This week sees the launch of a free 68-page guide from the Association of International Property Professionals (AIPP) which is essential reading for anyone starting out on the overseas property trail.

This independent guide covers key areas of property buying, from planning your purchase through to understanding the role of the key professionals involved – the agent, the developer and your independent lawyer. It also explains how you can save money through services such as a currency specialist for overseas payments and how to protect your investment through insurance products.

The AIPP represents a range of businesses in the overseas property sector – Rightmove Overseas is a member – but is not involved directly in property sales. As it says in the guide; “we’re not here to sell property, we’re here to make sure it’s sold properly” so you can be sure the information is independent and presented in a way that makes it easy to understand just exactly what is involved in an overseas property purchase.

To see a digital copy of the guide click here; to order a hard copy from the AIPP and find out about their work and members, visit www.aipp.org.uk.