Hiring an English-speaking lawyer to protect your interests when you buy property abroad has just got easier with the launch of a London based international law firm. The legal team at Kobalt Law, which opened for business at the start of February, includes foreign lawyers from a range of popular destinations, including Spain, France, Italy, [...]
No one would dream of buying a home in the UK without employing a lawyer to protect their interests and oversee the purchase. Which makes it baffling how British people even today continue to buy abroad without independent legal representation, and in so doing risk falling victim to a number of pitfalls and losing large [...]
Remember the halcyon days of 1.5 euros to the pound? When Graham Causton and his partner Donna first moved to France that was about the rate they could expect to get when sending money over from the UK. But that was back in 2001 and since then the economic crisis has seen the pound’s [...]
Anyone planning a move to Spain, or indeed anywhere abroad, will have to decide what to take with them from the UK and how to replace what they leave behind when they move into their new home. The costs of international removal are inevitably higher than those of domestic removal, so think carefully about [...]
Emigrating Brits who cite the UK’s miserable wet weather as a key reason for leaving these shores probably appear a little confused right now, following the declaration that much of the south of England is in a state of drought. The cause of the UK’s drought has been two dry winters reducing water levels [...]
B&B owners Jonathan and Jill Merrett recently opened for business in France’s southern Languedoc region. They spoke to local resident and friend Alexis Goldberg of FranceBuyingGuide.com about realising their dream What made you move to France? We had wanted to live in France for a long time, having had many family holidays there. We are [...]
There is little doubt that 2011 has been a testing year for the overseas property market. Without doubt there have been some incredible bargains to be found in locations across the globe, but the progress that could have been made in many areas has been halted by a severe lack of economic confidence or an [...]
“They offer the kind of service you dream about but these days rarely get in the UK,” is how expat Trevor Spencer described Smart Currency Exchange, after using the company to transfer money to Spain from the UK recently. Trevor, a DJ who teaches Rock ‘n’ Roll dancing, and his partner Sue Hudson moved into [...]
Completing on their Italian home in time for Christmas is only half the reason Michael and Caroline Di-Lella have such big smiles on their faces - thanks to using currency specialist Smart Currency Exchange to transfer their pounds into euros for the purchase, the couple have saved around £6,000. Not a bad little Christmas treat! [...]
Anyone who bought in Bulgaria before 2008 and by setting up a company could be in danger of losing their property if they haven’t re-registered their company by the end of the year. All companies set up in Bulgaria before 2008 are required by law to have been re-registered on the country’s new online Trade [...]