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Cost of living crisis: how does Portugal compare?

Portugal has long been sought after for its affordable cost of living, but how does it compare to the UK? We took a look...

Case study - ‘’I swapped my UK rental property for one in Spain”

Jenny Barling sold her UK rental property and bought a holiday let in Spain instead! She told us all about the purchase process, and why she decided to make the switch...

Why more British buyers want to take a Spanish mortgage

Buyers are back in Spain and they are borrowing again too, it seems. Agents and lawyers report an uptick in buyers taking out mortgages to buy properties, especially for purchasing holiday homes on the Costas. 

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“How retirees in Spain should use the S1 to save on private healthcare”

British people who receive a UK state pension are now entitled to access Spanish state healthcare - here we explain everything you need to know about access healthcare in Spain for free.

The Silver lining of an unplanned trip to A Place in the Sun Live

Zoe and her family bought a holiday home on Portugal's Silver Coast after visiting A Place in the Sun Live in London. Here's how it happened...

This week on A Place in the Sun

New episodes of A Place in the Sun are back! Here's what our presenting team got up to in the first five episodes of the new series...

Cost of living crisis: how does Italy compare?

The cost of living in the UK is rising fast - would it be cheaper for you to move abroad? Our Editor compares the cost of energy, food and more in Italy...

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British buyers back on top in Spain

The pandemic may have prevented us getting there for long periods within the past two years but it’s official: the British are the biggest group of foreign buyers in Spain – again. We take a look at what's happening in the Spanish property market.

New episodes of A Place in the Sun starting in June!

Find out all about the latest episodes of A Place in the Sun coming to Channel 4 as part of a brand new series airing every weekday from Monday 20th June!

Cost of living crisis: how does Cyprus compare?

The cost of living in the UK is rising fast. Inflation has reached a 40-year high of 9 per cent. War in Europe is causing petrol prices to reach record highs and food prices to increase for everyone, but how do other costs still measure up?  Even energy tariffs are dealt with differently by European governments. In the second piece of a series looking at each of our top five countries, we take a look at Cyprus.