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Lighthouse Property Services

Invest in a holiday home overseas

If you've ever dreamed of owning your own holiday home in the sun or private chalet in the mountains, a Lincoln firm may be able to help turn your dream into reality. Lincoln-based property experts Lighthouse Property Services can take the strain out of investing in property overseas. In recent years there has been a boom in overseas property ownership with more and more people in the UK taking advantage of favourable exchange rates coupled with lower property prices abroad.

"Whether you like your holidays full of sun, golf, sport and sampling the local wine or prefer to be out on the ski slopes, buying a holiday home is more affordable than it might appear," says Tim Clark, Managing Director of Lighthouse Property Services on Carholme Road in Lincoln. "There are many advantages: you never have to worry about booking your holiday again; the value of your property is likely to rise; and when you're not using your property you can let it as a holiday home, bringing in extra cash as a return on your investment."

Taking the plunge on your own can be a daunting experience: there are language problems, difficulties with different laws and customs abroad and the thorny issue of how to look after and maintain your property at a distance.

They can help remove the hassle from buying and owning property abroad: they can advise on the best locations, with the purchase itself, advise on cleaning and maintenance and advise on marketing of  your property for you when you're not using it through a rent guarantee scheme on selective developments. They specialise in helping investors to identify selective developments in Switzerland, Italy, Canada and the United States, and they have lots of good advice for anyone starting out on the road towards owning a second home abroad.

Prices start from about £76,000 in Italy and about £130,000 in Switzerland.