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8 Tips for Selling Your UK Property and Escaping Abroad
Tue, November 17, 2009 - 10:06 am EET
An article published in the Telegraph yesterday highlights the growing trend of baby-boomers who are opting to sell up in the UK and ship out in search of a new and exciting life abroad. Not ones to sell and swap their UK lifestyle for similar on the Costa del Somewhere in Spain, these Britons want to get the most out of their UK home in value terms and cash in for fun overseas.
The Telegraph article focused on one couple who are in the process of selling a farm in the UK to ship out to Australia where they plan on buying a camper van and touring round like “two old hippies for a bit…” If you’re thinking of doing something similar, i.e., selling up and getting out of the UK and your current life and going in search of a better life abroad, this article could prove very valuable indeed!
We have the top 8 tips for selling your UK property and escaping abroad so that you can get your British home sold well and put the equity in your pocket to fuel your dreams of a new life abroad.
Where Can You Buy Affordable and Profitable Ski Property Abroad
Mon, November 16, 2009 - 12:30 pm EET
There will always be a wealthy element of society who can afford to have a winter skiing break as well as a summer sunshine holiday! What’s more, increasing numbers of us want to get away at any cost and are finding that a holiday abroad is a relief from the strain of everyday life.
What this means is that there is still demand for holiday property abroad – and that includes homes in the sun and on the piste. We recently examined where you could buy affordable property abroad and focused on markets where there is strong demand for summer sunshine breaks – but where can you buy affordable and profitable ski property abroad?
Well, if you’re looking for somewhere to buy a ski property that you can enjoy with your family and friends, or you’d like to purchase an investment property in a popular winter sports destination, we have some suggestions of properties for sale, and locations for you.
Buying Property Abroad in the Sun on a Budget
Fri, November 13, 2009 - 7:42 am EET
At this time of year in the UK when the nights draw in, the temperatures drop, it’s foggy, there are no leaves on the trees and everything appears dull and grey and cold, there’s one thing that stops many of us from going completely crazy and that’s the thought of next year’s summer holiday!
For some people an annual holiday in the sun just isn’t enough however, and they long for a holiday home overseas in a sunny spot that they can travel to whenever the whim takes them or whenever life commitments will allow.
Of course, the depressing thought of winter in UK is being compounded by the depression we’re all fighting off that’s been brought upon us by the recession. It’s eroding our spending power and restricting our lives and choices. However, to cheer us all up, we thought we’d go and see if it was still possible to buy property abroad in the sun – but on a budget. We hope you’ll be pleased by what we’ve found for you!
Mixed Messages About Overseas Property Investors’ Confidence
Wed, November 11, 2009 - 9:00 am EET
Since 2007 when property markets around the world really began to take a nosedive, the media has struggled to put across a coherent message about how property investors have coped with falling values of homes overseas. This issue continues to this day with two recent reports in different publications highlighting the very real problem.
For example, Homes Overseas magazine – which naturally has a vested interested in the positive promotion of property abroad as an ongoing viable opportunity – recently reported that investor confidence was on the increase.
This message is sharply contrasted by a hard hitting piece in the Irish Independent that investigates how many Irish citizens have been forced to literally walk away from their properties abroad and give up the money they had invested in them because of a string of issues relating to everything from financing to corrupt builders. These mixed messages about overseas property investors’ confidence do nothing to help those wondering about whether now is a good time to buy in…so we thought we’d delve a little deeper in the pursuit of some truth!
Finding Affordable Property in France to Fuel Your Dreams of French Living
Mon, November 09, 2009 - 10:29 am EET
We Brits have a particular love for France and all things French – despite the bickering that goes on between both nations on certain levels, particularly sporting ones, we admire a great deal about France in general, and this leads many Brits to dream about owning a home across the Channel for short breaks, for retirement, or for a brand new life away from the hustle and bustle of Britain.
In this article we’re going to go on the hunt for affordable property in France to help fuel your dreams of French living. After all, it’s one thing longing to hop across the Channel, it’s quite something else to be able to afford to with a weakened pound and a lack of mortgage financing.
The good news is that there are some real bargain finds even in this day and age, and as long as you’re not dead set on living in central Paris or on the French Riviera, you may well be inspired by this report to go and make your property dreams come true in France.
Can You Still Get Mortgages to Buy Spanish Property?
Thu, October 29, 2009 - 11:32 am EET
The property market in Spain has many parallels and similarities to that in the UK in that if a property is competitively priced it will sell, where there are still pockets of demand there is buoyancy in the market, agents have talked the market up to an unsustainable level, prices have fallen below what the media and government are promoting and people still hanker after owning a home in Spain, just as there is a desire for homeownership in the UK.
The only trouble is, not everyone can afford to take advantage of some of the bargains that are genuinely coming to the market in Spain because they don’t have the cash in hand to pay full asking price in cash for a Spanish property…
We’re aware that properties in the UK are not selling in part because people cannot secure mortgage financing – but is the situation the same in Spain? Can you still get mortgages to buy Spanish property or not? In this report we’re going to look at what property financing products are available to British buyers interested in buying a home in Spain.
