Research undertaken by GfK financial for Bank of Scotland International, from a representative sample of 1,321 surveyed between 24th and 30th April 2007, found that 42% are interested in buying property abroad or moving abroad.
When asked where they would most like to live in the world, Britons ranked Australia in the top spot with 10%, followed by New Zealand at 9%. America and Canada were joint third with 7% each. France topped the European destinations with 6% of people wanting to move there, followed by Spain at 5%.
Out of the 42% of people who would like to own property abroad, the largest proportion were based in the South East (18%), followed by the North West and London (10%). However, only 4% of respondents surveyed already owned property abroad, with 28% of these based in the South East.
Source: OPP
