Winter Sun: how far will you go? /articles/2013/09/winter-sun-how-far-will-you-go

Whether our summers are like last year's, whose perpetual sogginess drove us en masse to the nearest airport, or a belter like this year's (all is forgiven, 2012), it makes us long for winter sun - either to re-discover what we'd forgotten existed or…

Laura Hamilton visits the Charente-Maritime /articles/2012/10/laura-hamilton-visits-the-charente-maritime

Regular readers of this magazine and those of you who have been watching the latest run of the TV series will know me as one of the new presenters of the show. Although I say new, I have actually been filming with the team since last October and I ca…

A closer look at properties in the Charente, France /articles/2019/05/a-closer-look-at-properties-in-the-charente-france

The Charente has become one of our most popular French regions in recent years - but why? Janine Marsh has taken a tour. North of Bordeaux in southwest France, the department of Charente, named after the Charente river, is a place of forests and hill…

10 rental property hotspots /articles/2013/06/10-rental-property-hotspots

We asked our holiday rentals partner, HomeAway.co.uk where the most demand is right now for holiday villas and apartments. Full of "old favourites", their top ten locations confirm traditional tastes, but we look at what's hot, where, and for how muc…

A Place in the Sun's Guide to Relocating to Spain /spain-relocation

Want to move to Spain? Sun, sea, a better quality of life - who wouldn't w…

A Place in the Sun's Guide to Relocating to Portugal /portugal-relocation

Want to move to Portugal? Sun, sea, a better quality of life - who wouldn'…

A Place in the Sun's Guide to Relocating to France /france-relocation

Want to move to France? Sun, countryside, a better quality of life - who w…

A Place in the Sun's Guide to Relocating to Cyprus /cyprus-relocation

Want to move to Cy…

Download Your Free Guide to Purchasing an Overseas Property in Spain /guides

A Place in the Sun offers a wide range of free, independently researched guides to help you buy property in Spain with confidence—whatever your budget, stage in the process, or personal goals.

The French Property Selection /articles/2018/11/the-french-property-selection

Below we've got 14 French properties for you to look at. From the French Alps to the gentle seaside towns of the north in Normandy and Brittany - it's all here. £193,000 Charente, Poitou…

The Weekly Overseas Property Selection /articles/2018/12/the-weekly-overseas-property-selection

Another week, another selection of stunning properties for sale overseas. Take a look at our favourites below! £75,000 Messinia, Peloponnese, Greece One-bed renovated cottage in…

A Taste of Property on Spain's Costa Brava /articles/2019/02/a-taste-of-property-on-spains-costa-brava

Large holiday resorts are scarce on Spain’s most northern Costa, where prices tend to be higher for property hunters. But here local homeowner Richard Way provides a taste of the Spanish region. Overlooking the Bay of Roses, it wasn’t just the striki…