Why Brittany hit the right note for our TV property hunters from Manchester /articles/2022/08/buying-a-home-in-brittany-france

Avid A Place in the Sun viewers with a long memory might recall a couple from Manchester looking to buy a home in Brittany around a year ago. Aniko Toth and Steve Kilpatrick flew out for filming in August 2020 and completed their purchase in March 20…

How much does it cost to buy a second home in France? /articles/2022/10/how-much-does-it-cost-to-buy-a-second-home-in-france

France is our nearest neighbour and second favourite place to buy a holiday home. Yet during the pandemic, the French have also embraced hybrid working and many have moved to the countryside, or to towns with great connections to a big city. There is…

What happened next? Yvette and Agata /articles/2023/01/what-happened-next-yvette-and-agata

“We learnt valuable lessons from going on the programme” For married couple Yvette Ferraro-Beckford and Agata Beckford-Ferraro from Manchester it’s about time to slow down and have ‘Sunshine in our faces, warmth in our bones and a smile on our faces’…

What happened next? Marjorie and Margaret /articles/2023/05/what-happened-next-marjorie-in-greece

“Yes, I did get the house in the end” NHS nurse Marjorie from North Yorkshire took her twin sister Margaret to Greece to look for a holiday home in Aegina, an island in the Saronic Gulf close to Athens. They went out filming in June 2021 and fell in…

What happened next? Lian and David wouldn't have found their perfect holiday home without A Place in the Sun /articles/2023/01/what-happened-next-lian-and-david

“We learnt valuable lessons from going on the programme” Lian and Dave Pitt from Caterham in Surrey were seeking a holiday home to enjoy with their son Dominic, 14. This hard-working couple want to enjoy time in Spain with family and friends during s…

What happened next? Lucia and Doc /articles/2023/01/what-happened-next-lucia-and-doc

It’s been an emotional rollercoaster – and now a mountain to climb…    Newly retired policeman Dwayne (Doc) and Lucia Nurse are an adventurous couple from Exeter who love travelling and climbing. The couple, who both decided to retire…

A Place in the Sun Live London 2023 - Highlights /articles/2023/06/a-place-in-the-sun-live-london-2023-highlight

A Place in the Sun Live returns to the capital This weekend we welcomed more than 4,400 visitors through the doors of London Olympia for our overseas property exhibition A Place in the Sun Live! We brought together a huge range of exhibitors who were…

What happened next? Greg and Reda /articles/2023/01/what-happened-next-greg-and-reda

“We lost one dream property in Spain but found another” Married couple Greg and Reda from Peterborough have wanted to move to Spain since 2020 to enjoy working on a property with some land, and more to life than “work, sleep, work, sleep’ as Reda put…

What happened next? Tracey and Jackie /articles/2023/01/what-happened-next-tracey-and-jackie

“I don’t regret a day I have been there – only the days I am not going” Tracey Thomson from Coulsdon in Surrey took along best friend Jackie on her property hunting trip to La Duquesa on the western Costa del Sol in December 2021. Part-time children’…

What happened next? Uri and Shiann /articles/2022/12/what-happened-next-uri-and-shiann

“We are renting out the house we bought to another couple from the TV show” Father and daughter Uri and Shiann flew out to Cyprus in October 2021, looking for a three-bedroom home in the Paphos area.  The plan is for Uri, a retired bus driver, to mov…

Moving to Portugal Post-Brexit | Key Points /articles/2021/03/moving-to-portugal-post-brexit-key-points

No changes to the process or cost of buying a property in Portugal. Unless you have a visa/Portuguese residency you can spend a maximum of 90 days in each 180 in Spain every year. In due course the Portuguese government might agree to these 2 x 90-d…

Cost of living crisis: how does Turkey compare? /articles/2022/08/cost-of-living-in-turkey

The cost of living in the UK is rising fast. Inflation has reached a 40-year high of 9.4% and it is expected to reach 13% by the end of this year. War in Europe is causing petrol prices to reach record highs and food prices to increase for everyone,…