November 2012 International Relocation and Moving Abroad News Archive

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Adelaide popular with British expats

30 Nov at 9 AM

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Over the past five years around 10,000 Brits have decided to make a new home in South Australia, with many deciding to settle in Adelaide. In 2011 there was a 10 per cent increase in the number of people moving to South Australia from the UK according to Anglo Pacific’s international migration manager, Noel Glavin. He explained that...

Property prices in Jakarta to rise as expats are permitted to buy homes

23 Nov at 9 AM

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The price of property in Indonesia’s capital is set to rise as new rules are introduced that could allow expats to purchase real estate. The government has indicated that it would like to open up the property market to foreigners in Jakarta, although there are still likely to be restrictions on the ability for non-natives to acquire...

US expats worried about 2013 tax hikes

16 Nov at 9 AM

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US tax planning service Greenback Expat Tax Services has published a survey that suggests the majority of Americans living and working abroad do not think that they should be required to file expat taxes in the US. Of those who responded to the survey 59 per cent said they did not feel that expat taxes were appropriate. The new study comes...

Middle East expats find it hard to integrate kids

9 Nov at 9 AM

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A recent survey has indicated that expats living in the Middle East have a more challenging time when it comes to raising their children than expat families in other countries. The Raising Children Abroad league table published in this year’s HSBC Expat Explorer survey placed the United Arab Emirates, Kuwait and Saudi Arabia in the...

British families consider moving abroad for a better lifestyle

2 Nov at 9 AM

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New research suggests that well over half of UK families would consider moving abroad in search of a better lifestyle. The study found that two out of every three of the respondents admitted that they would emigrate in order to escape a society that has become obsessed with celebrity, the poor weather and economic gloom. The University of...