When you are buying abroad, whether you are buying a villa or apartment for investment purposes or as a holiday home, you will need to find out more about the area that you are buying property in. Take a look at some of the articles below on various locations abroad that are popular for buying second homes.
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an introduction
Remember the days when it was only millionaires that could afford a bolthole in the sun? Well how times change. Britons have always had a keen interest in bricks and mortar but now there’s a new passion: owning a home overseas.
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Spain
Since the 1970s first brought us the delights of the package holiday and alerted droves of sun-seekers to its charms, Spain has been our most popular holiday destination and this is reflected in the numbers of us buying there...
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Cyprus
Cyprus has been one of the stars of the overseas property market in recent years. Over 60,000 Brits own property there, making it the third most popular choice behind Spain and France.
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Switzerland
Two distinct groups are attracted to buy property in Switzerland: the rich, who see it as a low-tax haven in one of the most stable countries in the world; and skiers looking for a chalet or apartment in Europe's premier mountain range.
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France
Why buy in France? It has been estimated that more than 150,000 Brits live permanently on the other side of the English Channel, while another half a million of us have holiday homes there. The reasons aren't hard to find.
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Bulgaria
It seems hard to believe that it is only four years since Bulgaria first came onto the radar as a location in which British people might want to buy property. At the time it seemed a rather extraordinary idea...
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Dubai
Dubai is the world’s boom town of the early 21st century, a former sleepy trading post and fishing village on the Arabian Gulf that embarked on one of the biggest construction and development programmes ever known.
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Italy
Few overseas destinations have the allure of Italy. Conjuring up images of rolling hills, perfectly preserved medieval hilltop towns and delicious food and wine, who could fail to fall for its charms?
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South Africa
The Republic of South Africa was at the head of the queue when they handed out geographical treats. The Rainbow Nation covers 470,693 miles of stunning natural beauty from the Atlantic to the Indian Oceans, from top-drawer safari parks to lofty mountain ranges and from the coast to the veld...
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Turkey
Turkey is in a unique position on the cusp of Europe, both geographically and politically. Physically, most of the country is in Asia, but Turkey aspires to become a fully-fledged part of the Europe Union and launched accession negotiations in 2005 that are expected to take 10 years.