• Don’t rely on the price of your property going up, overseas property markets have not been subject to the same property boom as the UK.
• Always get a survey done on the property. Although this may not be part of the house buying culture where you are buying it could save you thousands.
• Do allow some extra time – depending on where you buy it can take many weeks for the transaction can complete. In France it can take up to 20 weeks and in Spain and Portugal it can average between 12 -18.