How to buy overseas safely

A personal service from a name that you trust

Unlike most high street banks or online currency companies, A Place in the Sun Currency offers a personal service, with an account manager to look after you from start to finish. Experts in property transactions, they will look after your best interests. As well as helping you save money on your exchange rate, our service extends to helping you choose the right way to exchange and send your currency in your individual circumstances.

We are part of the A Place in the Sun group and adhere to the highest ethical standards throughout our business.

Ensuring security of payments

If you are worried about fraud when it comes to sending your money overseas, then you are right to be. At A Place in the Sun Currency we go further to protect you, with internal compliance and anti-fraud checks based on our knowledge and experience, before we send your payment. It’s all part of the service, and we use advanced technology to encrypt and protect communication with our clients. Not many currency services or banks will do as much as we do to help you stay safe.

We also already know many of the property agents and lawyers in popular areas.

Our top tips for buying safely

Buying an overseas property is a significant transaction, and your money transfer is just one part of it. You’ll be dealing with property agents, taxes, negotiation with sellers, contracts and possibly mortgage lenders – and all in a different legal jurisdiction where things don’t necessarily work the same way as in the UK.

At A Place in the Sun Currency, we’ve helped thousands of people buy overseas safely and happily – so if you have any doubts about what you’re being told, feel free to ask us.

We would always recommend using an independent solicitor to oversee your purchase. Cutting corners may save money, but having the right protection and help in place can be priceless.

You might also like to visit one of our A Place in the Sun Live exhibitions before a viewing trip, to get some first hand insight into the buying process from experts flown in, and meet the A Place in the Sun Currency team and A Place in the Sun television presenters.