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Buying in Italy: Part Two

Welcome to the second part of your six-part serialisation on Buying in Italy. This week, we’re looking at drawing up your timescale for buying in Italy. This is a powerful way to turn dreams into reality. Many people wait until spring or autumn to begin looking – but why wait until everyone’s buying? High demand, after all, often implies higher prices. Quiet times can be good for picking up bargains. Estate agents will be keener and sellers more motivated. They’ll be worried about being stuck with a property for another season.
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Why ‘no deal’ is no big deal for property buyers

The dream of owning a home overseas is alive and well! Spending your days at the beach in the sun, exploring the local markets and sampling delicious cuisine. Renovating an old farmhouse or decorating a city apartment. Enjoying a warm winter in southern Europe; then renting your holiday home out for a profit all summer… whatever you see yourself doing overseas – you can probably still do it however Brexit works out.
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Could you retire in Portugal?

Do you have dreams of what it could be like to retire to Portugal? If so, you’ll be pleased to know that such a move has a great chance of thoroughly living up your expectations. While weather can – of course – vary a little from year to year, Portugal’s averages speak for themselves. Portugal enjoys over 300 sunny days every year. That means more sunshine hours than California. You know that sinking feeling when September approaches in the UK and summer has been something of a “write off?” That isn’t something you’ll ever need worry about in Portugal!
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Five Italian cities with stylish apartments

If you enjoy Italian city life or at least being close enough to one for shops, hospitals, restaurants and sightseeing, you’ve probably already considered buying a home in or around Rome or Milan. But there are many other amazing Italian cities. They each have their own style, history and traditions and those all-important amenities. Here are five great cities to buy property, including average prices from Immobiliare.it. 
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Why property in France remains top for lifestyle and affordability

Our nearest neighbour, France, has everything to offer anyone yearning to escape the UK which becomes more and more crowded by the day – or so it seems to one who has lived in France now for almost 9 years and occasionally returns to visit the UK! Property in France appeals to all ages: young adults wishing to get on the property ladder, perhaps thinking ahead to when they start a family and wanting to offer their future children space, beautiful open countryside, vibrant cities, the chance to become bilingual as well as older folk wishing to retire to a country where their money will stretch
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What should you know about buying waterfront property?

Can you picture anything more idyllic than living beside the water? Being lulled to sleep every evening by the waves calmly lapping on the shore. Waking up with a quick dip in your own private patch of lake or river. While it may sound like dreamy, the reality of owning waterfront property can prove decidedly more tricky. Setting up shop so close to Mother Nature means exposure to elements that will affect your property over time. Plus, there are an extensive array of rules and regulations to get your head around that don’t apply for normal properties. Before you slap down that deposit, you ne
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