Monthly Archives: April 2010
House prices in overseas destinations
Knight Frank and the Institute of Public Policy and Research (IPPR) have released statistics about house prices in the top five British expatriate destinations. The results may be of interest to people planning on moving overseas to the locations mentioned below and are as follows: In Australia, house prices increased by 6.2% in 2009. Australia is the only [...]
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UK Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) to provide new service to British residents in Andalucia
British residents living in Andalucia, Spain are to benefit from a dedicated Civil Servant. Duties of the newly appointed Andalucian Civil Servant will include providing advice and guidance to residents including information on healthcare, registration and property.The announcement was made last month by Chris Bryant, UK Minster for Europe at the British Consulate in Malaga. Property [...]
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Company History: 1960s advert for overseas removals
John Mason advertisement for overseas removals from 1963 depicting a lady in a shipping container with her household effects.
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Telegraph Best of British Award Winners announced
The winners of The Telegraph ‘Best of British Awards’ have been announced. The competition was an attempt to find the best establishments located in British expat communities around the world. The winners were voted for by readers of the Telegraph Expat section. The winners are as follows: Best British Shop English Pork [...]
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Immigration issues in Australia
If you are planning an international removal to Australia, you may be keeping up do date with the immigration debate occurring in the country at the moment. Australian Prime Minister Kevin Rudd announced last year that he supported a vision of a ‘Big Australia’, meaning that he believes that explosive population growth would be a positive thing [...]
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Couple from Devon set record for moving
A British couple from Devon have achieved what must be a world record for local and international moving. In the 36 years since they met, they have moved house 87 times! The two former pub and restaurant owners, who have been named the ‘nomad’ couple by the local press, have moved on average once every [...]
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Changes to the UK Shortage Occupations List
The UK Migration Advisory Committee (MAC) have issued independent recommendations for changes to Britain’s Shortage Occupations List after a partial review. It has been recommended that community pharmacists should be added to the list (i.e. those that work for private chemists rather than for the National Health Service). A further proposal is that orchestral musician [...]
Baird Report states that international students in Australia need more protection
A recent report on international education has been announced in Australia. The Baird Report is a statement of recommendations concerning students who have moved overseas or who are moving overseas to Australia. It was commissioned by the Australian Department of Education and has been authored by former Australian MP, Bruce Baird. The recommendations for international [...]
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New terminal to open at the Port of Liverpool
A new Post-Panamax terminal at the Port of Liverpool is due to be constructed in order to accommodate larger container ships and increase container capacity. The new container terminal is being built by Mersey Dock and Harbour Company (part of The Peel Group) and the project is expected to cost around £90 million. The news [...]
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