6 · 07 · 2008

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purchasing property abroad

Looking for a home abroad for either retirement or as a holiday home

The number of people owning a property abroad has increased dramatically in the last few years. The main countries where people from the UK buy are Spain 27%, France 20% followed closely by Florida, Portugal and Italy. In recent years there has also been an increase in the popularity of Cyprus, Greece, Bulgaria, Croatia and Turkey.

As well as potential language problems, the buying process is usually very different than in the United Kingdom and the purchase should not be undertaken without obtaining expert advice. Many of the difficulties encountered when buying a property abroad is due to not understanding the different procedures, and committing to a purchase without taking advice and investigating the full implications properly.

Consult a NAEA agent before buying abroad

There are over 700 estate agents in the UK and abroad who are members of the NAEA and specialise in International agency. These agents follow a laid down code of practice in respect of the way they transact the sale of International agency, and will be able to direct you in the right way to go about buying a property abroad, advice on possible pitfalls, and help you locate a suitable property.

A NAEA member estate agent will work with other agents and developers who they have investigated to ensure that they are working to ethical standards.

The consulting of a NAEA estate agent can help ensure that the purchase goes smoothly.

The NAEA are leaders in the field of International agency

The NAEA are very highly regarded in the field of International agency, and have close working relationships with associations in countries throughout the world, through their membership of the European Confederation of Estate Agents ( CEI ), the International Real Estate Federation ( FIABCI ), and the International Consortium of Real Estate Agents ( ICREA ).

The key to a successful purchase of a property abroad is to consult an International member of the NAEA. No one is an expert in every country, however if you local International member does not know the answer, they will usually know where to find the answer.

Agents

homesabroad.uk.com is an online referral network which displays International
properties. HomesAbroad is not only beneficial to agents dealing with International properties, but also for agents with clients who may be looking to relocate or buy a second home overseas, these clients can simply be registered on the site by the NAEA HomeLink agent and be given a user name and password to access the
properties as and when they like. When a client registers their interest in a property, the system automatically alerts the selling agent in order for them to send out property details.

The system also notifies the referring agent, if you would like more information about advertising your properties on Homesabroad.uk.com or would like to search for properties abroad please click here: http://www.homesabroad.uk.com/

Customers

homesabroad.uk.com is an online referral network which displays International properties. The properties displayed have been advertised by NAEA HomeLink members. If you are looking for property, register online and search for property.

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