by Roseanne Bradley | Jan 23, 2023 | Currency 101, Emigration
For some, paying for a property abroad in another currency is the most stressful part of the process. Here’s what you need to know at every stage of buying property overseas. When buying property abroad, our partners at Your Overseas Home suggest working backwards...
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by Roseanne Bradley | Jan 16, 2023 | Currency 101
If you’re saving for your retirement abroad, how much do you need and how much can you afford to spend each year? Retiring abroad is the dream for many of us. What better way to make clear to everyone, not least yourself, that this is the start of a new life, not the...
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by Christopher Nye | Dec 13, 2022 | Currency 101
With all three central banks across our major currency zones all expected to raise interest rates this week, you may have heard terms like “hawks”, “doves”, “bulls” and more commonly “banks”. In this article we explain all you need to know for the week ahead....
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by Roseanne Bradley | Dec 12, 2022 | Currency 101
Buying overseas property means dealing in foreign currency. It can be daunting navigating currency markets, especially if it’s something you’re not used to. If your only experience of currency exchange is for your yearly holiday, you might want a better idea of how...
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by Christopher Nye | Dec 1, 2022 | Currency 101
While the UK government is raising pensions in line with UK inflation, prices are rising much slower in many European countries. So who are the winners and who are the losers in overseas retirement? Ideally, you will be a retiree in Spain or France, with...
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by Christopher Nye | Nov 21, 2022 | Currency 101
The UK’s interest rate was raised 0.75 percentage points on November 3. The Bank of England warned that Britain may be facing the longest recession since records began. The Bank raised interest rates to 3% from 2.25%. The 0.75 percentage point increase marks the...
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