Expat Focus Financial Update September 2019

Retiring Abroad 'Increasingly Unachievable' For British People Brits who dream of retiring to sunnier climes are facing increasing difficulties when they try to do so, according to the Department for Work and Pensions. The main reason for this is the

Expat Focus Brexit News Update September 2019

Brexit has once more dominated the British news this month, with an unusual prorogation of Parliament: rather longer than previous prorogued periods and accompanied by accusations of trying to silence Remainer MPs. The case reached the Supreme Court on Tuesday

Expat Focus Brexit News Update August 2019

The summer of 2019 has obviously seen major ruptions in British politics, with Theresa May finally departing in a cloud of ignominy and, after a brief leadership tussle between Jeremy Hunt and Boris Johnson, being replaced by the latter. Max

Expat Focus Financial Update August 2019

More money lures young expats overseas Young expats heading overseas on a work assignment could see a 35% salary boost, a survey reveals. According to the HSBC report, their salary rises from $40,358 to $54,484 (£33,204 to £44,826), on average.Older

Expat Focus International Healthcare Update August 2019

New safety report from Riskline targets female expats A series of travel safety report aimed at female expats and business travellers have been unveiled by travel advisors Riskline. With more than 220 countries and regions being covered, researchers have provided

Expat Focus Brexit News Update July 2019

Over the last month, Brexit has taken a back seat to the Conservative leadership contest but the mood of the country (according to the BBC and, actually, pretty much anyone one speaks to) can be described as ‘thoroughly fed up’

Expat Focus Financial Update July 2019

Offshore account crackdown by HMRC A crackdown by HM Revenue and Customs on money hidden offshore by British expats has delivered £560 million to its coffers. HMRC’s ‘Offshore, Corporate and Wealth Unit’ generated the tax take from its investigations into

Expat Focus International Healthcare Update July 2019

More expats accessing mental health help Growing numbers of expats are accessing mental health support with preventative healthcare increasingly being one of the benefits they need the most, one organisation reveals. The Health Insurance Group (HIG) says the top three