European holiday favourites benefit from boost in buying interest

France, Italy and Germany are all attracting more interest from overseas property buyers, especially areas popular with Brits such as the Dordogne, the latest Rightmove Overseas index shows.

In May, some 56.2% of indexed locations saw increases in searches, 43.7% saw decreases, 0.1% no changes at all. Overall, searches for overseas property rose 15% in May.

Poland has broken into the top 20 countries for the first time, with searches increasing by a huge 248%. Top ten climbers include several French regions. The Dordogne was up 74%, Aquitaine up 47% and Limousin up 39%.

Italy also continues to attract a lot of interest with 17 out of 20 Italian regions see increased user activity in May. While Bavaria in Germany was the top climber for May with 82% more searches month on month.