How to market your rental /articles/2012/01/how-to-market-your-rental

Whether your rental home is in the UK or abroad, generating bookings is one of the trickiest aspects of private holiday lets. Apart from instructing a rental agent to market your property, there are certainly other things you could do to boost rental…

10 reasons to buy property in Italy /articles/2013/10/10-reasons-to-buy-property-in-italy

1 Prices have fallen so it's a great time to buy Recent data confirms that the downward movement in Italian property prices since the market peak of late 2006 has not stopped. The Agenzia delle Entrate (Inland Revenue) reports that the total number o…

A Place in the Sun launches new holiday rentals section /articles/2012/07/a-place-in-the-sun-launches-new-holiday-rentals-section

A Place in the Sun has today launched a new holiday rentals section of the website, allowing visitors to search for overseas properties which are available to rent in hundreds of countries in partnership with Home Away. Whether you're looking for a r…

Giving Life a Second Wind in Brittany | Case Study /articles/2017/07/brittany-has-given-life-a-second-wind-case-study

We recently caught up with Graham & Elaine, who tell us all about their experience in selling their home in the UK and relocating to Brittany to eventually enjoy their well-deserved retirement. "We bought our house in Brittany during May 2016. Li…

Be charmed by Malta and Gozo at A Place in the Sun Live /articles/2010/09/be-charmed-by-malta-and-gozo-at-a-place-in-the-sun-live

Below Sicily and only 300km from the coast of Tunisia, sit the UK's distant cousins. With hotter weather, cheaper property and a lower cost of living if you haven't already considered these enchanting islands, a visit to the Malta and Gozo Pavilion a…

A Pharoah deal /articles/2010/12/a-pharoah-deal

Luxor From the air the thin ribbon of green that marks the Nile seems very vulnerable, surrounded by the dry wadis and mountains of the desert, but this river, which is the longest in the world, has sustained life for centuries. Its riverbanks' most…

Best Places to Buy in 2017 - Italy /articles/2017/02/best-places-to-buy-in-2017-italy

Impossibly romantic, effortlessly stylish and oozing with culture, Italy has enjoyed a passionate following from overseas visitors for centuries. If Michelangelo or Botticelli don’t draw you to Rome or Florence, then maybe the romantic elegance of th…

Trading Places (or how you can swap your second home for free holidays) /articles/2012/06/trading-places-or-how-you-can-swap-your-second-home-for-free-holidays

Anyone lucky enough to own a second home overseas is well aware of the advantages: years of holidays and potential rental income are the most obvious ones, but growing numbers of owners are starting to realise that their second homes can also be used…

Setting foot in Italy’s sunny South /articles/2012/06/setting-foot-in-italy-s-sunny-south

The regions of southern Italy are collectively known as Il Mezzogiorno – literally, the midday sun — and along with scorching summer temperatures they share long coastlines and important tourist sites, including Pompeii and the romantic Positano. His…

Luxury property holds its value as super rich invest in major cities /articles/2012/03/luxury-property-holds-its-value-as-super-rich-invest-in-major-cities

The world's billionaires are increasingly seeing the merit in investing in real estate, and have begun pumping money into 'safe haven' city destinations including New York and Singapore. These world cities are popular among the super rich who wan…

Another record breaking show! /articles/2015/05/another-record-breaking-show

Olympia London 8th-10th May 2015 A Place in the Sun Live at Olympia London over the weekend was a huge success bringing in 7,814 people eager to find out more about buying an overseas property. This is a record breaking attendanc…

Restoring an old mill /articles/2011/03/restoring-an-old-mill

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