SPAIN was the most popular investment destination for British overseas property investors according to a survey published last week by themovechannel.com.
Spain was followed by France in second place and the USA in the number three spot. These were followed by Portugal and Italy, in fourth and fifth places respectively.
Brazil sneaked into sixth place, followed by Bulgaria. Rounding off the August Top of the Props chart was Turkey in eighth place, followed by Cyprus. Barbados took the final place in the property investment popularity contest, coming in at number 10.
The full breakdown of the move channel’s Top 40 is as follows:
| Rank | Country | Share | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Spain | 12.34 | Non-mover |
| 2 | France | 9.2 | Non-mover |
| 3 | USA | 6.75 | Non-mover |
| 4 | Portugal | 6.1 | Non-mover |
| 5 | Italy | 5.89 | Non-mover |
| 6 | Brazil | 4.22 | Non-mover |
| 7 | Bulgaria | 3.31 | Up 4 |
| 8 | Turkey | 3.22 | Down 1 |
| 9 | Cyprus | 2.77 | Down 1 |
| 10 | Barbados | 2.47 | Up 4 |
| 11 | Cayman Islands | 2.43 | Up 17 |
| 12 | Thailand | 2.33 | Down 3 |
| 13 | Morocco | 2.24 | Down 1 |
| 14 | Cape Verde | 2.17 | Up 1 |
| 15 | Greece | 2.02 | Down 5 |
| 16 | Germany | 1.97 | Up 1 |
| 17 | Malta | 1.64 | Down 1 |
| 18 | Slovenia | 1.5 | Up 6 |
| 19 | Poland | 1.38 | Non-mover |
| 20 | Canada | 1.12 | Non-mover |
| 21 | Croatia | 1.08 | Up 4 |
| 22 | India | 1 | Down 4 |
| 23 | UAE | 0.99 | Down 1 |
| 24 | Hungary | 0.9 | Down 3 |
| 25 | St Lucia | 0.73 | Down 12 |
| 26 | Mexico | 0.63 | |
| 27 | Egypt | 0.59 | Down 4 |
| 28 | Montenegro | 0.46 | Up 2 |
| 29 | Switzerland | 0.45 | Down 3 |
| 30 | Jamaica | 0.35 | Down 1 |
| 31 | Australia | 0.34 | Up 1 |
| 32 | Nicaragua | 0.31 | Up 13 |
| 33 | Malaysia | 0.3 | Non-mover |
| 34 | Czech Republic | 0.28 | Up 12 |
| 35 | Tunisia | 0.28 | Non-mover |
| 36 | Bahamas | 0.24 | Down 2 |
| 37 | Indonesia | 0.21 | Down 10 |
| 38 | Panama | 0.21 | Up 3 |
| 39 | Philippines | 0.16 | Down 2 |
| 40 | St Kitts and Nevis | 0.16 | Down 1 |
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