The Expat Financial Advice Guide
This guide will help you understand whether you need financial advice to fully benefit from your expat advantage and how to choose a professional advisor
Seychelles Low Tax or Tax Free Living?
At first glance it looks as though the Seychelles levies a flat rate of personal income tax, and at only 15% on gross income, it’s a relatively low tax. However,…
Leisure & Lifestyle in Dubai
The one thing you won’t hear expats complaining about is lifestyle in Dubai! The emirate as a whole has developed a strong tourism-based economy, and as a result the attractions and…
What’s Good and Bad About Living in Portugal?
Portugal is one of the most popular overseas locations with Britons considering moving abroad for a better lifestyle whether before or after retirement, but interestingly enough, it is not such…
The Truth About Health Insurance for Expats in Turkey
Understanding if you require full medical insurance to live in Turkey as an expat.
Living in Qatar: Best and Worst Bits
Qatar is seldom out of the news these days, which may be why it’s garnering so much interest from would-be expats. Whether it’s positive headlines about the Middle Eastern state’s…
Moving to Qatar: 7 Top Tips
A great deal has been written and published widely about moving to live in Dubai, but much less is known about what it’s really like to live as an expat…
Enjoy a Better Life Living in Northern Cyprus
If you are one of those many who dream to escape to warmer climes, enjoy a better quality of life for less money somewhere accessible and where we don’t have…
Living in Paphos Cyprus: Enjoy An Excellent Standard of Living
The weather in the UK, the long average commute times, the fact that Brits work the longest hours and have the shortest holidays in Europe all mean that we want…
5 Aspects to Consider When Choosing a Country to Move to Abroad
Choosing a country to move to can be a pretty daunting task: there is so much you need to take into consideration and research to make sure it will work…
How to Sell Your Property Abroad – 10 Tips
According to the results of a recent survey, 56% of Britons with second homes abroad are considering selling up in 2011 as their overseas properties become too expensive to keep,…
An Introduction to Living and Working in Qatar
Many of the eyes that were on FIFA as it announced the 2022 Football World Cup host country glazed over when Qatar was announced the winner. “Where’s Qatar?” people asked…unaware…
Where to Live Abroad – Top 5 Countries for Best Quality of Life
Let’s not beat about the bush, the UK isn’t in top 5 countries for best quality of life, and what is achievable in the UK is diminishing and about to…
Living in Rome: a Great Place to Start Living in Italy!
Rome is possibly one of the most exciting places to live in Europe. Yes, Paris is fabulous, London is lively and Barcelona is a Mecca for the young and the…
10 Ways Living Abroad Gives Children a Better Start in Life
The term ‘third culture kid’ has become associated with expatriate children thanks to the coining of the phrase by sociologist Ruth Hill Useem – the term refers to children who…
Buying and Renovating Dream Home in Italy
It’s a day for expert collaboration on Expatra – and we love teaming up with specialists in their sector to provide you, our readers with pertinent, experienced and valuable advice. …
Pros and Cons of Living in Switzerland
Multiple sources are reporting that Switzerland has become the international hotspot de jour for wealthy Britons looking for a new home overseas to escape April’s tax increase in the UK. …
Should Expat Retirees Buy or Rent Property Abroad
Perhaps the typical ‘dream’ of a retirement abroad includes living in a beautiful villa overlooking the calm Mediterranean or Caribbean Sea, sipping a long cool drink on a terrace on…
Does Property in Portugal Prove a Good Investment
Earlier this year we ran a report about how ‘property in Portugal was not necessarily so popular’ after being inundated with what we felt were less than well rounded and…
Overcoming the Main Challenges of Living Life Abroad as an Expat
Whilst there are many well-documented advantages to becoming an expatriate, particularly if you want to broaden your cultural, spiritual and actual horizons, there are some downsides to living your life…
Do Expatriates Escape Inheritance Tax by Living Abroad
If you move abroad and leave the UK behind pretty much permanently, chances are you will become non-resident in Britain for tax purposes. At first this may mean you’re no…
How to Buy Property in Turkey Without Being Ripped Off
The British pound has held fairly firm in the face of the Turkish currency, the lira, and so property in Turkey remains cheap – relatively speaking – for Britons seeking…
For or Against Fractional Ownership: Examining the Pros and Cons
Once upon time fractional ownership was called timeshare and it was something that people were conned into and regretted, but in recent years timeshare has been vamped up and received…
Property Tax for Expats in the Netherlands
The Netherlands remains a strong location for relocating expatriates looking to work abroad but not move too far from home. The welcoming nature of the Dutch, the many similarities in…
Offshore Jurisdictions in Europe
There are fourteen main locations across Europe that can be considered offshore jurisdictions; they range in suitability for various different types of offshore business: from banking to saving, from company…
Living in the Philippines on $500 per Month
Let’s face it 500 bucks isn’t a vast amount of money, at the time of writing and with the current exchange rate it’s around £340 – so is it possible…
How to Retire to Cuba
Probably the first things that spring to your mind at the mention of Cuba are Fidel Castro and Che Guevara smoking big Havanas, the Bay of Pigs invasion and the…
Capital Gains Tax Rules for Overseas Property
For the vast majority of us tax is an inevitability! However, wouldn’t it be nice if the government could a) reduce taxation, b) stop spending tax income on propping up…
Where British Expats Live in Australia
It’s summer in Australia – a nation already renowned for its fantastic climate and great outdoors lifestyle. As a Briton suffering the gloom of a bleak January and the prospects…
Setting Up a Business and Being Self-Employed in Italy
One of the things holding back some Britons from moving abroad to realise their dream of a new life in Italy, is the fact that it can be very hard…