Posted on Wednesday, September 28th, 2011 at 9:44 am.
When buying property or transferring your pension payments abroad, transfer fees and other charges can affect the return on your money greatly as each time you make an individual transfer which includes an exchange of currency, separate transfer fees will apply. With a bank, this could be as much as £40 per transfer dependent [...] Read More...
Posted on Tuesday, August 23rd, 2011 at 9:25 am.
As an EU citizen, it is relatively easy to be entitled to relocate to other EU nations. The Netherlands is no different and migrating there does not usually pose too much of a problem. If you are planning to relocate to the Netherlands, you will be required to register with the IND (Immigration and [...] Read More...
Posted on Monday, August 22nd, 2011 at 9:31 am.
There are many expat communities in Germany and their economy is very similar to that of the UK. Euro exchange rates are maintaining in recent times, and many more people from the UK are considering relocating to a European destination. Remember to do your research before you depart tough, as there are some legal [...] Read More...
Posted on Friday, August 19th, 2011 at 11:56 am.
Costa Rica is a Spanish speaking country and is becoming more and more popular among expatriates from the UK and US. Their currency is the Costa Rican Colon (CRC) and transferring your money to Costa Rica can be easy, fast and secure. There are beautiful coastlines and beaches, and borders with Nicaragua and Panama [...] Read More...
Posted on Thursday, August 18th, 2011 at 9:54 am.
Thailand is becoming more and more popular with expatriate retirees due to the exotic weather, low cost of living, delicious food, cheap health care and mesmerising culture. Just like in any other country in the world, living in the big capital cities can be more expensive for day-to-day living, higher property buying or rental [...] Read More...
Posted on Wednesday, August 17th, 2011 at 9:28 am.
Switzerland is known around the world for its beautiful landscapes, clean, modern cities and it’s astounding mountainous backdrop of the Alps. Landlocked between Germany, France, Italy and Austria, it is located right in the heart of Europe. Economically, Switzerland is one of the richest and most successful countries in the world, with an extremely [...] Read More...
Posted on Tuesday, August 16th, 2011 at 10:05 am.
Portugal is one of the top destinations for British retirees, with the Algarve being a destination of choice for a lot of British expats due to its amazing sandy beaches, beautiful weather and jaw-dropping coastlines. Whether you are planning to travel there, or are already one of the lucky people to already be living [...] Read More...
Posted on Monday, August 15th, 2011 at 10:30 am.
Every year, there are approximately 940m tourists from all over the world, all travelling to varying destinations, for varying reasons. According to UNWTO (World Travel Organisation), the top ten destinations for tourism in 2010 were: France (76.80m) US (59.75m) China (55.67m) Spain (52.68m) Italy (43.63m) UK (28.13m) Ukraine (27m) Germany (26.88m) Turkey (24.58m) Mexico (22.40m) Of the 940m [...] Read More...
Posted on Thursday, August 11th, 2011 at 10:56 am.
Along with the many UK residents who are deciding to up sticks and move abroad, there are also thousands of people who have spent some time residing abroad and are considerign moving back to the UK. There are many circumstances for this (and the weather is definitely not one of them), such as returning to [...] Read More...
Posted on Monday, August 8th, 2011 at 9:36 am.
During the summer season, thousands of people are booking and planning holidays abroad. The problem we are all facing though, is exchange rates. With all the financial problems here and economy problems there, people are not getting as much return on their precious pounds. There is no better example than on the Euro, which at the [...] Read More...