Greece and Desist: The Doer Upper’s postcard from Corfu

Alan Page was for many years an award winning advertising creative director and founder of his own successful agency. More recently he has served on the boards of various marketing businesses and acted as a property buying agent in the South of France. He has owned numerous homes in London, Paris and Saint Tropez and has now turned his hand to small prime central London property development.
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A serial property developer tells his origin story, and fears for the future of London
By Alan Page
The Doer-Upper goes bargain hunting in St Tropez
Buying a house in France is one thing, says Alan Page; owning it under Monsieur Hollande's regime is quite another. Which means that Riviera brokers' books are bulging with unsold second homes;
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Riviera Cheek: The Doer Upper does St Tropez
St Tropez is not all glamour, especially if you're a buying agent... Alan Page reports from Notting Hill-on-Sea on what to love and the four types of Riviera buyer.
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