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Overheating Amsterdam property market benefits Rotterdam
Expats shunning the crowded and over-priced Netherlands’ capital city are heading down south to buy Rotterdam property.
Regarded as a comparatively sleepy alternative to the Netherlands’ buzzing capital, Rotterdam is now advertising its many advantages including reasonably-priced property and a less chaotic lifestyle. Private...
Expats in France facing six month waits for specialist medical appointments
If retirement in France is your goal and you’re not in perfect health, you may need to wait up to six months for an appointment with a specialist.
A recently released report by France’s Ministry of Health may be of concern for would-be expat retirees with existing health problems. The report was based on a study involving 21,700...
Cyprus pledges residency rights for British expats
As time runs out and a no-deal Brexit looms, the Cyprus government has decided British expats who’ve been living on the island for five years by December 31, 2020 will be given residency rights which include their family members.
The Cypriot Interior Ministry’s announcement came as a huge relief for worried British expats on the...
Getting a mortgage as an expat in the Netherlands
If you’ve decided to stay long-term as an expat professional in the Netherlands, buying your home could be a sensible investment.
As in the vast majority of worldwide expat destinations, it’s possible to buy a Dutch home using a deposit and a mortgage if you’re resident in the country. However, Dutch banks’ and loan company...
Telling it like it is on post-Brexit annuity payments and SIPPs
For British expat retirees in EU member states, the position as regards annuity payments and SIPPs post-Brexit has been as clear as mud.
For Britons already retired in EU member states as well as those approaching retirement and planning to head overseas, the ongoing confusion about pension payments has caused stress and fear. Advisors...
Paris cashes in on joie de vivre to attract expat financiiers
France is busily introducing pre-Brexit changes in order to attract the brightest and best expat financial talent.
French PM Edouard Philippe is busily ramping up the charms of Paris in order to tempt financial professionals to cross the Channel and embrace a French lifestyle filled with joie de vivre. Given the increasing number of...
Think tank report draws expatriate professionals to Denmark
If you don’t want to spend time ploughing through endless surveys to find your most suitable expat destination, the Legatum Institute think-tank’s Prosperity Index may have the answer.
Prosperity isn’t just about a country’s financial standing as it also includes social capital and economic quality, two categories which are...
Istanbul?s lively expat community welcomes new arrivals
Arriving in an unfamiliar city where you know no-one is one of the major downsides of expat relocation for many new arrivals.
The autumn season in Istanbul is traditionally the time when increased numbers of expats arrive to take up new jobs. The Turkish capital is home to a varied and vibrant expat community, giving a wide choice of...
Brit expats in France demand second referendum based on Brexit deal
British expatriates living in France are now in favour of a second referendum as the only way to stop the Brexit debacle.
Brit expats who’ve made their homes and started businesses in France are amongst the worst affected by the UK/EU divorce, with the majority now believing the only way out of the debacle is via a second referendum....
New expat arrivals in Germany hit by housing crisis
Germany in general and Munich and Berlin in particular are in an affordable property crisis, affecting citizens and expatriates alike.
Websites offering advice to newly-arrived expats are full of helpful hints as well as sad tales of those starting their new jobs during the day and trawling rental agencies at night before sleeping on...