Product Description

"Buying Property Abroad" is a comprehensive guide to negotiating the foreign property ladder. This book explains the whole buying process, covering contracts, searches, surveys and deeds. Mortgages, currency deals, taxes, fees and duties are assessed and calculated and the role of estate agents, lawyers, letting agents, surveyors, builders and architects is examined in depth. Enthusiastic but grounded in common sense, the book offers essential support at every stage. Key sources of further information are provided, with website addresses and suggestions for further reading. This must-have guide: examines best buys for investment, holiday and retirement; explains the buying process from start to finish; covers main destinations and emerging markets; and, exposes scams, rip-offs and schemes to avoid. The true cost of buying and owning a property abroad is revealed.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #230412 in Books
• Published on: 2006-05-15
• Original language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• 224 pages

Homes Worldwide
'Has the potential to save you (and make you) a great deal of
money'

Daily Telegraph
'the best all-round information'

About the Author
Jeremy Davies, a freelance journalist since 1990, has written about overseas property since 2003. He has contributed to a range of national newspapers, magazines, TV and radio shows, including the Guardian, Home Overseas, Dispatches and File on Four.

Customer Reviews

A useful guide
I had always wanted to buy a property abroad and a couple of months ago I embarked on a trip to France with the intention of finding a cottage in the countryside (Dordogne).
Before going I bought this book- and it proved to be an excellent companion with plenty of useful information - epecially about taxation and banking/finances.
I would thoroughly recommend it to everybody

The best of the bunch
I've been thinking of buying a place abroad as a holiday home and for rental income but wasn't tied to the idea of a particular country. Not knowing anyone who'd done it, I thought I should read up before going any further and had a look in a couple of bookshops. As far as I can see most of the books on buying abroad are either really superficial and normally linked to one of the TV shows, or focus just on one country - which is no good if you're not sure where to buy. This one gives you the best of both worlds - it gives plenty of detail but covers most of the countries you're likely to want to buy in as well. I've now found a lawyer to advise me, and am on my way out to Italy to have a look at places in September

Buying property abroad- an excellent guide
The book is an informative practical guide to buying property abroad..it is easy to read,well written and clearly explained.
It is packed with essential information- and it even contains details that you would not think you needed until you got there!
I would recommend it to anybody who is considering buying property In Europe .... do not attempt anything before you read this book!!