Whether you are buying a property overseas, moving abroad to study or work, or simply want to learn more about currency exchange the following articles offer some insight into these and other topics.
Do you intend to open a bank account in Spain? This might be because you’re planning to emigrate to the Iberian peninsula with your family, to start a new life in Marbella or the Costa Blanca. Alternatively, this could be because you want to buy a Spanish holiday home, to enjoy year-round escapes to […]
By Jessica Roberts
If you're planning to send money to the UK, whether you're selling up to come back, or making England your second home, here's how to do it.
Nobody knows quite how long the coronavirus – COVID-19 – will continue to restrict travel for Britain and so many countries around the world. Even when domestic isolation restrictions ease up, travel will not return to normal for a long time after.
So, you have done some research, looked into the pros and cons and have decided its time to make a move, or maybe you’re just setting out in your search for your dream home abroad; but where in the world can you go? Do you want somewhere that is more relaxed with a slower pace […]
25/03/2020 As just over a week has passed now things are starting to feel a lot more normal here in France. Everyone has now definitely settled in to the habit of limiting their movements and exterior contact.
By Michael Greene
Wednesday – 25.03.2020 After few years seeing the prices of properties going up in Portugal, seems like things may change soon. As I keep looking for a property for myself (as you all know from my previous post that Ive been renting since I moved to Portugal), I believe is better to pay a mortgage […]
By Leticia Sousa
Wednesday – 25/03/2020 Another day dawns on the Costa Blanca North, and still everything is quiet. No cars on the roads, and hardly anyone is out walking. We are lucky though, we can sit in our villas, or apartments and look out over some great views. From my home, workstation, I get to look west […]
By Glenn Tullett
Wednesday – 25.03.2020 Today we saw the sun show its gorgeous face once again! I have realised this morning that I’ve taken the Sun totally for granted since we moved to Spain 16 years ago(ish)
Tuesday – 24.03.2020 I am feeling very philosophical and reflective today…
By Ellena Hall
20/03/2020 So, a week ago today we were given a days notice that we were going on lockdown. Luckily, I live in Spain. The weather was warm last weekend, and we could spend time on our terrace. Then the clouds came in, and they have stuck around all week, just like my family members. We […]
19.03.2020 This seems to be an unusual week here in Portugal, we are facing some few of the only 65 days a year that are not sunny around here. Strong winds might make hard for the few golfers around to play…
18/03/2020 Looking from the outside in, the situation in France may not seem the best right now but it may not be anywhere near as worrying as one may think. I am a British expat living in Rennes in Brittany on the western side of France and can give you some insight in to what […]
19/03/2020 The cupboards were getting bare and I was beginning to eagerly eye up the dog treats as alternative snacks, so it was time to get down to the supermarket. So with my trusty ‘attestation in hand with the relevant box ticked I drove down to my nearest town with the expectation of only finding […]
By Fox Odriscoll
20.03.2020 Well, these have been the most testing times we have had in all our 17 years since moving to Spain, mainly because we have never, as a family of 4, spent all this time together under one roof.
By Michelle Ward
20.03.2020 Its the end of the first working week in confinement in Spain to protect ourselves from Coronavirus and, rather than being at breaking point, as I thought I would be by now with two small kids and a full-time job, I am pleased to say it has actually gone rather well. True, I keep […]
