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British expats to benefit from new tax reforms

Proposed UK tax reforms could mean good news for overseas property owners from Britain who will now be able to spend up to a third of the year in the UK without incurring any tax.

31 July 2011

Any questions: Currency - August 2011

We purchased a holiday home in Spain recently and plan to use it several months a year. We have to regularly top up our Euro account to cover the mortgage payments and utility bills. We've been doing this through the bank so far, what options would a currency broker offer?

31 July 2011

Any questions: Rentals - August 2011

On arriving at a holiday home, ancillary items, such as towels and bedding, were not supplied. What is the usual practice when it comes to renting out a holiday home and have you been asked for other 'common' items to be supplied?

31 July 2011

A Place in the Sun: Home or Away? Sunday 31st July 2011 7pm Channel Four

In this week's episode of A Place in the Sun: Home or Away? Jonnie Irwin and Jasmine Harman help married couple Sharon and Iain decide between a holiday home in Cornwall or Montpellier in the South of France.

29 July 2011

Homeowners happy with their rental income

The majority of Brits who let their overseas properties out are generally happy with the rental return that they receive, according to fresh research by Currencies.co.uk

28 July 2011

Assetz to the rescue

A deposit rescue initiative has been launched by property investment firm Assetz for distressed overseas property purchasers who have lost their reservation deposits as a result of failed overseas property development.

28 July 2011

Rupert's retreats

Where does a man with $7billion, a global empire of newspapers and magazines (but not this one, we hasten to add), and a TV station or ten, go when he's become the news for a change?

25 July 2011

Jet2 announce new flights to the Alps

Avid skiers and those with holiday homes in the Alps will be pleased to learn that budget airline Jet2 are launching new routes from Edinburgh and Glasgow to the heart of the Alps in Chambery, Geneva and Salzburg.

22 July 2011

A Place in the Sun: Home or Away? Sunday 17th July 2011 7pm Channel Four

In this week's episode of A Place in the Sun: Home or Away? Jonnie Irwin and Jasmine Harman help Sarah Johns and Steve Krosnar-Clarke, both of whom have very successful careers in the Royal Navy, search for a new home.

15 July 2011

Moneycorp urge Brits to exchange money online

Overseas property owners and holidaymakers are collectively losing out on up to £300 million per year when exchanging money for trips abroad, due to a lack of lack of awareness over where to exchange money, according to research from currency firm Moneycorp.

14 July 2011

British people still travelling abroad despite recession

Despite the recession, the British public is not cutting back on holidays, a survey commissioned by business magazine Marketing Week reveals.

14 July 2011

Our favourite destinations this series

With the latest series of A Place in the Sun: Home or Away? recently coming to an end, we asked Jonnie Irwin and Jasmine Harman which three places they visited filming did they love the most, and why?

1 July 2011