Moving abroad /articles/2014/10/moving-abroad

Deciding to retire abroad is an exciting choice, but don't be fooled into thinking of it as an extended holiday. There's much more to it than that and some simple steps can make the transition so much easier. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (F…

Laura Hamilton on Getting your Overseas Property Rental-Ready /articles/2018/01/laura-hamilton-on-getting-your-overseas-property-rental-ready

Our TV presenter Laura Hamilton has bought and done up half a dozen homes in the UK as well as an apartment in San Pedro on the Costa del Sol. Here she provides a few tips for that rental-ready makeover. "One of the questions I nearly always get ask…

Case Study | Buying our Corfu Property /articles/2018/08/case-study-buying-our-corfu-property

Novelist Mandy Baggot, 41, and her accountant husband, Jon, 45, from Wiltshire, bought a traditional two-bedroom house in the hamlet of Pelekito in north-east Corfu, last summer. Here she tells us how they found their Greek property. "We had holidaye…

Model behaviour /articles/2009/02/model-behaviour

American stunner Caprice is one of the worlds most photographed models. Now busy with promoting her own lingerie brand around the globe, we caught up with her up for a chat about her homes and holidays... Where in the world do you have homes and h…

Jasmine Harman and Jonnie Irwin on Thailand's exotic charm /articles/2009/08/jasmine-harman-and-jonnie-irwin-on-thailands-exotic-charm

A Place in the Sun:Home or Away? presenters Jonnie and Jasmine on Thailands exotic charm (with home comforts), and bargain-priced properties. Jonnie The first time I visited Koh Samui in Thailand I was spellbound by the islands diversity. Sure, li…

Compare like for like when buying property /articles/2009/08/compare-like-for-like-when-buying-property

You're surfing the Internet, and you find an apartment in Bulgaria that's 20,000 cheaper than the going rate. Bargain! Or is it? It might look the same as other apartments in the area, but there could be crucial differences, so you're not actually co…

Cost of living crisis: how does Spain compare? /articles/2022/06/cost-of-living-crisis-how-does-spain-compare

The cost of living in the UK is rising fast.  This week inflation has reached a 40-year high of 9 per cent. War in Europe is causing petrol prices to reach record highs and food prices to increase for everyone, but how do other costs still measure up…

Property in Florida: The British love affair lives on /articles/2013/06/property-in-florida-the-british-love-affair-lives-on

Slowly but surely, the good times look set to roll again in the USA. One of our favourite hunting grounds is showing consistent signs of recovery from the worst property crash in living memory. After successfully negotiating the fiscal cliff, could t…

Video | A Tour of our Tenerife Townhouse /articles/2017/09/video-a-tour-of-our-tenerife-townhouse

Jane and Roger Pangbourne have been visiting Tenerife, Spain for nine years and recently decided to purchase their dream property in July 2017. Since then, they've been learning the lingo, meeting the locals and thoroughly enjoying the hot tub on the…

Case Study | Our Property in Tenerife /articles/2017/12/case-study-our-property-in-tenerife

Jane and Roger Pangbourne take us through their property in Tenerife and tell us how they found the buying process. "We have been visiting Tenerife since 2008 and have gradually fallen in love with the island and its way of life. Our dream has always…

Almanzora Valley, Spain Ben Hillman /tv-show/original/2021/albox-spain-ben-hillman

Kent couple Alison and Lee are about to make the permanent move to the stunning countryside of Albox in Almeria. Going with them will be their 4 dogs so the garden has to be secure enough for them to roam safely. Plus the property needs to be big eno…

Southern Alicante, Spain - A Place in the Sun /tv-show/original/2024/southern-alicante-spain-jasmine-harman

Jasmine Harman is in Southern Alicante in Spain helping Keith and Heidi from Nottinghamshire find their dream holiday home. They have a budget of £170,000 to buy their perfect property, where they’ll be visited by their combined 4 children and 6 gran…