Expat News

Spanish Banco Sabadell Refuses Storm Damage Insurance Payment To Brit Pensioner

A British pensioner living in Malaga’s Alhaurin el Grande has been refused an insurance payment for her storm-dam... Read more

Portuguese Property Prices No Longer At Bargain Basement Level

As the European housing market hots up, Portuguese real estate prices are showing the second strongest growth of all EU ... Read more

Kuwatization To Axe Thousands Of Expat Private Sector Jobs

Kuwait’s Civil Service Commission is planning to freeze thousands of expat contracts by 1 July. Kuwatization is ... Read more

Data Debunks Myth Of Spain As Elderly Expat Retirement Haven

Contrary to the widely-held belief that Brit expat communities in Europe mostly contain retirees, statistics suggest two... Read more

UK Expats On Cyprus Angry At Fake News Tabloid Reports

British expat residents on Cyprus are furious over UK tabloid reports of panicking tourists fleeing in fear of Russian r... Read more

New Plastic Eating Protein Could Save Expat Beach Environments

The amazing, accidental discovery of a protein which eats plastic could save oceans, undersea life and expat beach desti... Read more

Retired Expats In Thailand In Fight For Affordable Private Healthcare Insurance

Expat retirees living in a number of popular Thailand destinations are pressing for dedicated group private healthcare i... Read more

Cyprus Golden Visas Spur Huge Hike In Property Prices

A new report has revealed the Mediterranean island of Cyprus is now a favourite location for expat property investors. ... Read more

UK Ambassador To Estonia Denies Brexit Reassurance To Brit Expats

Following the expat hostility seen at the British ambassadors’ Brexit meet-up in Paris last week, reports of simi... Read more

[Video] American Teens React To Dutch Pop And Hip Hop

You may have heard some of these songs. You may or may not have known they were Dutch. In this video, American teenager... Read more

New Research Into Johannes Vermeers Girl With A Pearl Earring

Girl with a Pearl Earring is one of the most famous paintings in the world. It was painted by Johannes Vermeer during th... Read more

New UAE Online Portal To Sell Secondhand Household Goods

The UAE’s new YallaBargain secondhand online portal is sure to become a success due to the turnover of expats arr... Read more

UK Expats With Second Homes In France Hit By Huge Property Tax Hike

Second home owners across France, many of whom are expats, are facing swingeing tax increases on their properties. Foll... Read more

Brit Ambassador Faces Furious Expats At Paris Brexit Meet

Angry British expats based in Paris gave British Ambassador Edward Llewellyn a hard time during a scheduled Brexit meetu... Read more

ExpatBriefing: Finnish Lawmakers Call For Termination Of Portuguese DTA

The Finnish Government has proposed that parliament terminate the 1970 double tax agreement between Finland and Portugal... Read more