Buying a property overseas is a life-long dream for many people looking for sun, relaxation - and perhaps a place to retire. Some will plan on basing themselves abroad for a few months of the year while others will want to relocate permanently. Many will pick spots on the Continent though some will venture further afield. Whatever you decide, unless you plan carefully those dreams of owning a place in the sun could soon turn into a nightmare. Here are some of the potential problems and pitfalls you need to be aware of.

The music festival has come of age. It is no longer about muddy fields, poor toilet facilities and flower power. It is a slickly run industry with more than a hundred events nationwide from which to choose, catering for a wide range of tastes and budgets. Here, we look at how you can experience festival season without having to dig too deep. One option is to join the army of volunteers and paid workers required for concerts, providing everything from first-aid, media support, through to litter picking. Student Napsugar Bardocz (pictured) gets to enjoy festivals for free by offering support to bands and working as a talent scout.

Dwindling pension pots mean the number of retirees tapping their properties for income is expected to rise by nearly 50 per cent over the next decade. Research compiled for The Mail on Sunday reveals that one fifth of over-50s - around 3.9 million people - are planning to solve a cash crisis in retirement by downsizing, making use of buy-to-let property or borrowing against the value of the family home. Borrowing, commonly known as 'equity release', is rising in popularity. Unlike a conventional home loan, equity release does not require a borrower to pay any monthly interest charges. Instead, the interest charges roll up into the loan with the final debt usually cleared when the homeowner dies or goes into long-term care.

Rupert Hambro, now halfway through his 70s, is the fifth generation of one of the most distinguished City dynasties. But far from fading into fusty retirement, he and his much younger business partner Dominic Perks, 40, are backing a wave of start-ups, including a dry cleaning app for busy people and a dating agency for Muslims. He sees it as fusing the traditional Square Mile with the brave new world of tech.

Following large-scale plastic campaigns, using recyclable products and avoiding those which will end up in landfill is now becoming much more common. There are also bonuses to take advantage of when recycling and several large high street chains offer discounts and freebies as a reward.

On the same day the 2018 FIFA World Cup kicked off in Russia, Sir Geoff Hurst's Ferrari 550 Maranello, worth £110,000, has been advertised for sale on Auto Trader.

With just two per cent of UK housing designed specifically for older people - much of which is priced at the higher end of the market - the pressure is on to build more affordable retirement schemes. In March, the normally pricey retirement-housebuilder Audley secured planning permission to begin work on its first affordable scheme, Mayfield Villages. The site, in Watford, will offer 253 one-and-two-bedroom apartments priced from £262,500

A new app has been created to try and solve the travel crisis in the UK and it's designed to match up those wanting to travel, with empty coaches. But instead of using dilapidated old coaches which will take you the best part of a day to get anywhere, it only uses high end luxury private coaches, which are picked based on customer reviews.

Nearly 40 per cent of people across Britain are worried about their ability to retire comfortably, with many having no idea how much they are saving into their pension. Worse still, 13 per cent admit to having no pension savings, while more than a quarter of those who are saving for retirement have no idea exactly how much they are amassing.

If you're travelling to destinations such as Stockholm in Sweden (pictured), new research has shown you're more likely to rely on plastic as 81 per cent of holidaymakers chose a card over cash. For those going to Norway the number was similarly high, with 77 per cent choosing to use cash rather than a card while for Finland it was 71 per cent. Those travelling to Cambodia were most likely to pay for cash rather than a card, with 93 per cent opting for cash.

A huge ongoing clean-up of old pension data has uncovered errors in work records stretching back decades. Those who have received too much state pension will not be forced to repay the money, but they will face reductions to future payments. Those underpaid will receive back payments and future increases, but not interest or compensation.

Rising numbers of estates are subject to inheritance tax and increasingly even those who don't consider themselves wealthy find they are affected by it. But what is it and how does it work? On this episode of the Big Money Questions, Wealth Club founder Alex Davies explains what it is and how it works. He explains who has to pay and when, and how it is calculated - all of the nitty-gritty.

Own a Bentley Bentayga or a brand new BMW company car and you'll be fine with London's new huge ULEZ - drive a five-year-old Ford Focus or a classic car and you'll get clobbered. Most of you won't live in London, so you may think 'why does this even matter to me?' It matters because this is a sign of things to come. Where London leads cities and towns across the UK will follow.

The property market is slowing and house price inflation has eased back but is this just being driven by London and the commuter belt? The property market has history of following where London leads - meanwhile, buy-to-let is no longer bolstering prices. Andrew Montlake, of Coreco, joins the Investing Show to explain what is happening.

Moya Greene, 63, stepped down as chief executive at the start of June but continues to be paid. She is also in line for bonuses and shares - as well as cash for flights to her native Canada. And she will collect a near £1m pay off from the postal service - taking the total she can collect having relinquished the top job to as much as £2.6m.

Asset-stripper Melrose has fired the starting gun on its sell-off of engineer GKN. Bosses are plotting to kick-off the sale of its powder metallurgy division potentially as soon as this autumn, according to reports. The business accounted for about £1.1billion of GKN’s £10billion sales in 2017. It is thought it could fetch between £1.5billion and £2billion.

While the flow of homes coming onto the market has slightly increased, the number of homes on estate agents' books remains close to an all-time low at just 42. Remaining cautious about the outlook for the housing market, Rics said it was 'unlikely to gain impetus, at least in the near-term'.

In some of the worst cases, freeholders were then slapping homeowners with fees to make elementary amendments to their own homes - £252 to own a pet or £60 to put up a doorbell.

People who take out new Guaranteed Growth Bonds and Guaranteed Income Bonds over one or three years will be able to deposit only up to £10k - down from £1m previously. The 1.5% interest rate for the one-year bond and 1.95% for the three-year bond stay the same. It is a new blow to savers struggling with low rates.

I was paying Virgin Media £103.96 per month and knew this was very high so decided to leave. The retention team offered me a new deal at £56.62 per month, upgraded my internet and added 12 months of free line rental. Then, £203.27 was taken by direct debit when I was on holiday. At the same time, I received a credit note for £299. Virgin said the £299 should have come off my invoice and that it would send a cheque.

Bereaved families can now inform all major banks of a loved one's death in a single step, thanks to a pioneering service launched today. In the years leading up to our Looking After Your Legacy campaign, we reported on several heartbreaking cases of readers' terrible experiences with banks after a loved one had died.

The Royal Mint has been accused of a massive blunder after a college student found a Paddington Bear 50p coin that has not yet been released in her chain - and it demanded it back, This is Money can reveal. The Mint, based in Llantrisant, South Wales, faces embarrassment after the Paddington Bear coin was found in change by a student via a shop in near-by Caerphilly.

There have been a number of redundancies at the company I work for and I'm now worried my job may be next. Is it legal for a company to make someone redundant while they are on maternity leave?

The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee kept interest rates on hold at 0.5 per cent, in spite of forecasts of a 90 per cent chance of a rise just three weeks ago. Policymakers voted 7-2 for a hold, with the two members who called for a rise saying that they believed there were 'upside risks' for inflation.

Choosing the right DIY platform is crucial but a wealth of choice and changes to charges have left many investors scratching their heads. We pick some of the best. We also highlight why investing in an Isa makes sense, as it should protect your hopefully growing investments from tax forever.