Living In The Sun – Florida property sales and real estate services in the Sunshine State including, Kissimmee, Orlando and Disney

Everything you need to deal with when buying a property in Florida can be found through us. We start with this web-site, which we have tried to make as helpful as possible, rather than just a list of house pictures and prices.

This same approach goes into all the help we provide, and we pride ourselves on the standard of service we give - and without any pressure on our clients too.

Our aim is to make the process easy and pleasant, and we'll be there every step of the way to help make sure that you achieve your goal.

Florida awaits.......

Property Sales & Purchase	Property Search	Design, Planning & Construction
Financial Planning	Mortgages	Currency Broker	Legal Advice & Conveyancing
Property Management & Caretaking	Letting	Viewing Visits	Insurance

Property Sales & Purchase

Florida is very much a “user friendly state” giving the buyer an extremely easy and safe approach to home ownership. The single most important factor is to ensure that you use the services of a fully licensed Real Estate Brokerage. We will oversee the complete transaction from the time that you arrive in Florida to when your home is ready for occupation. This includes the following:

Helping you to find the most suitable property.

Handling the legal aspects of the purchase.

Monitoring construction and taking photographs.

Liaising with the mortgage broker and ensuring that the final paperwork is in order.

Carrying out the pre-occupation inspection, coordinating the delivery of furnishings, organizing the connection of all services and arranging the final occupation licenses.

These services are completely free to all of our customers.

When you visit Florida you will want to be sure that you view the best properties that are suitable for your personal requirements. The best possible assurance you can have is to ensure that you select a company that is totally independent and can therefore offer you impartial and unbiased advice on every aspect of property purchase and management. It is essential that a company is highly knowledgeable and expert in all aspects of purchasing a property, has excellent relationships with all major developers, and can provide a professional and reliable management service with a proven track record of providing high levels of rental income.

We offer a complete property service to both vendors and those wishing to buy.

We have a comprehensive portfolio of property for sale varying from building plots and land suitable for development, to ready-to-live-in houses, villas and apartments.

Property Search

We’ll supply you with the best that is on offer locally, and search for your ideal home if we don’t have the precise specification you want.

Design, Planning & Construction

If you elect to buy a plot, we offer you a complete range of building services; these include the design, planning and construction of houses, villas, apartments and swimming pools.

We pride our selves in working to fix priced contracts with guaranteed completion dates.

Budgets, cash-flow and building programmes are structured to suit your personal requirements. Every conceivable detail is taken care of “in house”.

We have built up a wealth of knowledge and expertise within our organisation to help you discover the pleasures and benefits of building your own ideal home. Who else can offer you such complete satisfaction, confidence and most importantly, peace of mind ?

We have a selection of structurally sound, traditional houses that can, if required, be expertly renovated and restored by our specialist workforce. For full details see our Design and Build page.
Consequently, we have built up a wealth of knowledge and expertise within our organisation to help you discover the pleasures, benefits and financial savings involved in building your own ideal home. Who else can offer you such complete satisfaction, confidence and most importantly, peace of mind ?

Financial Planning

Helping with financial planning at the outset so you can make sure you have the right budget and the right house, we can illustrate the costs of living in the location so you can be confident that your budget is comfortable. See The Value page and The Next Steps page.

Mortgages

We are able to offer the services of a specialist mortgage and finance broker to assist you if you require any help with your financial arrangements.

Mortgage rate trends : On this page you can view the variations that are taking place in the mortgage rates in different time intervals which can be of great help in understanding the mortgage rate trends prevailing in the market at different times.

Currency Broker

We can arrange help with moving currency. We advise strongly that you use a currency broker, which will save you a lot of money through obtaining good exchange rates, low charges and commission, as well as giving advice on the best way to manage the funds transfer. You can save hundreds of pounds on this aspect of the transaction by arranging in advance at a specified rate through a good broker

Legal Advice & Conveyancing

We can put you in touch with legal representatives - a local lawyer can be appointed to act on your behalf. They are much cheaper, quicker and better acquainted with local laws and property planning regulations. They are also on the spot to carry out the necessary searches to reassure you of a clean title. For further details see “Purchase Procedures” on The Next Steps page.

Property Management & Caretaking

If a property is a second home, it can be a worry when left empty and the owners are away. In 1988 we set up our first caretaking service, which is now comprehensively tailored to the property involved. We can regularly inspect, pay relevant bills such as the utilities, open and air the house, and organise any maintenance work that may need doing. Checking and clearing gutters, tiles, looking after plants and so on can all be arranged.

Letting

Whether it’s to friends or on a financial basis, we can organise a welcoming service. This can include transport from the airport, and introducing the visitors to the house and gardens, and how everything works. This would include; of course, making sure everything is ready for the next set of guests. Everything would be found clean, linen ready, with a welcoming pack in the kitchen. Laundry, cleaning and closing down your home would be done after you or your guests depart. here

Viewing Visit

Please contact us if you would like help to arrange your trip to view properties. Having discussed your needs in detail we can help arrange discounted flights, accommodation, travel insurance, car-hire, and an itinerary to suit you. Of course you are free to meet anyone else you want on the same visit.

For further detail see The Next Steps page.

Insurance

Buildings and home contents-Fire-Burglary etc, Medical Plan, Life Insurance, Pension Plan, Personal Accident, etc. We have arrangements with well-established insurance businesses that offer excellent cover and good value for money. Contact us for details.

For property in Florida (especally Orlando, Kissimmee, Davenport and Clermont) Greece, Alonissos, The Peloponnese, Skiathos, Skopelos, Zakinthos and Crete contact: John Goodwin - Tel: + 44 (0) 1590 626266

For Property in Cyprus, Croatia, Bulgaria, Italy & France contact: Steve Pearson - Tel: + 44 (0) 2380 879318

For Property in Spain and Turkey contact: Christina Harris - Tel: +44 (0) 1962 885602