Britons looking abroad again

Sicily and Sardinia are spearheading the rise in destinations in which Britons are looking to buy property overseas.
By The Newsroom
Published 17th May 2010, 10:34 BST
Updated 17th May 2010, 10:34 BST

Property website Rightmove said worldwide site searches last month had increased 73 per cent on April 2009. Sicily enjoyed a 115.31 per cent leap in searches, with Sardinia going up 31.3 per cent, while the the Italian regions of Lazio, Campania and Liguria also showed large increases.

But Britons looking to spend time in the sun abroad appeared to turn a cold shoulder towards property in far-off places, with interest in the Australian states of Victoria, South Australia, Queensland and Western Australia all decreasing last month.

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Foreign exchange company Moneycorp said there had a 62.5 per cent drop in inquiries for Australian properties in April 2010.

Rightmove's overseas head Robin Wilson said: "It's exciting to see search volumes picking up as it seems Brits are coming back to overseas property.

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