Stopping Iris Is Wrong
I can’t help but feel that scrapping IRIS is wrong. I am (or I guess was) a big fan of the IRIS recognition as I have said before and I …
Dumping The Euro
Ever stopped to think why Germany, France and the other Eurozone countries are so keen for Greece to accept the imposed austerity cuts that will enable the release of further …
Driving Through Barcelona
Driving through Barcelona and the north of Spain over the weekend I was reminded just how much I enjoyed working in Barcelona several years ago, not least because of how …
Calm Down Dear It’s Only A Plan
So we are all going to be evacuated from Spain when the Euro collapses and the Spanish banks wont let us Brits have our savings, and they want our homes …
What 2012 holds in store for expats
This month in my Telegraph Expat column I take a look at 2012 and the tough times ahead for expats.
The EU Farce
Am struggling at the moment to work out if the current EU situation with the UK vetoing the proposed treaty amendments and in so doing alienating themselves from the rest …
McDonalds in France
Up until last week I can’t recall the last time that I endured a McDonalds ‘meal’, such is my dislike of them, but last week I was talked into one …
Do we see our expat status as a temporary measure?
My question then is this. A retired couple that have sold everything in the UK, moved to Spain and bought a property, invested their savings in some off shore tax …