Meet expats & holiday homeowners
Wooed by the charm of rural England, nature lovers James and Gladys Thomas are revelling in their new life in Derbyshire having spent more than a decade living and working in the Middle East. The married couple spent 12 years in the United Arab Emirates (UAE), renting accommodation in Abu …
Brimming with fantastic memories, a British couple with a growing family have called it a day on their life in New Zealand and followed their hearts back to the UK to be closer to family. Jordan and Kristy Fraser, age 31 and 35 respectively, spent seven years enjoying the warm …
British couple Karl and Helen Chapman’s passion for the Algarve took off when they purchased a holiday home there. Fast forward a decade to 2023 and today the couple, now living in Portugal full-time, have sold that property and are in the process of creating their idyllic forever home from …
Americans Joe and Terri Eley wasted no time realising their dream of moving to Portugal, so within a few months of retiring in 2021 they had crossed the Atlantic to start a new life in the Algarve. A year after stepping foot in Portugal for the first time and settling …
Andrew and Julie Thompson showed just how simple moving to Spain can be for Brits post Brexit, after selling their UK house, finding a new home in the Costa Blanca and sorting out residency visas all within a few months! The couple from Birmingham made the decision to spend their …
For 57-year-old Danny McCubbin, buying a doer-upper for one euro was never just about bagging himself a bargain – he had more enterprising plans for his move to Sicily. Sure enough, two years after getting the keys to his dilapidated home, Danny is immersed in his new life in the …
Martin and Orla Murphy were feeling especially celebratory last Christmas, not to mention excited about the approaching New Year, thanks to the completion of their Spanish property purchase in time for the festive period. The Irish couple got the keys to their townhouse in Orihuela Costa, a popular stretch of …
For ‘snowbirds’ Kevin and Ann Hudson, retirement is all about following the sun and having fun, and buying a new golf home in Portugal will help them do just that! The British couple, who also own homes in North America, got the keys to their new villa beside a pristine …
Fifteen years after a lifestyle move to Brittany, expat couple the O’Gradys are running a property management firm with a growing network across France. And right now, they’re pretty busy! You never know, you might be tempted to join their team… Summer 2021 is shaping up to be busier than …
When Scottish retirees the McLaughlans moved into their newly built home in the Costa Blanca, they became the first full-time residents on their development. Read on to find out about their experience buying off-plan! Less than a year after choosing a plot and visiting a show home, in October 2019 …
