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Many of the current staff at yourVIVA were part of the original Viva team and now that yourVIVA has launched this brand new website the stories below will explain just why we wanted some of the Viva staff back as part of this new project.

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A hidden gem

Discovering an unspoiled Spanish village close to Málaga has transformed the lives of former teachers Paul Dix and Ellie Wood.
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Swapping a castle for a Costa

From searching for a second home to discovering a whole new way of life, find out how the Nash family from Windsor came "to live the dream".
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Advice from the experts

Gordon Thomson describes how the right advice and support helps to make the buying process easy.
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VIVA put my mind at rest

Alan Dovey was worried by bad press about buying a home in Spain. Dealing with VIVA soon changed his mind.
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One way tickets

Alistair Forrest tells how he, his wife Lynda and two of their five children followed through a collective, crazy idea that they should leave England for good...
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Puerto Banús did it for us!

Following a visit to one their friend's apartments in Los Naranjos de Marbella, Geoff & Catherine Philpot knew southern Spain was for them.
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There's nothing like a holiday in your own home

After numerous holidays in Spain, Ted & Pat Perry decided they wanted to spend more time on the sunshine coast so they bought themselves a home.
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Building our online business in Spain


	Following a visit to one of VIVA's exhibitions in the UK, the Guyans bought two properties and set up their own greetings card business online. Read more >>

Friends like these


	Best friends Rob Evans and Dave Roberts clubbed together to buy a place in the sun - and got a golf course into the bargain. Read more >>

Homecare is the icing on the VIVA cake


	Dave and Fiona Clancy bought a three-bed apartment in Mijas Costa and cannot praise VIVA's service and friendly, helpful staff enough. Read more >>

Love at first sight


	Nick and Janet Cook had never been to Spain before. By lunchtime on the second day of their visit to the Costa del Sol, they'd found their dream holiday home. Read more >>

Living and working on the sunshine coast


	Mark and Clare Bevan wanted to leave the grey UK behind and start a family on the sunshine coast. Read more >>

Retirement made easy in the Costa del Sol


	Ron and Leonie Sturgess enjoyed their holidays in southern Spain so much, they decided to spend their retirement here. Read more >>

A second home in the sun


	Paul Cossins and his family were looking for a holiday home to enjoy for years to come. Read more >>