‘Holidaymakers eye house purchase’

A third of people who go abroad on holiday are thinking about buying a house overseas, according to a new report.

A survey of 2,600 adults by banking giant NatWest found that many people were considering buying a property just to avoid the stresses and strains of the annual family break.

Almost one in three people returned to the same destination every year and many were looking into buying a house where they had already had a holiday.

Mike Freer of NatWest International Personal Banking said: “Buying a holiday home abroad is increasingly becoming the norm for British families.”

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