CYPRUS has moved up three places from number 10 to number 7 in the July 2009 Top of the Props chart published by themovechannel.com
The most popular investment destination for British overseas property buyers was the USA, which pushed last month’s number 1, Spain, into second place. These were followed by France and Portugal, in third and fourth places.
Turkey sneaked into fifth place, followed by Italy and Cyprus at six and seven. Rounding off July’s Top of the Props chart was Bulgaria in eighth place, followed by the UAE. Egypt took the final place in the lineup, coming in tenth.
| Rank | Country | Share | Change | Comment |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | USA | 14.02 | Up 1 | 1 month in top spot |
| 2 | Spain | 11.46 | Down 1 | |
| 3 | France | 9.4 | Non-mover | |
| 4 | Portugal | 6.39 | Non-mover | |
| 5 | Turkey | 5.69 | Up 2 | |
| 6 | Italy | 5.12 | Down 1 | |
| 7 | Cyprus | 2.93 | Up 3 | |
| 8 | Bulgaria | 2.63 | Up 5 | New to top 10! |
| 9 | UAE | 2.51 | Down 3 | |
| 10 | Egypt | 2.09 | Down 1 | |
| 11 | Thailand | 1.62 | Up 11 | |
| 12 | Greece | 1.54 | Down 1 | |
| 13 | Malaysia | 1.52 | Up 7 | |
| 14 | Morocco | 1.49 | Up 1 | |
| 15 | Germany | 1.29 | Up 1 | |
| 16 | Brazil | 1.27 | Down 8 | |
| 17 | Australia | 1.27 | Down 3 | |
| 18 | Grenada | 0.72 | Up 15 | |
| 19 | Philippines | 0.67 | Up 8 | |
| 20 | Canada | 0.67 | Up 3 | |
| 21 | Croatia | 0.65 | Down 3 | |
| 22 | Sweden | 0.55 | Down 3 | |
| 23 | India | 0.5 | Up 6 | |
| 24 | Hungary | 0.5 | Up 16 | |
| 25 | Tunisia | 0.47 | Non-mover | |
| 26 | Dominican Republic | 0.4 | Down 2 | |
| 27 | Panama | 0.35 | Down 10 | Biggest faller |
| 28 | New Zealand | 0.35 | Up 10 | |
| 29 | Indonesia | 0.32 | Up 15 | |
| 30 | Romania | 0.32 | Down 4 | |
| 31 | South Africa | 0.27 | Up 17 | Highest climber |
| 32 | Austria | 0.27 | Highest New Entry | |
| 33 | Costa Rica | 0.27 | Down 3 | |
| 34 | Bahamas | 0.25 | Non-mover | |
| 35 | St Lucia | 0.22 | Up 14 | |
| 36 | Barbados | 0.2 | Down 5 | |
| 37 | Albania | 0.15 | Down 5 | |
| 38 | Ireland | 0.15 | New Entry | |
| 39 | Poland | 0.12 | Down 2 |
IN A SEPARATE survey published by homesoverseas.co.uk, Cyprus has moved up one place to number 8.
Property in Spain has replaced property in Portugal, as the most searched for destination to buy a home abroad based on country page views, and property views, on their website over the past month.
Elsewhere, Greece property has risen from fourth to third, Italy property has fallen a position to fourth, French property is up a place to fifth, Turkey property is down a place to sixth, USA property has gone up from eighth to seventh, Cyprus property is up a place to eighth, Thailand property is down from seventh to ninth, while Egypt property retains tenth spot.
Here are the homesoverseas.co.uk top 10 most searched for destinations in which to buy a home overseas at the moment, last month’s position in brackets:
- Spain (2nd)
- Portugal (1st)
- Greece (4th)
- Italy (3rd)
- France (6th)
- Turkey (5th)
- USA (8th)
- Cyprus (9th)
- Thailand (7th)
- Egypt (10th)
