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How to Emigrate
This free guide will support you through your emigration. It covers each important step in this sometimes complicated process.
Viewing Trip Guide
The Viewing Trip Guide is designed to support you through the process of a successful property viewing trip, with tips and information on the most important steps to take.
Property Buyer’s Guide to Currency
Buying a property overseas is an exciting prospect, but make sure you plan your finances carefully to ensure you don’t lose money on your currency transfers.
Property Guides is a step-by-step resource to help you purchase your dream overseas home safely and successfully.
Property Guides was set up when one of the company’s founders suffered an unfortunate personal experience when buying overseas.
This trauma could have been avoided if real, truthful information and support had been available at the time – and that’s why we now provide all the information found on this website, alongside country specific guides to help others avoid the costly and distressing pitfalls that may not be obvious when buying overseas.
“We used the excellent Property Guide chiefly to research exactly how to buy a property abroad and also to reassure ourselves that we were on the right track. We looked to the website and additionally to the advice that the Resource Centre gave to move ahead – the help of reliable local professionals was undoubtedly imperative to move things forward”
Bernard and Doris Corcoran
We can make your buying process easier
By providing you up-to-date, step-by-step and country specific information on the following:
We can make your buying process easier
By providing you up-to-date, step-by-step and country specific information on the following:
The buying process
The steps you take to purchase your dream home will differ per country, and each of our country-specific guides provides you with all the information you need.
Property Search
We offer you guidance on every part of your property search, from finding the right estate agent to spending time on viewing trips.
Legal advice
Having independent legal support throughout this process is essential, especially when you are looking for your dream home in a country with a different language.
Financial advice
Your finances are one of the most important aspects of a purchase. You will need to assess how much you can afford to spend on a property and the best way to send these funds over to the new country.
Making the move
Our assistance does not just stop once you have completed your purchase – we can help you with choosing the best way to move all of your goods from your old country to your new one.
Lifestyle Advice
We can also offer you guidance on settling into life in your new country, with assistance on navigating the transport and healthcare systems, making friends and getting to grips with the new language.
We partner with some of the most trusted names in the industry
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France Buying Specialist
Meet the Property Guides Resource Team
The team at our Resource Centre is on the other end of the phone throughout every stage of your buying journey, here to offer you guidance and to put you in touch with trusted professionals who can help make your dream a reality.
If you need to speak to someone about buying overseas, you can reach the team on 020 7898 0549 from Monday to Friday, 8.30am to 6.00pm or E-Mail [email protected].
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