Record numbers look for homes overseas

Country:  Abruzzo, Italy; Abu Dhabi; Aegean Islands, Greece; Aegean Region, Turkey; Aegean Region, Turkey; Aegean Region, Turkey; Agen, Lot et Garonne; Alicante Province, Costa Blanca; Almeria Province; Aloha, Puerto Banus, Costa del Sol; Alozaina, Malaga, Costa del Sol; Altea, Alicante, Costa Blanca; Altinkum, Aydin, Aegean, Turkey; Andalucia; Ankara Province, Central Anatolia, Turkey; Antalya Province, Mediterranean, Turkey; Antalya Province, Mediterranean, Turkey; Antalya Province, Mediterranean, Turkey; Antigua, Caribbean; Argentina; Arizona, United States; Athens; Aude, Languedoc Roussillon, France; Australia; Bahamas; Balearic Islands; Bangkok, Thailand; Barcelona; Belize; Benalmadena, Costa del Sol; Benidorm, Alicante, Costa Blanca; Black Sea, Bulgaria; Bodrum, Mugla, Aegean, Turkey; Borovets, Bulgaria; Brazil; Brittany, France; Broward County, Florida; Bulgaria; Burgas City, Bulgaria; Calabria, Italy; California, United States; Calpe, Alicante, Costa Blanca; Canada; Canary Islands; Cape Town, Western Cape, South Africa; Cape Verde; Carcassonne, Aude, Languedoc Roussillon, France; Catalonia; China; Collier County, Florida; Costa Almeria; Costa Blanca; Costa Brava; Costa Calida; Costa de la Luz; Costa del Azahar, Valencia; Costa del Sol; Costa Rica; Costa Tropical; Cote d'Azur, France; Crete; Croatia; Cyclades, Greece; Cyprus; Czech Republic; Dalaman, Mugla, Aegean, Turkey; Denia, Alicante, Costa Blanca; Dominican Republic, Carribean; Dordogne, Aquitaine; Dubai, United Arab Emirates; Egypt; Estepona do not use; Estonia; Famagusta District, Cyprus; Fethiye, Mugla, Aegean, Turkey; Florida, United States; France; Fuengirola, Malaga, Costa del Sol; Fuerteventura, Canary Islands, Spain; Georgia, United States; Germany; Gers, Midi-Pyrenees, France; Gibraltar; Greece; Guardamar, Costa Blanca; Haute Savoie; Heraklion, Crete; Hua Hin, Thailand; Hungary; Hurghada, Egypt; Ibiza; India; Indonesia; Ireland; Istanbul; Italy; Japan; Javea, Alicante, Costa Blanca; Johannesburg, Gauten

28 January 2008

Fresh research conducted by the Department of Communities and Local Government (DCLG) reveals that as many as 211,000 English people are currently looking to buy property for sale overseas, up over 60% in just six years. The majority of these property buyers are aged between 45 and 60 and fascinatingly only 38% of people in this age faction own property for sale in England.