webinar from earlier in the year. In this webinar we asked a panel of experts to answer your burning questions. We discuss the buying process with a specialist lawyer, key locations wi…

Advent Calendar Day 20 | Watch: How to buy a property in Florida /articles/2020/12/advent-calendar-day-20-watch-how-to-buy-a-property-in-florida

For the twentieth day of our Advent Calendar, we're revisiting a webinar from earlier in the year. In this webinar we asked a panel of experts to answer your questions about buying a property in Florida - watch the full video below! …

Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones buy New York mansion /articles/2010/11/michael-douglas-and-catherine-zeta-jones-buy-new-york-mansion

Hollywood A-list couple Michael Douglas and Catherine Zeta-Jones have added to their extensive property portfolio by purchasing a large house in New York for £3.13 million. The Oscar-winning actors were previously renting the property in the leafy…

Top 10 Places to Buy Abroad | 3. Portugal /articles/2021/01/top-10-best-places-to-buy-abroad-2021-portugal

Post Brexit, it’s not just the UK at a cross roads, with Portugal reflecting on the future of its international market by placing limits on the golden-visa scheme that has helped cause the boom of recent years. This incentive has transformed the fort…

How much does it really cost to buy and run an apartment in Spain? /articles/2026/05/how-much-does-it-really-cost-to-buy-and-run-an-apartment-in-spain

This series examines the costs involved in buying and owning a typical property abroad in our most favoured locations. Following a villa in Cyprus, we take a look at an apartment in Spain. The property This large, fully furnished three-bedroom, two-b…

Why now is a good time to purchase property abroad /articles/2024/07/five-reasons-why-its-a-good-time-to-buy-abroad

We’re having such a dismally wet summer that it’s beginning to drive many of us abroad – at least on holiday. Is this the shape of things to come? Who knows, but climate change has definitely led to soggier winters. So soggy July aside, here are four…

How much does it really cost to buy and run a house in France? /articles/2026/05/how-much-does-it-really-cost-to-buy-and-run-a-house-in-france

This series examines the costs involved in buying and owning a typical property abroad in our most favoured locations. Following a villa in Cyprus, and an apartment in Spain and the Algarve we take a look at a detached home in France. The prope…

What French property tax changes mean for you /articles/2013/09/what-french-property-tax-changes-mean-for-you

Recently there have been a lot of changes to French laws regarding property, as we have reported on this site, but what exactly does this mean for you and what savings are to be made? Well, it's good news for second home hunters, and a good time t…