People Who've Bought

Expat heroes: Galgos del sol Greyhound Rescue

Wherever you go in the world, you'll find dedicated expats giving something back to their adopted communities, whether through fund-raising or offering their time for a local cause. In recognition of their hard work, we tell you about some of them, continuing this month with a fast-paced animal rescue in south-east Spain.

1 September 2011

Meet the...gastropub owner in Thailand

Lorraine and Bill Eve Ye Old Buffalo Tavern, a British style gastropub, in the beach reosrt of Hua Hin in southern Thailand. Here they illustrate why it's an idyllic life with a few minor frustrations...

31 August 2011

Lucky flutter funds French fancy...

After striking gold on the National Lottery, Len and Jo Casson took a trip to A Place in the Sun Live to find their dream property in France to spend their cash on. Lucky for them, they met Joanna Leggett of Leggett Immobilier...

26 August 2011

Be my guest... in Turkey

Telling us their rental story this month are Kent couple Sarah Holton-Smith and partner Phil, who recently started letting their apartment in the colourful Turkish resort of Alanya...

1 July 2011

Meet the... ski company owner

More than 20 years have passed since Nigel Purkhardt gave up a busy London lifestyle to start a ski holiday business in the French Alps. Here he tells us how his company has progressed over the years...

1 July 2011

James Donovan, Team Donovan

Expats wind up working as property agents abroad for all sorts of reasons and many have great stories to tell. So meet 27-year-old James Donovan, who swapped a career in IT for a life selling homes in the Sunshine State

30 June 2011

Meet the… boat charter operator

Six years ago Laura Çetinkaya, 34 and from London, quit her City job and headed to Turkey for a career break. She never came back and now, after marrying locally, helps run a boat charter firm in Altinkum.

31 May 2011

Be My Guest… in France

This month's Brits offering rental accommodation to holidaymakers are a family who turned their backs on a busy London lifestyle to open a gîte complex on the west coast of France.

31 May 2011

Phil and Eileen Hardy, Hardy Estates

Brits wind up working as property agents abroad for all sorts of reasons and many have great stories to tell. This month we meet the husband and wife team of Phil and Eileen Hardy, who sell homes in Paphos, Cyprus

31 May 2011

From Colchester to Kalkan

Meet Jane Ebeling, one of a growing number of British retirees moving to Turkey. For anyone thinking of doing the same, we spoke to Jane about her relocation "journey", which culminated in her moving into her new home in Kalkan jsut weeks ago...

31 May 2011

There's just no selling

There's no doubt Spain is a buyer's market. This is great news if you're looking to snap up a bargain repo but if you're selling your own Spanish home, it's a different story. We meet two sets of expats who are frustrated by the way overall market conditions are affecting their attempts to secure a buyer…

1 May 2011

Meet the...furniture supplier

Six years ago Jo Soylev, originally from Gloucestershire, began offering a personalised home furnishings service to foreign property-owners on the Bodrum Peninsula. Still going strong and with a widening customer base, Jo recently added a property maintenance arm to her business.

1 May 2011