Brits look to overseas property

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Over two fifths of Britons (42%) are interested in buying property abroad or moving abroad, according to new research from Bank of Scotland International.

When asked where they would most like to live in the world, Britons ranked Australia in the top spot with 10%, followed by New Zealand at 9%. France topped the European destinations with 6% of people wanting to move there, followed by Spain at 5%. Out of the 42% of people who would like to own property abroad, the largest proportion were based in the South East (18%), followed by the North West and London (10%.) 4% of respondents surveyed already owned property abroad. Over one quarter of these respondents were again based in the South East (28%), followed by London (15%) and Yorkshire and...

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