Christopher Nye

Senior Content Editor at Property Guides

Christopher’s career has been dedicated to the travel business and international property. Educated in Hotel Management at Leeds Beckett University, his first job was catering manager on Caribbean cruise liners. He worked in hotels and restaurants around the world before opening his own restaurant in 1993. 10 years later Christopher’s first book was published, Maximum Diner, and Chris moved from running businesses to writing about them. Having gained a PGDip in Dramatic Writing at Sussex University and a NCTJ Journalism qualification at City College Brighton, Chris became a journalist and then editor in 2005. Having edited Property Guides and led a team of writers around the world since 2016, Chris has an unrivalled knowledge of the global property market, combined with a deep understanding of what British property buyers abroad need to make their purchase safely.

Travel

Books: Weekends to Brag About, co-written guidebooks to Mallorca and Cyclades (Harper Collins). Magazines and newspapers: Everything Spain, America magazine, France magazine, Sunday Times, Mail on Sunday, Discover Britain, Monarch Airlines, Flybe Airlines, Saga magazine.

Property

Books: A Place in the Sun, Spain (Channel 4) (co-written) Magazines and newspapers: OPP (Overseas Property Professional – Editor), AIPP guides (Association of International Property Professionals - Editor) A Place in the Sun’s America (Editor), A Place in the Sun magazine, The Times Bricks and Mortar, Property Hub, Spain Magazine. As property hunter and features writer for A Place in the Sun magazine for over ten years, Chris helped hundreds of people to fulfil their dream of owning a home abroad.

Business and Finance

Books: Maximum Diner Magazines and newspapers: Daily Telegraph, Barclays Bank, Nat West Bank, Direct Line Insurance.

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Articles by Christopher Nye

How to purchase a home in Spain

How to purchase a home in Spain

It’s time to start seeing buying a home in Spain as being as safe as buying one in the UK or US. These day, a network of property professionals has replaced the cowboy operators and dodgy developers of the pre-financial crisis market. Of course, you need to employ a good lawyer and currency company, but with these in place you can buy in confidence. Here is how you purchase a home in Spain. 
How to purchase a home in Italy

How to purchase a home in Italy

Italy has a wealth of choices for discerning buyers, from grand palazzos to picturesque farmhouses and super-stylish modern villas. Buying a home here doesn’t depend on EU citizenship, and you can use it as you wish, including earning an income from rentals. Even better, prices are more than reasonable at the moment, and you can take advantage of our free property hunting service. So if you’re looking for your own Italian renaissance, here is how you buy. 
Restoration masterpiece

Restoration masterpiece

One of the joys of buying abroad is taking on the challenge of creating something outstanding. Who hasn’t seen that down at heel French chateau or Italian palazzo and wondered, “could I?” We spoke to a lady who took on the challenge of restoring property abroad, and came back for more! Julia Silk says there is nothing more rewarding than taking an old building with all its unique style and character features and transforming it into the home of your dreams. Having renovated large properties in Greece, Croatia and Italy, here is her advice. 
How to purchase a home in France

How to purchase a home in France

France is one of the safest countries in the world to buy property, and its estate agents are well used to selling homes of distinction to international clients. From quaint farmhouses in Provence to grand châteaux in Brittany and Haussmanien apartments in Paris, France has a mouthwatering choice of homes that will enhance any life. But how do you buy a home in France? (And what is a notaire, exactly!)
Nice and easki! Ski resorts a two-hour flight from London

Nice and easki! Ski resorts a two-hour flight from London

If there’s any compensation for the return of a British winter it’s the promise of a ski holiday just a two-hour flight away. And when you own a home in a ski resort you can forget all the hassle of packing for a Ryanair overhead locker or waiting for ski hire when you’re there. The rental returns are pretty cool too! So where are the best ski resorts that you can reach easily from the City?

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