Buying abroad comes with a hundred small jobs. For most of them we know someone we’ve already trusted with other buyers. Tell us what you’re dealing with and we’ll show you who can help — a real service, one clear next step, no directory.
Tell us what you need, and we’ll show you someone we’ve already trusted. A real service, one clear next step.
Money
Moving your money to Europe
XE Money Transfer
Send money to Europe for a property purchase
Better exchange rates and a dedicated contact for property purchases, instead of your bank's spread on a six-figure transfer.
If you're sending a deposit or the full purchase balance to Europe, we recommend XE Money Transfer. You get the exchange rate quoted before you send and a dedicated contact who has done property transfers to notary accounts, instead of your bank's hidden spread on a six-figure transfer.
CurrencyFair
Exchange currency for a European property purchase
Transparent, cost-effective exchange for high-value international transfers, built for expats moving money across borders.
If you'd rather run the exchange yourself and move money in stages, we recommend CurrencyFair. You see the rate and the fee separately on every high-value international transfer, which makes it easy to fund a new European bank account without guessing what your bank charged you.
Check a property
Checking a property before you buy
European Listings
Check a property listing before I buy
Paste a listing link and get an AI-powered assessment of whether it's worth pursuing - covering price, location, red flags, and more.
If you've found a listing and want an honest read before you contact the agent, use our own Property Due Diligence tool. Paste the link and you get an AI-powered assessment of the price, the location and the red flags the photos don't show, instead of a second opinion you'd have to pay a local expert for.
European Listings
Calculate the true cost of buying a home in Europe
Calculate the true cost of buying in Italy, France, Spain, Greece or Portugal: closing costs, mortgage simulations, and ongoing fees.
If you want to know what a home actually costs once the asking price is paid, use our True Cost Calculator. It adds the closing costs, taxes, mortgage simulation and ongoing fees for Italy, France, Spain, Greece and Portugal, so the number you budget with is the real one.
Health, visas & residency
Health insurance, visas and residency
APRIL International
Get international health insurance for Europe
International health cover for hospital treatment, check-ups, specialist consultations and emergency care across Europe, with English-speaking support.
If you need health cover for life in Europe, whether part of the year or full time, we'd go to APRIL International. It's international health insurance covering hospital treatment, check-ups, specialist consultations and emergency care across Europe, with English-speaking support, rather than a local policy you have to navigate in another language.
Lexidy
Get a visa or residency for Spain or Portugal
Spanish and Portuguese immigration law boutique. They handle visa and residency applications for you, not just advise on them.
If you need a visa or residency for Spain or Portugal, Lexidy is a boutique law firm that handles the paperwork for you. They specialise in immigration for foreign buyers and manage the application end-to-end, rather than leaving you to do the filing yourself.
Viewing trip
Travelling there
Trivago
Book a hotel in Europe
Enter your dates once. Trivago scans every major booking site and shows you the lowest rate for the exact same room.
If you're booking a base for a week of viewings, we'd start on Trivago. You enter your dates once and it scans every major booking site for the lowest rate on the exact same room, instead of opening five tabs and hoping the one you picked was the cheapest.
Expedia
Book flights and hotels for your viewing trip
Bundle your flight and hotel for a week of viewings in one booking, often at a lower price than reserving each separately.
If you're flying in to view homes, we recommend checking Expedia. You can bundle your flight and hotel into one trip, which is often cheaper than booking separately, and it keeps your itinerary in one place.
GetNomad
Get an eSIM to stay online without high roaming fees
Stay connected across Europe with a data eSIM you install before you land. No local SIM hunt, no roaming surprises.
If you're travelling to view homes or moving between countries, we recommend GetNomad. You buy a data eSIM before you leave, install it in minutes, and stay connected across Europe without roaming charges or hunting for a local SIM.
Airhelp
Claim compensation for delayed or cancelled flights to Europe
Flight disruption to your viewing trip? Airhelp checks if you're owed up to €600 and handles the claim for you.
If your flight to a viewing trip is delayed, cancelled or overbooked, we recommend Airhelp. They check whether EU261 compensation applies, handle the paperwork and only charge a fee if you win.
Book hotels, flights and trains for your viewing trip
For a viewing trip you need a base and a way to get there. Trip.com lets you compare hotels, flights and trains across Europe in one place, often with member pricing and flexible cancellation options.
For a viewing trip you need a base and a way to get there. Trip.com lets you compare hotels, flights and trains across Europe in one place, often with member pricing and flexible cancellation options.
Furnish your home
Furnishing your home
Visionnaire
Furnish a home in Italy with custom interior design
Italian artistry in the making, since 1959. Through its Sartorial Design Service, Visionnaire tailors each interior to your space - from plan to final installation - with pieces crafted in Italy and installed with white-glove care.
If you want the interior designed around the home rather than shipped in flat packs, we'd speak to Visionnaire: Italian artistry in the making, since 1959. Through its Sartorial Design Service it tailors each interior to your space - from plan to final installation - with pieces crafted in Italy and installed with white-glove care.
How this works
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XE Money Transfer
CurrencyFair
APRIL International
Lexidy
Trivago
Expedia
GetNomad
Airhelp
Visionnaire