Brexit would scare one third of British buyers off European property

Britons Buying Abroad AN INFOGRAPHIC GUIDE THE RECENT WEAKNESS OF THE EURO HAS BOOSTED INTEREST IN OVERSEAS PROPERTY. IN JANUARY, 48% MORE BRITONS SEARCHED ONLINE FOR SPANISH PROPERTY THAN A YEAR BEFORE HOWEVER, 55% NOT A SECURE INVESTMENT 55% OF BRITONS SAY OVERSEAS PROPERTY IS INDEED, 30% OF THOSE 55+ SAY OVERSEAS PROPERTY IS NOT AT ALL SECURE 1 IN 3 BRITONS SAID THE UK LEAVING EUROPE WOULD PREVENT THEM BUYING IN THE EUROZONE 由 由 。 目 目 由 自 「 目 田 1 IN 4 SAY GREEK DEFAULT WOULD PREVENT THEM BUYING IN THE EUROZONE NEVERTHELESS 6 IN 10 BRITISH PEOPLE WITH PROPERTY IN THE EUROZONE THINK IT IS A GOOD INVESTMENT 40% SAY THEY DON'T UNDERSTAND THE IMPACT EXCHANGE RATES HAVE ON THEIR FINANCES 39% OF BRITONS SAY THEY DON'T KNOW THE CHEAPEST WAY TO TRANSER MONEY ABROAD 9% 11% 15% 12% 10% AND A SHOCKING OF MEN 10% SAID CASH IN AN ENVELOPE WAS THE CHEAPEST WAY "BEFORE MAKING ANY PURCHASE, MAKE SURE YOU'VE GOT A FULL UNDERSTANDING OF FOREIGN EXCHANGE AND LOCAL PROPERTY MARKETS. THAT WAY, YOUR OVERSEAS DREAM WON'T TURN INTO A NIGHTMARE." - JORDAN TILLEY, HEAD OF UK AND EUROPE AT UKFOREX POWERED BY UKFO REX International Money Transfers All figures, unless otherwise stated, are from YouGov Plc. Total sample size was 4,581 adults. Fieldwork was undertaken between 6th - 10th March 2015. The survey was carried out online. The figures have been weighted and are representative of all UK adults (aged 18+). * Source: Rightmove ** Based on a rate of 0.8348 on March 17th 2014 and 0.7120 on March 16th 2015