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France is one of the most popular destinations for Brits to buy a holiday home

Where are people buying property abroad?

Elaine Ferguson, Head of OverseasGuidesCompany.com, takes a look at the British love affair with overseas property and what’s happening in the property markets of each of the most popular countries

Costa del Sol (pictured) and Costa Blanca are two of the most popular destinations for overseas buyers to purchase properties in Spain

How are overseas property markets fairing?

Demand for overseas property has increased since 2014, but fluctuating exchange rates, as well as economic and political uncertainty in Europe, have taken their toll. The OverseasGuidesCompany.com looks at the most popular countries with UK buyers and how they are faring in 2015

France has one of the highest levels of living costs, especially when it comes to supermarket shopping

Where is it cheapest to live in Europe?

Every year, OverseasGuidesCompany.com (OGC), publishes a detailed look at the comparative cost of living across Europe – and further afield

Valencia, Spain. The country has become one of the top destinations for British property buyers in 2014, along with Italy and Portugal

Appetite for foreign property fuelled by right conditions in 2014

Bargain buys in the Eurozone helped grow interest in foreign property in 2014, according to the latest Quarterly Index by OverseasGuidesCompany.com, which saw overall enquiries for the year increase 11 per cent compared to 2013

Christmas shopping in Madrid. In Spain, people eat their main Christmas meal on Christmas Eve, and it tends to include seafood

How do other countries spend their Christmases?

There are a number of cultural differences in how people from across the globe celebrate Christmas. Our friends at the OverseasGuidesCompany.com look at how these vary

Talking to locals, carrying a pocket-sized dictionary and trying classes before you move homes are some of the best methods to acquire a language

Top Tips for learning the local language

Learning the local language is one of the fastest ways to settle in to a new home country. Here are some top tips to acquire the skills you need

Venice: doomed to become a historical Disneyland?

Once the most important trading outpost in Europe, Venice is now known simply as a magnet for global tourists. Jules Gray asks the crucial question: does the city need to diversify its economy in order to survive?

Overseas property market begins to plateau after growth in 2014

The latest Quarterly Index from OverseasGuidesCompany.com has shown that interest in buying overseas property in 2014 has grown since 2013, although there is evidence of growth levelling off during the third quarter