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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Tim Stacey

'Why this autumn is a smart time to buy a second home in Europe'

Sa Torre de la Mar, a three-bedroom house in Deià, Mallorca is for sale through Charles Marlow for €3.5 million - (Charles Marlow)

Every year, when the clocks change and the drizzle sets in, my phone starts buzzing. Friends and clients in London — often the same ones who swore last summer they were done with EasyJet and villa rentals — begin asking the same question: “Is now a good time to buy?”

This autumn, that question feels louder than usual. Between tax jitters, election talk and the damp reality of the London market, many homeowners are wondering whether the sun — and a bit of sanity — lies elsewhere.

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