Inside the most viewed homes for sale overseas on Rightmove

The most popular homes for sale overseas that Britons have browsing have been revealed, and they all boast multi-million pound price tags. The mega-expensive homes can be found on the overseas section of Britain’s biggest property website Rightmove, and surprisingly considering Britons’ love of European holiday homes, four out of the five are in the … Read more

Britons trying to make overseas payments find them blocked after Brexit

Britons trying to pay overseas direct debits and send money to banks and companies in Europe are having their transactions blocked as Brexit continues to cause hurdles and headaches. Those trying to send money abroad now have to provide an additional layer of detail when making payments as the UK is now classed as a ‘third … Read more

‘Petulant’ China blasted over plan to ignore British National Overseas passport for Hong Kongers

China was branded ‘weak, bullying and petulant’ today as it refused to allow Hong Kong citizens to leave using British passports amid a furious row over UK plans to grant residency to thousands of people. The communist regime’s foreign ministry today said it would not recognise the British National Overseas passport as a valid travel document. … Read more

Sending money overseas: The currency mark-ups by big banks revealed

Britain’s biggest banks have been accused of hiding the true cost of sending money overseas and breaching the ‘spirit’ of new laws designed to bring transparency to international payments. An investigation by This is Money and the currency conversion service Transferwise has found those wishing to send money to European countries are being hit with … Read more

Overseas bidders lead the race to buy Topshop

Overseas bidders lead the race to buy Topshop: Chinese and Americans favourite to secure Arcadia crown jewel Topshop is set to fall into foreign hands following the collapse of Sir Philip Green’s High Street empire  Chinese fast fashion giant Shein and US investment firm Authentic Brands appear to be going head to head  Arcadia collapsed … Read more

Prince Harry launches mental health tool overseas

Prince Harry helps to launch new online mental health service for first responders in Australia set up by Invictus Games co-founder – and says he knows how ‘critical it is to train your mind as a muscle’ Prince Harry, 36, assisted in launching mental health tool, Peak Fortem It is online resource for first responders … Read more

Smart meter installer Calisen to be bought by overseas investors

Another UK firm in foreign hands: Smart meter installer Calisen to be bought by overseas investors By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:51 GMT, 18 January 2021 | Updated: 21:51 GMT, 18 January 2021 Calisen confirmed it was pushing ahead with a takeover from a consortium of major international investors Smart-meter business Calisen … Read more

Joe Biden will ‘head to the Cornwall for his first overseas trip’

Joe Biden’s first overseas trip as president will be to a tiny Cornish seaside village for the G7 summit, it is understood.  Carbis Bay in Britain’s most southerly county has a population of just over 3,000 and is set to host the first in-person meeting of the G7 in almost two years in June. The trip … Read more

Why did overseas firms like Chanel get UK coronavirus loans?

Why did overseas firms like Chanel get Bank of England coronavirus loans? By Neil Craven, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: 21:52 GMT, 9 January 2021 | Updated: 21:52 GMT, 9 January 2021 In the bag: Luxury fashion firm Chanel was one foreign firm to benefit The mammoth Bank of England loan scheme was drawn up … Read more

Britons arrested overseas do NOT have a ‘legal right’ right to government help, Foreign Office says 

British citizens who are wrongfully arrested and tortured overseas will have ‘no legal right to consular assistance’ or protection from the state, the Foreign Office has announced.  In a letter to Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe’s lawyers, the Government said it was under no legal obligation to provide assistance to citizens who were falsely accused of a crime while travelling … Read more