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NEIGHBOUR (AT HOME AND AWAY)
When buying a second home overseas you should ensure that other owners on your complex are as alluring as the property’s price tag, argues Jane Slade (left)
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ew of us would buy a home in the UK without checking out the neighbourhood; seeing what kind of cars are parked
in the driveways; if the gardens are nicely looked after and that the streets aren’t over-run by yobs after dark. So why don’t we apply the same
criteria when we buy a home overseas? Location and price tag are always top of our ‘foreign home’ checklist, when perhaps it should be people. After all, if you are buying a villa
or apartment in a resort – as most overseas home owners do – it helps to know if your neighbours are going to be the kind of people you would want to sit next to round the pool. It’s not so much about
distinguishing a Prada from a Primark bikini, but more about sizing up whether there will be a backlash if you ask a screaming child to pipe down or if you will have to ask your neighbour to kindly take his rubbish with him. On a resort, the likelihood is that
your property is going to be pretty close to several others and that you will spend more time in it than you would during a typical day at your home in the UK, so making sure the people next door are ‘like-minded’ should be a priority. It is worth making a wishlist. If it’s peace and quiet you’re after then a property on a large resort may be a bad choice; but if you are sociable, with young children and seeking new friends it could be heaven. If you want to be private and
anonymous then splash out on your own pool or opt for an apartment on a small scheme inland from the beach. Making the most of your inspection trip and asking the right questions is
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Photography courtesy of Neil Mackichan
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