Jean Johansson gets to sample the ex-pat lifestyle in Spain as she catches up with married couple Bev and Paul who she helped make the permanent move to the sunshine in 2018. Danni Menzies travels back to Brittany to re-visit Jill and Paul who are working 7 days a week living the good life in their farmhouse and on their 5 acres of land purchased in 2017.
Ciudad Quesada, Spain
Bev and Paul
Budget: £100,000
Date of house purchase: 2018
Bev and Paul were excited to retire to the sun and asked Jean to find them a three bedroom house with access to a pool and space for a music room for their budget of £100,000. Almost 5 years later Jean is back to see how they’re enjoying life in their new forever home that came with a guitar-shaped pool! Plus she visits them at the radio station where they both keep busy working on their very own show, and they take Jean to a Petanque party to meet lots of the new friends they’ve made in the area!
Brittany, France
Jill and Paul
Budget: £135,000
Date of house purchase: August 2017
Jill and Paul wanted a new permanent home with some land where they could produce a lot of their own vegetables, and keep some animals to produce their own eggs and cheese. They were over the moon when their offer of just over £130,000 was accepted for their dream property that came with 2 houses, outbuildings and almost 5 acres of land! Six years later Danni is back to see how their dreams of living on their own mini farm have become a reality, plus she tries some of their very own homemade elderflower champagne and meets all their new animals!