The immediate scare is over and Greece remains in the Eurozone for the time being – but for how long? In short, it appears that Greece has been living beyond its means for many years - since before it joined the euro. After it adopted the euro, public spending soared and public sector employment (and [...]
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While millionaire presidential running candidate, Mitt Romney, shocked the nation recently when his most recent tax records showed him paying a tax rate of only 15 per cent of his income, you may be wondering if you too can work the American tax system to your advantage. You may well benefit if you play your [...]
Did you know that an estimated 35,000 British people now own property in Turkey and a growing number of these are residents in the country. The appeal of living in Turkey is obvious: very affordable property, sunshine, a low cost of living, pretty seaside resorts and constantly improving air access from the UK. This week [...]
While large numbers of people in the UK have failed to get tickets for the London Olympics later this year, expats in Spain can secure them simply by walking into a high street store. Reports from Spain reveal there are plenty of tickets to some of the more popular Olympic events still available there – [...]
If you’re in two minds about what to take with you when you move to New Zealand, be warned that second-hand furniture is not cheap there and you are likely to be better off shipping items from the UK. Only those who travel really light are going to be able to move to New [...]
Tracking the pound against key currencies. Further quantitative easing worth £50 billion – which, in short, dilutes the strength of our currency - announced last week, combined with a hike in unemployment and the threat of a return to negative growth continue to hinder the pound from making any significant, or long-standing, gains against other [...]
Mark Sharp stopped by our office a few weeks ago to provide helpful advice to consumers on buying property overseas safely and to promote the 2012 version of the new AIPP Buying Guide. See Mark’s interview below and if you’re planning to buy a property overseas in the next year, the AIPP’s guide is an [...]
Getting to the increasingly popular Languedoc region in the south of France will get much easier this spring with the launch of a twice-weekly Ryanair flight between Manchester and Beziers, which kicks off on March 26th, and a new Flybe route there from Southampton, starting on May 25th. Beziers is in the Aude department of [...]
Nearly 14,000 residents, many of whom British migrants, officially became Australian citizens last month, during ceremonies around the country that took place on Australia Day (January 26). While Australia’s national day is the most popular date of the year for citizenship ceremonies, it is increasingly popular for existing citizens to celebrate the day by taking [...]