Expat News

12 Best Christmas Markets In The Netherlands In 2019

That festive time of the year has returned! All over the Netherlands, the streets and shops are decorated to the nines a... Read more

Kuwait Cracks Down On Human Trafficking After Shocking BBC Exposure

Following a harrowing exposure of slave trading by the BBC, Kuwait is cracking down on black market social media sales o... Read more

Retirement Savers Insisting On Managing Their Own Money Via Pension Freedoms

Many UK retirement savers are now insisting on managing their own money. Arguments are now ongoing between pension regul... Read more

Locals And Expats Fight Illegal Squatters In Basque Town

Hundreds of furious local residents and expats living in the Basque town of Portugalete united to force an illegal squat... Read more

Real Estate Scammer Caught Targeting New Expat Arrivals In Amsterdam

New expat arrivals in the Netherlands are being warned to check out the credentials of real estate agents when searching... Read more

Benalmadena Expats Horrified By Psychopathic Killings Of Animals In Local Park

British expats in Spain's popular Benalmadena are being warned about a possible psychopath killing animals in the townâ... Read more

Long-stay Brit Expats Lose Their Voting Rights Yet Again

Long-stay British expats overseas are still to be excluded from voting to retain their chosen lifestyles. Britons who em... Read more

Will A Leave Of Absence Jeopardise Your Residence Permit?

Everaert Advocaten is a respected leader in Dutch immigration law. Based in Amsterdam, its multilingual team advises exp... Read more

Missing Pensions Can Wreck The Best-laid Expat Retirement Plans

Millions of pension savers risk losing out due to missing pensions. British workers paying into occupational pensions ar... Read more

Shrinking Sterling Hitting Hard On UK State Pensioners In Europe

Retired British expatriates living in a wide selection of EU member states have seen their lifestyles reversed due to th... Read more

Spanish Government To Pay Out Colossal Compensation For Gota Fria Destruction

The true cost of Spain’s devastating gota fria storms is now calculated to total at least €379 million, but... Read more

What Does It Mean To Be Truly Assertive?

When you think of the word “assertiveness”, who comes to mind? Yourself, your colleague, your boss or maybe your bes... Read more

Massive Basement Cannabis Factory Discovered In Mijas

Mijas police find massive cannabis plantation in luxury Costa del Sol villa’s basement. Mijas’s extensive... Read more

Expat Residents And Gibraltarians Urged To Vote On An Abortion Referendum

Expats and residents on Gibraltar are being asked to vote in a promised abortion referendum. The Gibraltar government a... Read more

Property Tax Shock For British Expat Landlords In Spain

Brit holiday home landlords with properties in Europe are in for an unpleasant tax shock once Brexit finally kicks in. ... Read more