People Who've Bought

Why we swapped Lewisham for Uzumlu

Fed up with days spent commuting up the A2 from Kent, the Cherries headed to Turkey to build their dream home and retire early...

1 November 2011

Meet the...Supercar test driver in Marbella

Nick Hall has a job that many of us would kill for: he drives the fastest and most expensive cars and gets paid for it. Based in Marbella, he spends his life traversing the globe to test new motors. Here's the inside track...

31 October 2011

Euromillions jackpot winners go shopping for overseas property

Who could blame Euromillions lottery winners Dave and Angie Dawes when they say they plan to spend some of their winnings on at least one property overseas...

12 October 2011

Time for timeshare: Case studies

Earlier this year new EU laws were introduced to protect buyers of timeshare properties. Last month we looked at home it differs from fractional ownership, but here we ask two converts why it appeals so much..

1 October 2011

Be my guest... in Italy

Telling us his rental story this month is James Brown-Muir who has been letting out his Tuscan townhouse in the beautiful Lake Trasimeno region for three years

1 October 2011

Meet the... Wine maker

Kirstie and Paul Rowbotham from North Yorkshire run a vineyard in Bordeaux. Here they tell us about how they produce their award-winning organic wines

1 October 2011

Jon Ainge, International Property Success

Jon Ainge swapped teaching for selling property in Lagos on the western Algarve in Portugal...

30 September 2011

From vinyl to vine...

Steve Hovington from 1980s band B-Movie has used his second home in the Haut-Languedoc, France to create a vineyard and his own vintage wine...

1 September 2011

Expat heroes: Galgos del sol Greyhound Rescue

Wherever you go in the world, you'll find dedicated expats giving something back to their adopted communities, whether through fund-raising or offering their time for a local cause. In recognition of their hard work, we tell you about some of them, continuing this month with a fast-paced animal rescue in south-east Spain.

1 September 2011

Meet the...gastropub owner in Thailand

Lorraine and Bill Eve Ye Old Buffalo Tavern, a British style gastropub, in the beach reosrt of Hua Hin in southern Thailand. Here they illustrate why it's an idyllic life with a few minor frustrations...

31 August 2011

Lucky flutter funds French fancy...

After striking gold on the National Lottery, Len and Jo Casson took a trip to A Place in the Sun Live to find their dream property in France to spend their cash on. Lucky for them, they met Joanna Leggett of Leggett Immobilier...

26 August 2011

Case study: Opening a B&B in Portugal

British couple Loraine Tonkin and Peter Williams realised their dream when they opened a B&B for walkers in Central Portugal. We caught up with them to find out more...

1 July 2011