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.

The two critical factors for property buyers this summer

by Christopher Nye | May 20, 2020 | Currency Market Updates

This summer is critical for property buyers in the EU. The deadline for an extension to the Brexit transition period is approaching rapidly and, if refused, you have just months to keep your EU rights. There are two key factors you need to be aware of. Firstly, the...

How to buy a house abroad safely in 4 simple steps

by Christopher Nye | May 5, 2020 | Buying Property Abroad

Europe is slowly coming out of lockdown and property sales are on the up. But with so much uncertainty on the currency markets, how can you make sure you’re not going to lose out when you buy or sell? Is buying during the current climate risky? To put it...

Where will the pound be by summer?

by Christopher Nye | Apr 22, 2020 | Currency Market Updates

When the global economy is in freefall, you may wonder why the pound has – after initial jitters – recovered to its average for the past three years. And where will it go by summer and the lockdown end? If you read the business press these days you’ll see fresh...

The cost of a €100,000 house in pounds, tracked

by Christopher Nye | Apr 8, 2020 | Currency Market Updates

Coronavirus means the currency markets are even more unpredictable than usual, as our tracking of a €100,000 house in pounds over the last two months shows. Here’s what’s happening and how to plan ahead. The last few weeks have been particularly choppy for...

Coronavirus impact on currency pairs

by Christopher Nye | Mar 27, 2020 | Currency Market Updates

The coronavirus outbreak has made the currency markets even more unpredictable than usual. Here we highlight some of the main currency pairs that will affect UK clients, both living abroad or UK based but with interests abroad. At Smart Currency Exchange we’re very...