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I traded my busy London life for Catalonia – where I got a beach flat for €950 a month
3+ hour, 50+ min ago (678+ words) Clodagh Meiklejohn says the quality of life in Spain, where she now lives, is far better than in London Clodagh Meiklejohn was living in London and had a successful career in London as a TV producer, but after going through…...
Unrestricted EU travel for Britons in Gibraltar will 'undo damage' of Brexit
1+ day, 19+ hour ago (693+ words) A post-Brexit deal on Gibraltar with the EU is expected to come into action by next summer after years of fraught negotiation, the territory's Chief Minister has said GIBRALTAR " A new deal that grants Britons living in Gibraltar unrestricted European…...
We moved to a French village - we feel so much safer than in Britain
4+ day, 4+ hour ago (707+ words) Back in Bradford, Carl and Rachel Churm heard of burglaries, vehicle theft and violence - the sense of safety they now feel is in sharp contrast A British couple who recently moved to a village in the South of France say…...
Low tax and easy European travel - why more British people are moving to Gibraltar
5+ day, 4+ hour ago (650+ words) Low taxes and unrestricted travel in Europe are among perks of living in the Rock GIBRALTAR " More Britons are expected to move to Gibraltar to enjoy its low taxes, Mediterranean sunshine and restriction-free travel around Europe after negotiators completed the…...
Spain offers £50 monthly nationwide train travel. Britons pay £500 for one route
1+ week, 21+ hour ago (459+ words) MADRID " Spain has launched a national public transport pass that will allow people unlimited travel anywhere in the country by bus or train for a flat monthly fee of "60 (52.70). It is another boost for a system that already allows locals…...
I left the UK for Amsterdam at 62 - thanks to my Irish passport
1+ week, 1+ day ago (345+ words) My daughter needed help with childcare, so I spontaneously made the move - it's been one of the joys of my life" Around half a million people left the UK to live elsewhere last year, and it's not just retirees. A…...
Brexit shut my business so I left the UK for Italy and a slower pace of life
1+ week, 4+ day ago (801+ words) Debbie Thorpe's spa centre closed down in 2023. She got a digital nomad visa and moved to a small village by Lake Como with her husband A former spa centre owner who was forced to close her business due to issues…...
At 28, I left the London grind for Cornwall - now I spend lunch breaks surfing
1+ week, 5+ day ago (349+ words) Sick of her hectic schedule and blowing all her money on the same Hackney pubs, Malvika decided to build a different life away from the city" After nearly a decade of fast-paced London life and rising up the corporate marketing…...
At 32 I set up a company in Spain as a single mum. My life wouldn't be possible in the UK
2+ week, 1+ day ago (629+ words) Jenny Stanley says she would not return from Madrid to Bedfordshire, where she was living before At the age of 32, Jenny Stanley left her home in Bedfordshire and moved to Madrid. Though she initially moved with her three-year-old daughter in…...
I set up a business in Spain - my tax nightmare is only getting worse
2+ week, 1+ day ago (606+ words) Tougher tax rules make life more complicated for self-employed expats as Spanish authorities crack down British self-employed expats in Spain face tougher tax rules next year as the authorities clamp down. All card payments received by self-employed workers and businesses…...