Thousands of British and people from northern Europe have bought properties at the huge Camposol urbanization near Mazarron in Murcia. The saga of one couple’s experiences makes interesting reading.

Clive Palmer and his wife Rosie decided, like so many others, that they would like a house in the sun. In the book, “A House In The Sun – Camposol (Birmingham) Spain”, Clive tells how their dream became a reality.

The book is full of factual information with entertaining angles that give a very good account of the pleasures and pitfalls of Spanish property purchase. This should be very useful to anyone planning to buy a home. It seems half the United Kingdom would live in Spain, given a chance, so the true story is interesting.

Clive says that they decided to buy a house at Camposol after looking at other areas. “We found ourselves late that Saturday afternoon having signed up to a house when we had fully expected not to have done anything of the sort” he writes.

Camposol doesn’t always receive the most positive publicity but Clive is realistic about expectations and experiences. He writes with refreshing honesty and at the end of the book says that if asked whether he would do it all again the answer would be “no”. But only because of the experience he and Rosie gained and they would now probably buy in a smaller Spanish village. “But if we had not been through the process and were back at the beginning, I doubt we would bat an eyelid in doing exactly the same again. We certainly do not regret it, even if there are still unanswered questions over the house and Camposol which will only gradually be settled in coming years.” Earlier in the book he writes “Let us not be too negative. Camposol is relatively pleasant and should become more so as the development matures. The people who live on it seem, by and large, to be very nice. And the sun shines a lot more than it does in the U.K.”

Readers may echo many of the points made in the book. “One thing which had been clear before but which was now thoroughly brought home was just how quickly the Spanish speak.” However, Clive and Rosie love the area that they have chosen to settle and are enthusiastically exploring the many historic and cultural towns and sites. There are descriptions and photographs of beauty spots, such as Aguilas, Bolnuevo, Mula and Alido

However, Clive and Rosie love the area that they have chosen to settle and are enthusiastically exploring the many historic and cultural towns and sites. There are descriptions and photographs of beauty spots, such as Aguilas, Bolnuevo, Mula and Alido.

A House In The Sun – Camposol, Spain, by Clive Palmer, ISBN 1-4116-4530

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