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.

Could your pension be affected by these post-Brexit changes?

by Christopher Nye | Sep 1, 2021 | Brexit

Those who are moving to the EU in 2022 could receive a lower state pension than expected due to Brexit. Will these changes affect you and how much could your pension be reduced by? Who will this affect? If you are planning to move to a European country from 1 January...

How to manage regular payments after moving abroad

by Christopher Nye | Aug 18, 2021 | Currency 101

So, you’ve bought a property abroad and are settling into your new home in the sunshine! However, whilst you are over there, you may need to transfer or receive money from back home for a variety of reasons. To keep up with these payments and to avoid losing money due...

How should you budget for your property abroad?

by Christopher Nye | Aug 12, 2021 | Currency 101

So, you’ve decided to buy a property abroad! A new life in a warm and sunny location awaits. Amidst all of the excitement, it’s probably tempting to dive straight in and start looking for your dream property immediately. However, working out your budget, how far your...

Where will the pound be by autumn 2021?

by Christopher Nye | Jul 27, 2021 | Currency 101

With rising inflation and the actions of central banks under scrutiny, as well as the precarious nature of the pandemic, the economy, Brexit tensions and more, how will the currency markets respond? For our readers who will be making a significant transaction overseas...

“We would have had sleepless nights…”

by Christopher Nye | Jul 15, 2021 | Case study, Currency 101

Last year, Debbie Blaber from West Sussex shook hands on a deal to buy a home in France for €197,000. When completing the purchase took longer than planned due to the pandemic, she watched as exchange rate movements made the price in pounds shoot up by thousands of...