Easter is a popular time to combine a short break somewhere warm with a search for your ideal holiday home. If this is your plan, here we offer a five-point guide to getting the most from your viewing trip… - Take a few minutes to browse Rightmove Overseas before your travel. This will give you [...]
Every year, expats take part in a variety of local New Year’s Eve celebrations. Here are some of the quirky traditions they’re likely to encounter in European destinations… Article written by The Overseas Guides Company France Known as La Saint-Sylvestre, New Year’s Eve is an occasion for indulging in gastronomic treats, typically Champagne, oysters and [...]
Written by British Corner Shop As Christmas draws closer, those who no longer live in the UK begin to hanker for aspects of the British Christmas that they grew up with. As expats go about their festive duties in wonderfully new cultures, memories of home-cooked traditional British Christmas grub feature in nostalgic reminiscing about Christmas's [...]
Celebs can afford to be picky about their second homes, where they go to unwind and enjoy the local lifestyle. Which means that Italy’s Puglia, with its growing fan club of celebrities, must have something special. We take a closer look…Article written by The Overseas Guides Company What do Helen Mirren, Meryl Streep, Suggs from [...]
Spring’s here – have you put your runners in yet? If you’re a fan of growing fruit and veg, just think what you could achieve living somewhere warm with a long growing season! Here are a few properties that offer more than just a kitchen garden… Olive groves, vineyards or orchards – many homes in [...]
If you’re looking for the ultimate Valentine’s gift this year, why not bag an overseas love nest where you and your partner can spend time together? To get you in the mood, here are some suggestions for where to buy for guaranteed romance…Article written by The Overseas Guides Company Follow your nose to France! The [...]
What better way to start the year than beginning your search for a place in the sun? Property markets in many popular destinations settled down in 2014, after a rocky few years, so 2015 could be the ideal time to invest abroad. Here are some ideas for the best places to buy...Article written by The [...]
Are you a skier hankering after a home in a mountain resort where a warm family atmosphere, splash of culture and fantastic local food matter as much as the skiing? Well, a picturesque corner of northern Italy offers all this, so could be worth a visit…Article written by The Overseas Guides Company The world’s largest [...]
Interest in Basilicata, in southern Italy, could be on the verge of surging after an ancient city there was selected as a European Capital of Culture in 2019. With charming detached homes available for well under £100,000, it’s surely worth a nose… Article written by The Overseas Guides Company The Prosecco has been flowing in [...]
When you purchase a home in Italy, there are a number of taxes that must be paid on top of the house price. This includes the mortgage tax, which is due to cover the registration of a transfer of ownership on the title deeds, the cadastral tax, covering the update to the Building of Land [...]