Blogs
How to create the perfect alfresco living environment.
We invited one of the leading outdoor furniture manufacturers EMU to share their tips with us and to showcase some of their latest ranges. At EMU their mission is to bring the Italian culture of open-air living to the world, producing signature furni
How To Start Your Search For a Luxury Overseas Home.
Let us help you narrow your search criteria, explain why portals are a great starting point and how to find the perfect property for you and your family. What to do before you dive into the internet. You may be surprised to know how many property
The Top 5 Must-Haves Buyers Look for In A Luxury Ski Chalet.
Luxury ski chalets have come a long way in the last decade or so, making a winter break even more tempting. These days the ultimate chalet has every extravagance you need or want on your ski holiday so that when you walk in at the end of the ski day,
Why to buy a property in the Dominican Republic.
White sand and turquoise waters? You bet! With the Atlantic Ocean to the north and the Caribbean Sea to the south, this lush tropical country boasts a mere 1,000 miles of coastline, magnificent national parks, mountain ranges, ancient ruins,
Using bitcoin for a real estate investment?
What should you take into consideration? With Bitcoin receiving more and more attention and boasting impressive leaps in value, should we all be making investments in this cryptocurrency or should we be steering clear? We asked our currency broker pa
What type of property owner are you?
With endless estate agencies selling luxury overseas homes, why did we create The Viewing? Prior to establishing The Viewing, our team worked for over a decade at luxury real estate agencies marketing stunning overseas homes to buyers from all over a
How to design your vacation home. Top tips from our friends at @Vifabella
Before shipping containers of furniture and breaking the bank buying new appliances for your fabulous, newly purchased, overseas home. Take some time to consider exactly how you want to use the property. The designers at Vifabella have kindly shared
Jonnie Irwin provides invaluable advice to buyers and vendors of overseas homes, on and off screen!
Read our latest guest blog on how to ensure you and your property are sale-ready. As a Director of international property law firm Judicare, Jonnie Irwin encourages both buyers and vendors to be thorough and meticulous when buying and selling
Our favourite Instagram accounts
Here at The Viewing we are just loving Instagram at the moment so let us tell you why, as well as sharing with you our very favourite accounts. Whether you own an overseas home, you are searching for an overseas home or you simply aspire to o
Top Tips for the perfect pool
The Perfect Pool Six Top Tips from The Viewing on how to build the perfect swimming pool for your #overseashome Position Position Position.... The most common question those of us that work in real estate and rentals hear is IS THE POOL SOUTH
Removals advice from our friends at MoveHub
Want your labrador and a huge family heirloom in your new home abroad? No problem! Read these top tips from our friends at Movehub on shipping everything but the kitchen sink. So, you have found your ideal overseas home. Now you have to get all y
Vendor blog: Tarn et Garonne
Fancy 37% more sunshine in your life? Read our latest Vendor Blog find out why the sun shines on the magical region of Tarn et Garonne in South West France. As proud owners of a beautiful rural property near Bruniquel allow us to tell you just why
How to choose an estate agent
Choosing an estate agency to market your overseas home? With avg Euro 72,000 agency commission due on the sale of a Euro 1m property, this is a decision you need to get right. Here is how. Euro 72,000 euros is the standard amount paid to sell a E
Why use a currency broker
Did you know that using a foreign exchange broker on the purchase of a €1.5m euro property could save you as much as £32,000! Read this guest blog from Cornhill FX to find out more. The Viewing is delighted to introduce Cornhill FX, a
Vendor Blog: Aosta, Italian Alps
No one knows their overseas home better than the owner so The Viewing invite guest blogs where owners can tell you directly what makes the location of their second home fantastic. This week read why the ITALIAN ALPS has been such a great location
How to adapt your sales strategy to current market
Read on for tips from The Viewing on how to adapt to the current market. Brexit, Trump, exchange rate highs and lows, earthquakes in Italy, terrorism in France and Germany, death of a King in Thailand, the Zika virus, monetary crisis in India....
Why spend Christmas at your holiday home?
We all tend to think of our holiday homes as summer retreats, choosing to spend Christmas at home closer to family and friends. Christmas can however be a whole lot more fun and relaxing if you head to your second home. Here are five reasons why.
6 steps to put your property on the market
Putting your overseas home on the market? Now is the time to start getting ready. Here is the guide from The-Viewing on how to prepare to make sure this year generates that all important buyer lead for a speedy, problem-free sale. THE KEY
Why November is the best month of the year to get a low offer accepted when buying a European sunshine home.
Here in Europe the nights are drawing in, the skies are grey, summer is but a distant memory, sigh! So here is how to profit from the depths of winter and make an outstanding European property purchase/sale. Listen up Vendors: November
How to get the property photoshoot right
So Autumn is upon us and the winter is creeping up. How to make the most of the last of the sunshine and beautiful colourful leaves? Get a fantastic set of photos taken! If you own a European second home and you are intent on selling, the season
