Have you been considering buying property abroad? 

UK property prices have rapidly appreciated in value over the last decade, therefore many people have found themselves in a position of positive equity, against which they can readily borrow. This is also coupled with a sustained period of low interest rates making now the perfect time to invest to maximise the returns and secure your future.

Many of the more traditional markets are now becoming saturated

and expensive. Places such as Portugal, Spain, The Canaries and Florida have been exploited to the full.

Now investors are looking elsewhere; the Far East, South America, The Caribbean, Dubai and Australia. All these places may be good for investment, but not necessarily for UK investors?