Liz Rowlinson

Liz Rowlinson is a journalist who has covered overseas property for over 20 years. After university and a few years editing celebrity memoirs at Random House Publishers she studied journalism at the London College of Printing. A fortnight of work experience as part of her course led to eight years at the Daily Mail, where she commissioned features and edited the property section for a stint (along with recipes and obituaries).

Thirteen years ago she left there to travel the world and freelance for all the national newspapers and various magazines during the last property boom. From Bali to Barbados, Cape Town to Uruguay and the Maldives, she has visited most places where British citizens have purchased homes abroad.

Nine years ago she became Editor of A Place in the Sun magazine, a role she still has, alongside covering international property for the UK's leading newspapers.

She lives in London and travels abroad as much as possible researching locations and their real estate markets, between bringing up two children. Ski property alongside Spain, France and Italy (and anything connected with food) are particular interest areas.

Case Study | We moved to Spain despite Brexit

Liz Rowlinson meets a couple who have just swapped Perthshire for rural Andalucia

12 March 2020

Why it's a good time to discover Umbria

Liz Rowlinson takes a tour of the 'green heart of Italy' and discovers a low-key and affordable alternative to next-door Tuscany

10 March 2020

Porto: A City on the Up

Portugal’s capital Lisbon has boomed but the country’s second largest city is on the way up, reports Liz Rowlinson

18 February 2020

Where do all the Brits live in France?

Find out where all our expats live in France!

16 January 2020

Top 10 Best Places to Buy Property Abroad in 2020

Find out where Brits are buying abroad with out Ten Best Places to Buy Abroad index. Which countries have moved up and down the leader board?

7 January 2020

Why BBC reporter Christopher Morris chose Almería

Find out how the award-winning former BBC correspondent Christopher Morris was led to a life in Spain by a Cold War military disaster.

27 November 2019

Here's where to find affordable properties around Lake Como

Italy’s most famous lake has appealed to second-home owners for hundreds of years, reports Liz Rowlinson.

29 October 2019

Best Places to buy a property in Italy in 2019

Whether you seek rural bliss or an historic city apartment, Italy's diverse regions offer something to suit all budgets.

16 July 2019

Case study | We own three properties in Almeria

Retirees Amanda Jelley and David Croaker from north Wales fell in love with Almeria in southern Spain and have bought three properties there.

2 July 2019
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