Expat Focus Financial Update December 2020

More banks announce customer account closures We’ve reported extensively on the closure of a number of bank accounts belonging to British citizens living in the EU. British banks have been closing accounts as a result of the cost and difficulty

Expat Focus Brexit News Update December 2020

Brexit has brought new meaning to the term ‘brinksmanship’ this month, with Boris Johnson flying out to Brussels for what has been described as a ‘turbot-charged’ summit dinner with Ursula von der Leyen (rather pointedly, the menu heavily featured fish).

Expat Focus International News Update November 2020

Secularisation is boosted in the UAE After a two-year review of the legal system, the UAE has undertaken a number of social reforms, including the decriminalisation of alcohol consumption and suicide. It is also now legal for unmarried couples to

Expat Focus Brexit News Update November 2020

Those following the progress of Brexit may be feeling as though they are trapped in a kind of Groundhog Day. Fishing rights have continued to be a big sticking point, with some sources suggesting that there remains a “very wide

Expat Focus Financial Update November 2020

Property in Singapore The Business Times of Singapore reports that overseas property investors (led by the Chinese and Indonesians) are increasingly purchasing property that is regarded as a home rather than simply as an investment. Property experts say that the

Expat Focus International News Update October 2020

The international news continues to be dominated by Covid and, increasingly, by Brexit, as the end of the transition period grows ever closer. Major concerns relating to both issues preoccupy British expats abroad, but you should note that there are