Senior Content Editor

Christopher Nye

Christopher Nye has been writing about finance and currency for 15 years, following a career in the international hotel and cruise ship industries. He has been a copywriter for Barclays Bank and the NHS, freelance business and property writer, editor of the UK government’s Act on CO2 website and author of several travel and business books.

How to speed up the process of buying your overseas home

by Christopher Nye | Jan 28, 2025 | Buying Property Abroad

The legal wheels can seem to move so, so slowly when buying a property overseas. Yet sometimes, for various reasons, buyers need to get a move on. So how can you speed up the process, safely, of buying your property abroad? The news from Spain, where the prime...

Investing in ski property overseas: some financial essentials

by Christopher Nye | Dec 16, 2024 | Large Transfers and Investments

It’s skiing season! If you want to spend more than a week on the slopes, buying a ski property offers an exciting investment and many years of fun. Ski property, or mountain property if you prefer, remains one of the most exciting overseas property investments one can...

UK budget presents opportunity for your overseas retirement

by Christopher Nye | Dec 10, 2024 | Living Abroad and Retirement

If you’re planning to chase the sun and retire overseas, there is some good news in the UK’s autumn budget. Under the new rules, if you’ve spent enough time abroad, you won’t pay any inheritance tax on your overseas assets. While the budget saw tax rises for many, the...

Can you still make money from overseas rentals?

by Christopher Nye | Nov 19, 2024 | Renting Property Abroad

The days of Airbnb’s steady rise appear to be long behind it. This shift in the short-term letting platform’s fortunes is reflected in its current share price, which is nearly half of its February 2021 high. It begs the question, if an industry leader is hurting...

Why do interest rates impact currencies?

by Christopher Nye | Nov 18, 2024 | Currency Market Updates

Interest rates continue to be the main driver of exchange rates, and can have a huge impact on your international transactions, pension paid overseas or purchase of a property. So what is the relationship? And what can you do to ensure that a decision made in London,...