People Who've Bought

Meet the shopkeepers

Originally from Sussex, the Payne family run Oliver's a village deli in Paphos, Cyprus. Here, Jill, 64, reveals how the keep the shop - full of British favourites - ticking over

1 August 2009

Be my guest....in France.

We invite a reader to tell us about renting out his or her place in the sun. Here we meet Philip, who owns an apartment on the irresistible French Riviera.

28 July 2009

Fractional ownership case study

Kim Leeper and his wife Elaine, from Dulwich in south London, have bought an eighth-share of a one-bedroom property at Palazzo Tornabuoni, a restored 15th-century palace.

27 July 2009

Meet the antique dealers

Once a drummer in a chart-topping band, John Dummer, 64, worked as a press officer and journalist before setting up as an antiques dealer in France with his wife Helen, 58

1 July 2009

Lee Mears - England rugby player

Having already bought in Barbados and the Bahamas, England rugby player Lee Mears has now bagged a place on the Greek paradise island, Samos

1 June 2009

Moving to Australia

In 2004 Paul Field, 35, left London and moved halfway around the world to Melbourne, Australia, to be with his wife, Katie. Here he tells us about his work in I.T

1 June 2009

Meet the B&B owners in Spain

Mick Thorburn and Gail Harris bought an old farmhouse in Cuevas del Almanzora in Almeria, Spain. Here, Gail tells us how they turned it into a thriving guest house

1 May 2009

Having a ball in the Algarve

Former England footballer and native Australian Tony Dorigo is looking forward to sunning himself at his new property on his Portuguese resort, Vale da Lapa Parque

1 May 2009

Meet the Paramedic in Australia

Last October Kate Mitchell, her partner Barbara Allan and their adopted son Liam, nine, left Cumbernauld, near Glasgow, for Australia's Sunshine Coast, near Brisbane. Here, Kate tells us why they decided to make the break.

1 April 2009

Gary Player - The Grand Master

Golfing great Gary Player, the legendary “Black Knight”, owns a few sweet spots in South Africa and Florida where he likes to relax, and now he has designs on a golf course on the moon

1 April 2009

The Good Life

Even top chefs need to switch off sometimes and for Antony Worrall Thompson, or 'Wozza', as he's affectionately known, this involves spending time at his Spanish bolthole. We caught up with him for a chat about his finca on the Costa del Sol

16 March 2009

Meet the property agents

Nic and Lorna Ashby, 40 and 38 respectively, live in Malta where they work for a property company. Nic tells us why they decided to leave the UK to start a new life in the sunny Mediterranean...

16 March 2009