Expat Focus Brexit News Update February 2019

Brexit continues to be the primary source of conversation in Whitehall, with one American visitor commenting that it was impossible to talk about anything else with British politicians. Even a dedicated connoisseur of Whitehall farces might be forgiven for being

Expat Focus Brexit News Update January 2019

At the start of the New Year, the Brexit talks had entered what fictional spin-doctor Malcolm Tucker referred to as an ‘omnishambles’, with Parliament having unequivocally rejected Theresa May’s proposed deal by a record-breaking majority of 230: 432 votes to

Expat Focus Financial Update January 2019

British expat pensions after Brexit Fears that the expat pensions for British expats in the European Union will be frozen have been dispelled by the UK government. Previously, the government said it would maintain its ‘triple lock’ for pensions if

Expat Focus Financial Update December 2018

UK expats face EU pensions freeze post-Brexit Around 500,000 British expats who live in the European Union are facing the prospect of their state pensions being frozen should there be a ‘no deal’ Brexit. The Brexit secretary, Stephen Barclay, has

Expat Focus International News Update December 2018

UK cracks down on ‘golden visas’ A route into the UK for wealthy foreign investors who utilise the country’s ‘dolden visa’ schemes have been suspended by the UK government in a crime crackdown. Currently, foreign investors are spending millions of