Jean Johansson travels to Spain’s Southern Costa Blanca to help former NHS midwife Sally and brewery worker Phil find the perfect property to spend their retirement. The couple have just sold their family home in Wales, so the pressure is really on to find their new Spanish home big enough to accommodate all the family. Jean shows them five properties within their budget of £200,000 but will any of them be their dream home?
About the area
Situated on the south eastern coast of Spain, flights from the UK to Alicante airport take around 2 and a half hours. Costa Blanca means ‘White Coast’ and is named after its beautiful beaches which border the Mediteranean sea and stretch for over 120 miles. It’s a great favourite of celebrities with Catherine Zeta-Jones, Michael Douglas as well as Terry Venables all having holiday homes here.
Further inland you can find lovely countryside and traditional towns with historic churches so there is something here for everyone. International buyers love this area and it’s a very busy market with properties currently selling in just a few weeks