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France remains one of the most popular countries of choice for people buying abroad. From a lifestyle choice to a canny investment, the various regions of France have a wealth of different types of property to choose from, and a wealth of reasons to purchase there. A buying guide from the Overseas Guides Company will outline not just the different property types but the common mistakes when buying properties in France and how to avoid them.

Even the most optimistic real estate investor would agree that it’s a tough market right now. With the weakened pound real estate agents are finding it more difficult to sell properties, resulting in a buyer’s market. Whether you’re interested in investing in overseas property, want a property abroad for a holiday home or are looking for one as a primary residence once you emigrate, France is proving to be a property perrenial.

In part this is due to the fact that properties in France tend to cost much less than their equivalent in Great Britain, and this is still largely the case even in this difficult market. However there is also an important lifestyle element as the British have had a love-affair with all things French for some time now. In fact so many Brits have emigrated to France that some areas have almost as many British residents as they do French and the Dordogne is now known as Dordogneshire! The combination of clement weather, great scenery, low cost of living, picture-perfect properties and some of the best cuisine in the world has ensured that France remains a popular choice for overseas property purchases no matter what.

Just like investing in overseas property anywhere (whether you’re doing so purely for profit or to use as a home), care should be taken not to make common mistakes when going through the process. While buying French property is a sound financial move in most cases, it still pays to carry out thorough research when purchasing, to use a trusted lawyer and to carry out sufficient checks into the property, in order to ensure your purchase is as straightforward as possible.

Out of the many potential minefields, not carrying out proper research at the outset is perhaps the most common, and damaging. Too often, purchasers lose sight of the seriousness of the exercise and get a little carried away with the dream. It is surprising how many overseas buyers carry out less checks on a French property than they would on a British one, for instance.

The Overseas Guides Company can help with this all-important research with their indispensable ‘how-to’ and ‘what to avoid’ buying guides. One of their most popular guides is their France Buying Guide, but their range extends to guides on buying property in Cyprus and how to purchase houses in Italy, Greece, Bulgaria, Morocco and even the Baltics.

From top tips and essential advice to checklists and facts and figures, the buying guides from the Overseas Guides Company can help guide you through your overseas property purchase. Find out more at www.overseasguidescompany.com.

Editor’s Note: Overseas Guides Company is represented by the search engine optimisation (SEO) team at Top Position, the online advertising consultancy. Please direct all press queries to Louise Byrne. Email: Louise@topposition.co.uk or call: 0800 094 9001.

You can now have your own slice of an oasis in Almeria in Spain and receive 5% cash back with Desert Springs Golf Resort. Spanish Hot Properties, experts in finding the best properties in Spain, is offering the cash back deal on all properties reserved before the end of September, amounting to a saving up to €5,000 in some cases.

Those wanting a property in Spain that comes with some celebrity credentials need look no further than Desert Springs. Sporting stars Daley Thompson and Sir Ian Botham both own property on the golf resort (and Ian Botham’s daughter Sarah runs a fantastic restaurant in the nearby town of Vera). Sir Ian Botham is quoted as saying, “When I bought a property in Spain it just had to be Desert Springs”, while Daley Thompson says “Desert Springs has lots of activities to keep me fit and my family happy”; high praise indeed!

Spanish Hot Properties, the online real estate agent specialising in Spanish property, offer no-strings-attached tours to the resort as they know that the unique golf oasis has to be seen to be fully appreciated. Desert Springs Golf resort is the only desert golf course in the whole of Spain, with a structure and facilities all of its own. The entire resort really does feel like an oasis, thanks to lush fairways and perfect greens. In a country like Spain, where outstanding new developments can be hard to come by, Desert Springs is also an oasis of quality and excellence.

The properties on the Desert Springs resort are some of the most affordable Spanish property for sale. Coupled with the 5% cash back offered by Spanish Hot Properties, this represents one of the most impressive deals in Spanish property in the current market.

Spanish Hot Properties are one of the leading online real estate agents selling property in Mallorca and Spain. From the best deals in the Balearics, to the cream of costa del sol property for sale, the team at Spanish Hot Properties can help. For more information on Desert Springs and to book a discovery tour, contact www.spanishhotproperties.com.

Editor’s Note: Spanish Hot Properties is represented by the search engine optimisation (SEO) team at Top Position, the online advertising consultancy. Please direct all press queries to Louise Byrne. Email: Louise@topposition.co.uk or call: 0800 094 9001.

Spanish property on the Costa del Sol currently offers excellent investment opportunities for the right investors. Due to oversupply in the Spanish property market, particularly on the Costa del Sol, there are huge opportunities for investors who have cash resources to invest (who are “liquid”), according to Nick Stuart, Managing Director of Spanish Hot Properties.

Stuart explains: “Quite simply, it’s not a very good time for those with Costa del Sol property for sale due to oversupply. Those wanting to sell are having to price their properties in order to be able to do so, with the more desperate vendors having to sell very low. One person’s loss is another person’s gain, however, and investors who have liquid cash to invest can buy certain properties at up to 50% below bank valuation. In real terms this is approximately 30% below the current depressed market valuation.”