by Christopher Nye | Nov 9, 2018 | Brexit, Currency 101
These are exciting times for anyone looking to move abroad or buy a home abroad. Or indeed, move back to the UK. When it comes to changing your pounds for that big transaction, they’re interesting times indeed! So much is in the air at the moment and that uncertainty...
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by Christopher Nye | Aug 6, 2018 | Brexit
Suddenly the unthinkable looks all too possible; a chaotic no-deal departure from the EU in less than eight months. UK Trade Secretary Liam Fox says there’s a “60-40” chance of a no-deal Brexit and even Bank of England governor Mark Carney has said it is not...
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by Ricky Bean | Jun 28, 2018 | Brexit, Currency Updates
The pound (GBP) has fallen significantly this morning, hitting an eight-month low against the US dollar (USD). Why has sterling weakened? The drop in sterling was primarily due to early warnings that Brexit negotiations are failing to progress, as reported by the BBC,...
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by Kiran Najran | May 3, 2018 | Brexit, Currency Updates
April is the cruelest month, said TS Eliot. It certainly was for overseas property hunters as the mid-April highs of $1.45 and €1.16 fell away dramatically to the lowest rate since January. Could this be the start of a torrid few months? Is it possible that the pound...
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by Ricky Bean | Feb 1, 2018 | Brexit, Company News, Property News
Denise and Wendy Barker, from Essex, were left £120,000 as an inheritance and wanted to spend it on something that the whole family would enjoy, including the five children they have between them. “It would be a holiday home where we could all meet up, to spend...
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by Ricky Bean | Jan 11, 2018 | Brexit, Currency Updates
Quiet start to what could be an explosive year There has been a lot of sideways movement in the last few weeks for currencies but we are likely to see significant shifts in exchange rates over the coming weeks and months as we contend with a wide range of events:...
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