Spain Still Top Overseas Property Destination

According to a new study Spain tops the list of the 101 most popular overseas property destinations searched for on the internet.

A new study published by Globaledge.co.uk reveals that Spain is the most searched-for overseas property destination by UK internet users.

The research looks at over 200,000 property-related searches over the last 100 days from the UK Wordtracker database and groups them by overseas property location.

Spain came out top of the list, accounting for over 10 per cent of total searches, with five of the top 10 most popular locations being Spanish. The obvious locations of the Costa Blanca and Costa del Sol were the most popular regions, but the Canary Islands also ranked highly.

The most searches for this archipelago were for Costa Teguise, in Lanzarote; Palm Mar, in Tenerife; and Caleta de Fuste, in Fuerteventura, which all appeared in the top 101 – perhaps indicating future property hotspots.

These results show Spain is still very popular with British buyers, despite the recent slowdown in the market.

Ashley Rigg, director of Globaledge.co.uk, said: "An amazing 11 out of the 20 most popular overseas searches in the last 90 days were for Spain or for Spanish towns and regions. Despite the media gloom surrounding the Spanish housing market, there is still considerable demand from Brits for property in Spain and the lifestyle that goes with it."

Following Spain came France, Bulgaria and Cyprus, with italy only appearing at number 21. Several emerging markets, such as Dubai, and the Czech Republic, were also in the top 20.

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