Whether you have your heart set on purchasing a property in Marmaris, Turkey or even a Tuscany Villa there are certain steps you must take to ensure the transaction goes through as swiftly as possible. With this in mind, this article aims to steer you in the right direction.

If you are not that familiar with the language of the country you plan to move to, for a start, you might want to do an intensive course anyway. It is always important to have as higher a level of fluency as possible.

However, if you are not that confident with the language, ensure that the lawyer you hire to deal with the conveyancing, is adept at English and understanding the foreign language. Have them set out the full stages involved in purchasing the property from the start, to include all fees, searches etc that will crop up along the way.

It would also be a very good idea, imperative in fact, for you to instruct the service of a surveyor. Make sure you have a full report undertaken on the property so that there are no nasty surprises after you have moved in.

Most importantly, bear in mind that different laws will be applicable in some of these countries: therefore there may not be such an onus on advertising the property in its correct light in the first instance. Do not forget that you are no longer on home turf, so keep an open mind at all stages of the transaction.