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

Properties for wine lovers: Our top 10 European picks

Properties for wine lovers: Our top 10 European picks

Can you imagine anything more perfect than settling down on your garden terrace in Tuscany, the Loire or the Algarve, and opening a cool white wine from the local vineyard? Or maybe a local red, or two, for an evening with friends in your new holiday home in the Canary Islands or Alicante?

10 Affordable Properties in Spain

What’s the lowest price you can pay for a nice property in Spain? Are the days of a truly affordable retirement in your own home, with a low cost of living, over? Our research, says no, you can still do it!

Costa del Sol, for every budget

The Costa del Sol may attract the rich and famous, from Simon Cowell to Vladimir Putin, but there is plenty for people with more modest budgets too. All with the same blazing sun and sparkling Mediterranean. So, where should you buy if you’re after some bling? And where for something a bit more budget?

10 interesting things about property buyers in Portugal

Portugal Property Guides reader survey for 2020 was our most successful ever. (It’s almost as if people had nothing better to do…!) From nearly 800 responses we are able to get a clear picture of the hopes, dreams, plans and concerns of property buyers in Portugal, whether that’s for a holiday home or a complete relocation.
Quarantine update: where you can (and can’t) view homes!

Quarantine update: where you can (and can’t) view homes!

With the UK’s quarantines and travel restrictions changing every week – and varying even between different parts of the country – it’s hard to keep up with where you can and cannot view property. That’s all we needed with just weeks to go until the Brexit transition period ends. Read your update to the latest “exempt list” travel rules.

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