Spanish villas 'favoured holiday home location'
Spanish villas 'favoured holiday home location'
A small villa by the beach in Spain is the most popular type of holiday home sought by prospective overseas property buyers, according to a new survey.Thinkproperty.com's new Overseas Desirability Report found that more than 40 per cent of UK homeowners are thinking about buying property abroad at some point in the future.
Around a quarter are considering Spain or the Balearics as holiday home locations, the study found.
Location was found to be the most important factor for prospective holiday home buyers, with a property by the beach or by the sea the most popular location.
Next most popular were holiday homes situated in towns, followed by villages and on top of hills.
"Our new Overseas Desirability Report gives a good indication of what home owners want from a property abroad, giving estate agents a clearer picture of what consumers are looking for," said Mark Goddard, managing director of thinkproperty.com.
"We have found the demand for overseas property growing steadily over the past six months, and predict that it will continue to rise."
2 July 2007
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