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

Expat Focus International Healthcare Update June 2019

Expat men are worried about their healthcare Since moving overseas, four in five male expats say they have had to access healthcare, research has revealed. The findings from AXA-Global Healthcare highlights that 84% of male expats living overseas have used

Expat Focus International News Update June 2019

Bahrain bans expats from its public sector Following in the steps of other GCC countries, Bahrain is the latest to announce it is banning expat recruitment in the public sector. MPs there have now voted to approve plans to replace

Expat Focus Financial Update June 2019

UK is the most expensive country to send expats The UK has overtaken Japan as the most expensive destination to send expat employees, a survey reveals. The findings from ECA International reveal that while salaries have remained static, costs have

Expat Focus Brexit News Update June 2019

Brexit is still with us, but Theresa May herself is (just about) not, having now stepped down from the leadership of the Conservative Party. This has precipitated the inevitable leadership race, featuring everything from wild promises from the front-runner, Boris

Expat Focus Brexit News Update May 2019

Suggestions that Brexit will still be with us in 2030 started to seem less sarcastic and more realistic this month, with the collapse of Theresa May’s attempts to arrive at a mutually agreeable solution with Labour.On Tuesday 21st May, Commons

Expat Focus Financial Update May 2019

HMRC warns expats 'time is running out' Taxpayers and expats with offshore accounts are being warned by HM Revenue and Customs that ‘time is running out’ to declare their interests.In addition, all financial advisers who have referred a client to