Blogs
How to prepare your property for a photoshoot...
If you own a second home and you are intent on selling, to maximise on your marketing, never underestimate the importance of great photography. In a time and age when all research for second homes is done via the internet, you need to make sure
6 steps to put your property on the market and get it sold in 2024
Yes it is that time of year when you need to start getting prepared if you want to make the most of the Spring and Summer marketinig seasons to sell your luxury overseas home in 2024. Here is the guide from The-Viewing on how to prepare to make
How to create the perfect alfresco living environment.
The EMU factories in Italy have this week reoopened so we thought we would share with you soome of their tips on creating the perfect outdoor seating area. EMU are a leading outdoor furniture manufacturer and super stylish we may add!. At EMU their m
The Top 5 Must-Haves Buyers Look for In A Luxury Ski Chalet.
Luxury ski chalets have come a long way in the last decade or so, making a winter break even more tempting. These days the ultimate chalet has every extravagance you need or want on your ski holiday so that when you walk in at the end of the ski day,
Top Tips for the perfect pool
The Perfect Pool Six Top Tips from The Viewing on how to build the perfect swimming pool for your #overseashome Position Position Position.... The most common question those of us that work in real estate and rentals hear is IS THE POOL SOUTH
Want to purchase a luxury overseas home and achieve excellent rental income? Here is how...
You have started your search to buy a fabulous luxury holiday villa and you want to generate rental income. Here are tips from The Viewing for finding a villa to achieve five star reviews and impressive annual returns. Ensuite Bedrooms yes that&rs
The BBC illustrates that buyers prefer viewings conducted by the owner themselves.
Recently the BBC One Show featured three sets of buyers shown around a property firstly by the homeowner and then by an estate agent. At the end of the experiment each buyer was asked to choose their preferred method. Four out of the five buyers cham
How To Start Your Search For a Luxury Overseas Home.
Let us help you narrow your search criteria, explain why portals are a great starting point and how to find the perfect property for you and your family. What to do before you dive into the internet. You may be surprised to know how many property
'A typical day in Umbria'. Read how the owners of a rural Italian home have a perfect way of life.
Here at The Viewing we believe that no one knows your home like you so why should anyone but you sell your overseas home. This guest blog illustrates why the knowledge of a property owner of his / her house, its location and the way of life it brings
What type of property owner are you?
With endless estate agencies selling luxury overseas homes, why did we create The Viewing? Prior to establishing The Viewing, our team worked for over a decade at luxury real estate agencies marketing stunning overseas homes to buyers from all over a
How to design your vacation home. Top tips from our friends at @Vifabella
Before shipping containers of furniture and breaking the bank buying new appliances for your fabulous, newly purchased, overseas home. Take some time to consider exactly how you want to use the property. The designers at Vifabella have kindly shared
Jonnie Irwin provides invaluable advice to buyers and vendors of overseas homes, on and off screen!
Read our latest guest blog on how to ensure you and your property are sale-ready. As a Director of international property law firm Judicare, Jonnie Irwin encourages both buyers and vendors to be thorough and meticulous when buying and selling over
Removals advice from our friends at MoveHub
Want your labrador and a huge family heirloom in your new home abroad? No problem! Read these top tips from our friends at Movehub on shipping everything but the kitchen sink. So, you have found your ideal overseas home. Now you have to get all y
Vendor blog: Tarn et Garonne
Fancy 37% more sunshine in your life? Read our latest Vendor Blog find out why the sun shines on the magical region of Tarn et Garonne in South West France. As proud owners of a beautiful rural property near Bruniquel allow us to tell you just why
How to choose an estate agent
Choosing an estate agency to market your overseas home? With avg Euro 72,000 agency commission due on the sale of a Euro 1m property, this is a decision you need to get right. Here is how. Euro 72,000 euros is the standard amount paid to sell a E
Vendor Blog: Aosta, Italian Alps
No one knows their overseas home better than the owner so The Viewing invite guest blogs where owners can tell you directly what makes the location of their second home fantastic. This week read why the ITALIAN ALPS has been such a great location
Why spend Christmas at your holiday home?
We all tend to think of our holiday homes as summer retreats, choosing to spend Christmas at home closer to family and friends. Christmas can however be a whole lot more fun and relaxing if you head to your second home. Here are five reasons why.
Why November is the best month of the year to get a low offer accepted when buying a European sunshine home.
Here in Europe the nights are drawing in, the skies are grey, summer is but a distant memory, sigh! So here is how to profit from the depths of winter and make an outstanding European property purchase/sale. Listen up Vendors: November is
Lets discuss the importance of handling your negotiation right.
15% under asking price, how would you feel about selling your overseas house at this reduction? 15% is the sort of price reduction a buyers will try to achieve when they enter a negotiation on an overseas property, in some cases even more. So how
What makes the perfect rural holiday home
Wine with your own label, the olive harvest picking with a group of friends, only the sound of birdsong, views to die for. These are just some of the factors that make the ideal rural overseas home. Let us at The Viewing talk you through what mak
