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Avoiding financial difficulties as a newbie expat

Avoiding financial difficulties as a newbie expat
Becoming an expat takes more than just choosing a destination and booking a flight. In spite of the excitement of arriving in a new country, the realities of becoming an expat must include planning ahead for your financial needs. There’s a lot to consider, including opening bank accounts, calculating exchange rates for transfers, making...

EU ready to launch PPEP expat portable pensions

EU ready to launch PPEP expat portable pensions
If you’re already working in Europe and can stay post-Brexit or are considering an offer by an EU member state-based company, this may be of interest. PEPPs – Pan-European Pension Products - are aimed at expats saving for retirement, giving participants a far wider choice whilst boosting the personal pensions market known at present...

Tips on maximising the yield from your expat property investment

Tips on maximising the yield from your expat property investment
Managing an overseas property investment as an expat can be hard work and worry if you’re not clued in. Nowadays, many expats are investing in properties back in the home country or are buying ahead in their chosen retirement haven, letting the property out until it’s needed. Whether you’ve bought a second home for holidays, a...

Expats in UAE selling property to buy second nationality via Golden Visas

Expats in UAE selling property to buy second nationality via Golden Visas
Expats living and working in the UAE are selling their home country properties in order to afford a second citizenship and passport. According to recently released data, almost half the UAE’s expat population have sold their properties in their home countries as part of a bid to obtain a second nationality and passport. Reports state...

Expat buy to let investors urged to register them against property fraud

Expat buy to let investors urged to register them against property fraud
Expat landlords are being warned by the UK’s Land Registry Office over property fraud. Many UK expats working overseas have invested in Britain’s buy-to-let market in order to provide not only extra income but also property price appreciation in the long run. However, it’s fairly easy for fraudsters to steal absentee owners’...

New loan aims to corner the expat buy to let mortgage market

New loan aims to corner the expat buy to let mortgage market
Buy to lets in the home country are still favourite investments for British expats working overseas, with a new entry to the specialist mortgage sector hoping to tap into demand. For expat professionals working overseas, the British expat buy-to-let property sector has provided a successful investment strategy for some years, even...

Is Luxembourg the perfect replacement for the City and Canary Wharf

Is Luxembourg the perfect replacement for the City and Canary Wharf
If you’re looking for a tiny, beautiful, historic country that’s a world leader in finance and fintech, Luxembourg is your destination. Most people are slightly confused at the mention of Luxembourg, as it tends towards keeping its secrets away from the madding crowds. Expat professionals in the field of finance, however, are well...

Survey confirms four Swiss cities are only for the extremely wealthy

Survey confirms four Swiss cities are only for the extremely wealthy
Switzerland is now home to the four most expensive cities in the world for expats – although the cash-strapped Venezuelan capital of Caracas took the top spot for all the wrong reasons! It’s perhaps the first time ever that a hyperinflationary scenario plus a severe shortage of food and other supplies has catapulted a city into the...

Vietnam versus Thailand as an expat retirement destination

Vietnam versus Thailand as an expat retirement destination
Southeast Asia is now one of the most popular destinations for retirees looking to expand their horizons whilst benefiting from a relatively low cost of living. The two favourites, Thailand and Vietnam, both offer the year-round warm to hot weather Britons can only dream of, and American snowbirds find the solution to long, dark winter...

Eastern promise for expat professionals in Vietnam

Eastern promise for expat professionals in Vietnam
If you’ve rejected all the usual expat hubs as being too predictable, perhaps it’s time to look east. Although there’s an explosion of expat interest in China, its unique culture and way of life isn’t every undecided expatriate’s dream as a destination even if they’re fascinated by the Orient in general. Alternatives such...