A Place In The Sun presenter Ben Hillman has warned people changes are happening in the overseas market when it come to buying property and says people should be aware of these before they consider buying. He explained prices are increasing in certain areas and guidelines as to how holiday properties can be used have been adjusted.

Speaking exclusively to Express.co.uk from Gran Canaria, where he was filming an upcoming episode of the Channel 4 show, he said: "It's going to depend on location but I do feel like we're definitely seeing the prices creeping up now. I'm in Grand Canaria at the moment and we've got a budget of up to €220,000 for a two bedroom apartment and we're just about being able to see that kind of property at that level now. Whereas two or three years ago, that would have been super easy to find. So things, I think things are definitely changing."

Ben, 47, has been on the show for a decade so is fully up to speed on developments in the property markets.

Reflecting further he issued a reminder that the sitruation around holiday licences had changed in one of the most popular areas to purchase in. Something to consider if you plan on letting out your property when you are not there.

"I think there's definitely a change throughout Europe in terms of pushing back against using the seaside towns as big party resorts. I think that's slowly starting to change.

"But also, especially on the Canary Islands, they've changed, as of last November, the rules on short term lets," he said.

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The Canary Islands parliament approved a major overhaul of the holiday rental licensing system on Nobember 12, 2025. This new law, which took effect on December 13, 2025, strictly limits new holiday let licenses and cap rentals at 10% of municipal housing stock.

"So if you're buying a property out here, you can't short term let it anymore as a holiday let, and they're not renewing short term holiday licences," he explained.

"Even if you buy a property that had one existing, you won't necessarily get it when you buy the property.

"So they are, by default, minimising the quantity of those on the islands, which I guess down the road, might force the prices of holidays up a little. It may put some people off. That's still to be seen at the moment," he said.