Ray Brocklesby is a British guy, married to a Filipina and living in the city of Dasmarinas, in Cavite Province. Ray previously lived in Davao, on the island of Mindanao, so is able to consider widely different types of locations when describing life in the Philippines. Ray moved to the Philippines from Llanelli, in South Wales, where he had formerly worked as an adult education teacher.

In this guide Ray explains the housing market in the Philippines, for foreigners thinking of moving there.