Christopher Nye

Senior Content Editor at Property Guides

Christopher’s career has been dedicated to the travel business and international property. Educated in Hotel Management at Leeds Beckett University, his first job was catering manager on Caribbean cruise liners. He worked in hotels and restaurants around the world before opening his own restaurant in 1993. 10 years later Christopher’s first book was published, Maximum Diner, and Chris moved from running businesses to writing about them. Having gained a PGDip in Dramatic Writing at Sussex University and a NCTJ Journalism qualification at City College Brighton, Chris became a journalist and then editor in 2005. Having edited Property Guides and led a team of writers around the world since 2016, Chris has an unrivalled knowledge of the global property market, combined with a deep understanding of what British property buyers abroad need to make their purchase safely.

Travel

Books: Weekends to Brag About, co-written guidebooks to Mallorca and Cyclades (Harper Collins). Magazines and newspapers: Everything Spain, America magazine, France magazine, Sunday Times, Mail on Sunday, Discover Britain, Monarch Airlines, Flybe Airlines, Saga magazine.

Property

Books: A Place in the Sun, Spain (Channel 4) (co-written) Magazines and newspapers: OPP (Overseas Property Professional – Editor), AIPP guides (Association of International Property Professionals - Editor) A Place in the Sun’s America (Editor), A Place in the Sun magazine, The Times Bricks and Mortar, Property Hub, Spain Magazine. As property hunter and features writer for A Place in the Sun magazine for over ten years, Chris helped hundreds of people to fulfil their dream of owning a home abroad.

Business and Finance

Books: Maximum Diner Magazines and newspapers: Daily Telegraph, Barclays Bank, Nat West Bank, Direct Line Insurance.

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Articles by Christopher Nye

Italy are hot favourite to win Eurovision Song Contest

Do you remember Norman Tebbit’s “cricket test”? If you’re going to live in a country you should support the local team, he said. Well now, it’s the Eurovision Song Contest on Saturday, so hopefully you’re ready to get behind Italy’s dancing ape… 

Buying a country house in Italy

If you have been watching the BBC 2 TV series, “Second Chance Summer: Tuscany”, and feel that life in the Italian countryside is for you, then Italy Property Guides can help you begin your search.

Staying informed, with Italian newspapers

You will probably enjoy a stroll to the local newspaper kiosk, followed by a cappuccino and a cornetto while you read the paper. But which Italian newspaper will reflect your own world view?
How to make a currency transfer easy

How to make a currency transfer easy

As founder and CEO of Smart Currency Exchange, the thing that makes me most proud is when I hear a positive review of our services from a customer who has bought a home abroad. After all, that’s why I set up the company. Fortunately for me, this isn’t a rare occurrence; there are over a thousand five star reviews of us on the customer-review website Trustpilot.

Seven books that capture Canada

Here’s another great thing about Canada, the English language! Canada has a rich literary history and some wonderful home-grown authors. Here, to mark UN World Book Day last week, we take a look at seven books that get under the skin of Canada.

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