People Who've Bought

Meet the High Flyers !

In 2005 Jon Hales and his partner Beth, from Surrey starred on A Place in the Sun. They've since transformed an old bakery in Spain

1 October 2009

Meet the landlords - Spanish bakery

In 2005 Jon Hales and his partner Beth, from Surrey starred on A Place in the Sun. They've since transformed an old bakery in Spain

24 September 2009

A Place in the Sun finds readers their dream property

A Place in the Sun finds readers their dream property A couple who took part in the property hunt in the May issue of this magazine have bought one of the properties we found for them and they tied up the purchase in just three months! John and Sally Vettese from Edinburgh wrote to us asking if we could help them find a buy-to-let property in Turkey for no more than 38,000 (including all costs).Our very own Verity Willcocks got on the case.

5 August 2009

Meet the shopkeepers

Originally from Sussex, the Payne family run Oliver's a village deli in Paphos, Cyprus. Here, Jill, 64, reveals how the keep the shop - full of British favourites - ticking over

1 August 2009

Be my guest....in France.

We invite a reader to tell us about renting out his or her place in the sun. Here we meet Philip, who owns an apartment on the irresistible French Riviera.

28 July 2009

Fractional ownership case study

Kim Leeper and his wife Elaine, from Dulwich in south London, have bought an eighth-share of a one-bedroom property at Palazzo Tornabuoni, a restored 15th-century palace.

27 July 2009

Meet the antique dealers

Once a drummer in a chart-topping band, John Dummer, 64, worked as a press officer and journalist before setting up as an antiques dealer in France with his wife Helen, 58

1 July 2009

Lee Mears - England rugby player

Having already bought in Barbados and the Bahamas, England rugby player Lee Mears has now bagged a place on the Greek paradise island, Samos

1 June 2009

Moving to Australia

In 2004 Paul Field, 35, left London and moved halfway around the world to Melbourne, Australia, to be with his wife, Katie. Here he tells us about his work in I.T

1 June 2009

Meet the B&B owners in Spain

Mick Thorburn and Gail Harris bought an old farmhouse in Cuevas del Almanzora in Almeria, Spain. Here, Gail tells us how they turned it into a thriving guest house

1 May 2009

Having a ball in the Algarve

Former England footballer and native Australian Tony Dorigo is looking forward to sunning himself at his new property on his Portuguese resort, Vale da Lapa Parque

1 May 2009

Meet the Paramedic in Australia

Last October Kate Mitchell, her partner Barbara Allan and their adopted son Liam, nine, left Cumbernauld, near Glasgow, for Australia's Sunshine Coast, near Brisbane. Here, Kate tells us why they decided to make the break.

1 April 2009