Overseas property: Spain

It is not just in the UK that house hunters are stepping up a gear as the traditional sales season gets into full swing. The same is happening among would-be purchasers in Spain, which remains the favourite overseas holiday home location for Britons wanting to buy into the sun.

The Government's Office of National Statistics says some 69,284 properties in Spain are owned by Britons, although these include those owned by people still officially resident in Britain and who declare their second home to the Inland Revenue. In reality, many more are likely to exist.

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