“Don’t lose money sending funds abroad – we didn’t!”
Saving money unexpectedly on their property purchase in Italy will make moving there this year all the more enjoyable for Duncan and Karen Veal, thanks to the great exchange rates the couple received...
View ArticleLet down by the Budget? Don’t let exchange rates get to you too!
Did this week’s Budget disappoint you at all? Did anything in Chancellor Osborne’s statement affect your financial plans or lead you to reassess your future? Changes to tax and fiscal policy can be...
View Article“Why repatriating money from Switzerland runs like clockwork!”
Moving abroad for work can be costly and stressful, but thankfully there are ways to save money and make the experience easier, as Alex Pitt, a marketing director with a global pharmaceutical company,...
View ArticleMake a bargain even better in a buyer’s market
Flat is the best way to describe property markets in most southern European countries, which means a buyer’s market and low house prices. For British buyers though, during the first half of 2014...
View ArticleCould exchange rates spoil your property purchase?
Would you go ahead with a property purchase in the UK, knowing that what you pay on completion day could be more than the agreed purchase price? Surely not. But this is precisely what many British...
View ArticleWhat a difference a year makes – about £7,000 for a €100K property!
Can you believe that for British property-buyers a €100,000 home in Europe is today around £7,000 cheaper than it was in July 2013? And the same goes for a $100,000 property in the USA… And this is all...
View ArticlePaying for our French home was easy with Smart Currency Exchange
Thoughts of holidays at their new French home is enough to put a smile on the faces of the Andrews family, who saved money by using Smart Currency Exchange when they purchased across the Channel. When...
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