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Top Tips For Moving Abroad

Top Tips For Moving Abroad As An Expat

Life as an expat has both advantages and disadvantages and it is not always easy to adapt to a life that is very different from what you are used to back at home.  But before you jump on the plane to leave your home country, there are a few things you definitely should know about...

working from home

Challenges Of Working From Home And How To Overcome Them

We are in that season when everyone stays home more than they stay outside. Many workplaces closed and decided on their employees working from home to prevent the spread of the coronavirus. At first, working at home was a dream come true, but as the months went by, you have realized you missed that...

coliving

Coworking And Coliving – For Remote Workers And Digital Nomads

Remote working can give the freedom to work anywhere leading to the growth in digital nomads, but takes away the communal element of the traditional office.  Coworking in shared offices is a practical option and coliving takes it to the next level where you live and work in an environment with others looking for...

top Spain blogs

Top Spain Blogs From UK Expats

MoneyTransfers.com have created a list of the Top 20 blogs from UK expats giving their insight into life as an expat in various locations around the world.  Here we publish the listing of the top Spain blogs and the general expat blogs with a brief description of each.   Originally published by...

Brits moving to Spain

The New Rules For Brits Moving To Spain

The UK has now left the EU and any Brits moving to Spain no longer have the right to remain in Spain and enjoy the same rights to healthcare and other benefits as they did while the UK was a member of the EU.  What are the new rules and can you still live...

adjust to school abroad

6 Tips For Helping Your Child Adjust To School Abroad

As a parent, you’ve probably experienced or at least thought about the anxiety surrounding your child’s first day of school. You know that you’re leaving them in good hands, but you can’t help but wonder what their experience will be. A new environment, unfamiliar faces, and tons of new information all at once seem...

How To Say ‘Willing To Relocate’ On Your CV

Prepared to take your career international? Make these CV changes. If you’re willing to relocate internationally for a job, how should you include that in your CV? Well, there are several ways that you can state on your CV that you’re willing to work anywhere in the world, but some methods allow you to be...

foreign property deposits

Don’t Get Stung On Foreign Property Deposits

As lockdowns and disruptions from the Covid-19 pandemic continue, there’s no doubt it has changed the way we live and work. One impact is that jobs which were previously thought to be only office-based are now effectively done remotely, and whether you call it flex or hybrid working, working from home looks here to...

poor indoor air quality

Can Poor Indoor Air Quality Increase Asthma Attacks?

With many expats living in locations with increasing levels of pollution and poor indoor air quality what is the impact on health and the likelihood of suffering from asthma? We look at the causes and what you can do to reduce the risk. Written exclusively for Expat Network by Livia Neistat,...

Britons in the EU

Four Things Brexit Has Changed For Britons In The EU

  After four and a half years of uncertainty, negotiations and false starts since the 2016 Brexit referendum, the UK has now fully left the EU. A trade deal agreed at the eleventh hour offered very little time for people and businesses to digest how things will work for Britons in the EU from 2021. ...

EU Pensions and investments

Britons In The EU Face Investment And Pension Problems

Brexit has meant many UK citizens living in the EU have seen the forced closure of their UK bank accounts. But this is likely to be just the beginning – EU pensions and investments could be next.   Financial services – 6.9% of the UK economy in 2019, do not form...

foreign exchange markets

Britons In The EU Face Investment And Pension Problems

Brexit has meant many UK citizens living in the EU have seen the forced closure of their UK bank accounts. But this is likely to be just the beginning – expat pensions and investments could be next.   Financial services – 6.9% of the UK economy in 2019, do not form...