Moving Abroad? How To Prepare Your Home For A Quick Sale
As a prospective expat looking to sell up and move abroad you should think about how to prepare your home for a quick sale. Property experts from Your Overseas Home have revealed seven top tips to help sellers get their homes ready for market, so they’re snapped up fast. House prices...
The Best Places To Move To From The UK
With the cost of living on the rise, Brits have been offered advice on ten of the best places to move to if they’re fed up with the UK. The team at Your Overseas Home have revealed their top destinations around the world, for prospective expats who are looking to live longer, benefit from lower...
Why Learning The Language Is The Priority When Moving To A New Country
When moving to a new country, learning the language should be your top priority. Language is the key to unlocking all of the culture and traditions of a place. It allows you to communicate with the locals, learn about their customs, and make friends. Without learning the language, you will be at a disadvantage...
5 Tips to Help Your Dog Settle In After Relocating Abroad
Moving to another country or simply to another home can put some stress on the whole family. This includes your pets as well, as they understand the concept of moving less than us. You need to basically explain everything to them and hope they will not find the whole move too stressful. And, luckily, there...
8 Simple Ways To Start Over In A New Country
Let’s be honest: starting over, especially in a new country, is and will always be stressful, and rightfully so. The relocation process is tiresome, and you also never know whether the country you are moving to is right for you beforehand. But does it mean you are doomed to fail at putting down roots? However...
7 Ways To Make Expat Friends (And Feel Like You’re Not In A Language Vacuum)
For anyone who has lived abroad, that feeling of being a stranger in a strange land is familiar. All your toolkit to make friends and have fun with people might not be applicable there. But it doesn’t have to be that way. Making friends as an expat can be a challenge, but it’s not impossible....
Don’t Forget To Plan For Your Future When You Are Working Abroad
When you are working abroad, it is important to remember to plan for your future. While you may be focused on your career and enjoying your new life, it is essential to think about what will happen down the road. Will you stay in the country indefinitely? Do you want to eventually return home?...
5 Benefits Of Getting Out Of Your Comfort Zone And Living Abroad
Suppose you have been a long-time employee working in your citizenship country wanting to venture out onto something new or you just graduated and you want to go out of your comfort zone and live the best life you could ever have- an excellent way to do this is by living abroad. ...
Moving Abroad? Why You Should Consider A Pet-Nup
If you’re moving abroad, there’s so much to consider – especially when it comes to relocating beloved pets. Rules and regulations vary when it comes to moving to different countries – for example, New Zealand doesn’t allow certain animals such as birds or reptiles. Quarantine periods vary and most countries require pets being brought over...
Half Of Overseas Owners Plan To Work From Their European Holiday Homes
50% of people buying abroad are now considering working from their European holiday homes, new research reveals. In a survey of nearly 600 home hunters conducted by overseas property experts Your Overseas Home, half of respondents said they may work from their holiday home once they’ve found their ideal property – proof that a home...
How To Find The Perfect Neighborhood Bar (Wherever You Live In The World)
If you’re reading this, there’s a good chance that you’re considering traveling overseas permanently or for a specific duration. Perhaps you just moved into a different city, state, or country. Or maybe you’re on a vacation and you need to explore the destination’s nightlife a little bit. How do you find the perfect neighborhood...
Why Expat Families Should Stick To Their Family Rituals?
When moving to another country and wanting to build a life there, you must adapt to numerous completely new things. Those could be a new language, school or working environment, manners, food, roles in society, and so on. However, as much as adapting can sound good, it’s crucial to maintain a balance. Fitting in is...