by Christopher Nye | Mar 24, 2025 | Currency 101
If you’ve ever transferred a large sum of money overseas – whether to buy a home or other big-ticket item – or had to make lots of regular payments – you’ve probably noticed how much your timing can affect what you actually get. Exchange rates don’t just fluctuate day...
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by Julian Benson | Feb 15, 2025 | Currency 101, Lifestyle, Property News
Half term is upon us. Suitcases are being hauled out of cupboards, car boots being loaded, guide books consulted, passports checked and holiday cash ordered. (Hopefully you didn’t leave this last item too late and end up paying over the odds at your high street...
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by Christopher Nye | Jan 28, 2025 | Currency 101, Property News
The legal wheels can seem to move so, so slowly when buying a property overseas. Yet sometimes, for various reasons, buyers need to get a move on. So how can you speed up the process, safely, of buying your property abroad? The news from Spain, where the prime...
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by Jonathan Cook | Jan 27, 2025 | Currency 101
Regular readers will know that we often bang the drum for forward contracts here at Smart Currency. There’s a good reason why they are our most popular service for overseas property buyers; a great way to protect your hard-earned money from exchange rate...
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by Christopher Nye | Dec 16, 2024 | Currency 101
With 2025 just around the corner, for some of us the new year will be the starting pistol for a whole new project, buying a home overseas. The viewing trip is when that all gets very serious. Indeed, it can all be a bit overwhelming, but a little preparation and the...
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by Christopher Nye | Nov 18, 2024 | Currency 101
Interest rates continue to be the main driver of exchange rates, and can have a huge impact on your international transactions, pension paid overseas or purchase of a property. So what is the relationship? And what can you do to ensure that a decision made in London,...
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