The idea of buying abroad for leisure, investment or a combination of the two is a compelling one, but where do you start?

Choices was established in June 1989 with a mission to create a new kind of estate agency, one built on a relationship of trust where we could offer our clients all the services they needed under one roof, together with the advantages of shorter lines of communication, economies of scale and of course cost effectiveness.

We would not claim to have completed our mission, however we are well on the way having put into place a local network of estate agency offices in Surrey, Sussex and South London, all using web based technology to ensure all our negotiators have access to all our properties and applicants all the time and offering a full home sales, lettings and mortgage service. This same technology enables us to offer centralised customer services to further enhance our ability to communicate and provide excellent service. If you have a local property to sell or let we would be delighted to give you a free valuation without obligation and tell you a bit more about why we believe you should choose Choices to sell or let your home.

Choices Acquisitions

In addition to these more traditional services, since 2001 we have been at the forefront of the growing property investment market. Our dedicated acquisitions department specialises in providing property investors and prospective property investors with the information, education, services and resources they need to successfully build substantial high performing property portfolios. As part of our service, we cover the UK auction market as well as advertising extensively for distress sales and negotiating substantial discounts from developers on new property. If you are interested in property Investment at home or abroad, why not take a look at our free property investment tutorial, or come to one of our informative seminars and we will tell you about:

• The research we do;
• The evaluation and analysis techniques we have developed;
• Our contacts with developers and agents and how we have made them;
• How to buy at auction;
• How we find distress sales including re-possessions;
• How we can help you buy property below the market value.

To receive the Tutorial or book a place on one of our seminars please call our team on 01342 840000 or enquire online at www.choices.co.uk.

Overseas Property

We now live in a global village where going abroad is almost as common as going to the shops. The idea of buying abroad for leisure, investment or a combination of the two is a compelling one but where do you start? Well, to help you we have assembled over 2,000 overseas properties from some of the most attractive countries and created a network of contacts to make the job of deciding what and where to buy abroad a more pleasant less risky experience.

You can look at all these properties on our web site and if you just want some general advice or further information we are just an email or phone call away. We can also discuss your objectives with you and if you feel like you want to take the next step, we will arrange a subsidized tour of your chosen area without obligation to buy. During your tour you will be shown the area by someone who lives there full time and you will have the opportunity to view a selection of properties both new and second hand.

Our objective is for you to feel confident to put yourself in our hands and use our experience and expertise to help you buy your dream property abroad!

Finally, we hope you enjoy this addition of International Property, we wish you good luck with your property ambitions and we look forward to helping you achieve them.