Ricochet make new docu-soap property series, Sun, Sea & Selling Houses

There’s never been a more dramatic time to buy a property in Spain. A year ago house sales where at a ten year high but since then Brexit has thrown a huge curveball into the market and the stakes are higher than ever for potential buyers. In spite of this turmoil, it is business as usual for two British families who have set up shop in Spain selling property to Brits looking for a bit of fun in the sun. This new docu-soap property series, Sun, Sea & Selling Houses, 20 x60’ for Channel 4 daytime, will follow them as they sail their business through unpredictable waters, and also track their personal trials and tribulations away from the office.

Rob Butterfield, Executive Producer for Ricochet says: “We can all relate to wanting to give up Blighty to go live in sunny Spain. This series will follow the Brits who are chasing that dream and the people helping them make it a reality who are living the dream themselves. Our two families are very much at the heart of their communities and this will enable us to see what life in the sun is really like.”

Our first family, The Garners, are from Cannock near Birmingham and are making waves on the Spanish property scene in Mojacar, Almeria. The Brummy family moved to Spain twelve years ago and have created their own property empire on the coast. Mum Sharon and Dad Steve may be the bosses but the agency is a real family affair with daughter Emma and son Sean and son-in-law Matt all involved in the business. Our second family are the Rodriguez, a family of Liverpudlians. Dad, Manuel, is originally from Spain. In 2001 he moved the whole family over to Benijofar where they started a property business from scratch. Manuel and Linda are the owners but their daughter Sophie and her husband Damon work with them as well as their daughter Charlotte.

Day to day the family’s offices are a flurry of activity flogging paradise to British buyers. They are both bombarded by Brits coming over desperate for a slice of life in the sun and both agencies have become central to the community as those they have helped buy a home are frequently in the shop asking advice. Our families will both be showing their Brit clients the best properties on their books but can they convince them to make the life changing decision to buy? And what is life after Brexit going to look like for them?

Sun, Sea and Selling Houses was commissioned my David Sayer for Channel 4, Executive Produced by Rob Butterfield and Series Produced by Emma Walsh for Ricochet.