A new ‘Golden Mile’ is one reason to get excited about the rising property market in the southern Costa Blanca. Orihuela Costa’s lower prices are attracting holiday home owners, property investors and developers.
Homes with mountain views are abundant in France and they’re not all in the Alps or Pyrenees. Follow Chris Froome up these three mountain ranges in next year’s Tour de France, for a rural home with four-season appeal and rooms with views
Chinese investors, property buyers and companies have long shown an interest in Portugal. The Portuguese government is keen on the cash and it could have impacts on British buyers in Portugal too.
After a period with little news about the realities of impending Brexit for expats in Portugal and elsewhere, solid details have finally started to emerge.
A weaker exchange rate isn’t deterring British buyers, we’re just dropping our budget. Even at lower prices the dream of owning a property in the sun goes on.
How many of us, when we’re abroad, spend our time looking in estate agent windows thinking, “Oooh, we could afford that. Shall we?” Compared to the astronomical price of UK property, a cottage in northern France, a holiday condo in the US or a sea-view apartment on a sunny Spanish costa can seem very reasonable indeed.
