by Christopher Nye | Nov 27, 2025 | Currency Updates
Where are exchange rates as we reach the end of November? It was looking like a sorry month for the pound as it fell to its weakest level since April 2023 against the euro. However, the Budget seems to have turned the tide for the moment and GBP/EUR has recovered to...
read more
by Christopher Nye | Nov 17, 2025 | Currency Updates
Discover how the UK autumn Budget 2025 could affect buying property or retiring overseas – from tax changes to exchange rates and pension reforms. When the Chancellor, Rachel Reeves, delivers the autumn Budget on 26 November 2025, her decisions will shape not only the...
read more
by Christopher Nye | Nov 17, 2025 | Brexit, Emigration, Property rental
If you’re making the break overseas you may be wondering whether you can keep your UK bank account. The answer is usually yes, but it’s not always straightforward. Post-Brexit, some banks now restrict accounts for non-residents. Here’s how British expats can...
read more
by Christopher Nye | Nov 10, 2025 | Lifestyle, Working abroad
Two new controls at most European Union (EU) borders, EES and ETIAS, come into force in 2026. Indeed one has already started in some areas and on your next trip to Spain, France, Portugal, Italy and elsewhere in the Schengen Area, you will probably be signed up to...
read more
by Christopher Nye | Oct 31, 2025 | Emigration, Working abroad
A ‘golden visa’, whereby you acquire legal residency in a country by making an investment, has been a lifeline for many British nationals post-Brexit, as well as other non-EU nationals looking to live and even work in European countries. But it can also be...
read more
