Financials

How much does it cost to buy a property abroad?  How much does it cost to maintain a property abroad?  How can you finance the property?  What about employment, claiming your pension abroad, or finding other sources of income?  And what is the biggest financial mistake that foreign property buyers make?  Find answers here…

 

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Save yourself £1000's

14th April 2011 - 07:31
Let’s face it, the whole thing hinges on this. You need to make sure you have all your financial matters tied up. It is the one thing you do not want to be sorting out at a distance. Open a specialist currency trading facility It’s important to set up an account with a currency company to transfer any monies to and from your relocation destination, rather than using your high street bank. Don’t wait until the last minute and be forced into taking  more...

5 secrets to financial fitness

14th April 2011 - 07:16
We are constantly being told to ‘keep fit’ - here are a few secrets to your financial fitness: Get motivated Set yourself realistic goals and work out what you need to do to achieve them. Get a financial personal trainer (or Independent Financial Advisor – IFA) to whip you into shape. Use them to help you come up with an effective wealth and fitness program. Have a clear vision of what you are trying to achieve and make sure your game  more...

Now You Can Increase Your Pension Income by Moving it Overseas!

31st March 2011 - 06:23
When living, emigrating or retiring abroad there are very important matters to consider concerning the amount of income that you and your family will receive. British pensions – when paying out – are now deeply unattractive. The income generated by a pension is restricted by the fund. Only 25% of the fund value is available as a tax-free lump sum. The annual/monthly amount paid is taxed at source. The pension holder is forced to take out an annuity whether they need  more...

Beating the tax man when moving overseas

31st March 2011 - 06:20
I think you will agree with me when I say that, on planning to move abroad, keeping the taxman happy can be very important. Recently a good friend of mine left South Africa without actually going through the emigration process - and therefore the final tax process too. His wife has a British passport so there was no problem when it came to moving to Britain, but the problem has arisen now that his mother has died and he wants to transfer the balance of his inheritance to the  more...