Broadcaster Selina Scott has given two thumbs up to Spanish property after investing in a dream home abroad.

The news presenter bought a Spanish property on the island of Mallorca two decades ago after deciding to escape the rat race of London and has never regretted her decision to find her own place in the sun, according to the Times.

Ms Scott tells the newspaper: ‘I clapped eyes on the honey-coloured Mallorcan farmhouse one August morning 20-odd years ago.

‘I can walk from my house straight into the hills on footpaths […] [and] the same paths branch off to the sea, to a rugged shore and golden beach.’

Ms Scott adds that her Spanish property is a far cry from her former life in London as presenter of the BBC’s Breakfast Time, which saw her rising at 03:00 each morning to get to work on time.

Robin Wilson, head of overseas at Rightmove.co.uk, recently claimed that Spanish property is an excellent choice for British ex-patriots because of the lifestyle it affords.

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