Despite proposals to raise
property taxes in the country, France remains the most popular location for
Brits buying overseas property.
Thatââ¬â¢s the result of a new survey from overseas mortgage specialist
Conti who found that France topped the chart of overseas destinations for the
fourth year in a row.
Keep reading to learn why
property in France remains so popular with British buyers.
France, Spain and Portugal remain the top places for Brits to buy
overseas property
According to the latest overseas
property ââ¬Ëhot spotsââ¬â¢ report compiled by Conti, 45 per cent of mortgage
enquiries received so far this year have been for property in France. This has risen from 39 per cent in 2011
and just 15 per cent back in 2008.
The rest of the top three
locations remain the same as 2011.
33 per cent of the companyââ¬â¢s enquiries were for mortgages on property in
Spain ââ¬â up from 31 per cent in 2011 and 14 per cent in 2008. Portugal remained in third place for the
second year running, accounting for one in ten enquiries.
The next seven most popular
overseas locations with property buyers were Turkey, Italy, USA, Australia,
Canada, New Zealand and Ireland.
Clare Nessling, Contiââ¬â¢s
operations director, said: ââ¬ÅBuyers have increasingly been sticking to locations
they know and trust, which is why France and Spain are out on their own at the
moment, and Portugal is starting to rise in popularity again too.
ââ¬ÅThe eurozone crisis continues,
but the growing strength of the pound against the euro is boosting the budgets
of people in the UK who are looking to buy property in these locations. This
together with some bargain property prices and low interest rates, are making
it even more affordable. It also helps that these countries offer easy access
from the UK, and rental opportunities are good too.ââ¬Â
Homesgofast Author Nick
Marr
