The heat is rising with increasing interest rates
By: Raoul Ruiz Martinez Investment Advisor Finesco Financial Services Ltd. INTEREST RATE decisions by the Bank of England will already be dominating the headlines in the UK but just how
Some useful advice on offshore banking
By: Bill Blevins Financial Correspondent Blevins Franks blevins@portugalresident.com BRITONS LIVING abroad tend to open an offshore bank account to help with their banking arrangements. You will also need to open
Declare now – or face the taxman’s wrath
By: Bill Blevins blevins@portugalresident.com THE UK tax revenue has launched an “Offshore Disclosure Facility” in an all out unprecedented drive to scoop five billion pounds sterling in unpaid tax. The
UK inflation hits 3.1 per cent
By: Bill Blevins blevins@portugalresident.com UK inflation hit 3.1 per cent in March, its highest level since comparable records began in 1997, breaking through the three per cent barrier whereby the
UK tax news
STEP welcomes new UK tax rules for foreign homebuyers
Payments to non residents
By: Pedro Simões acoq@portugalresident.com PORTUGUESE CORPORATE tax guidelines specify special obligations when a Portuguese company contracts a non resident company or person to do a service. We will focus today
When many heads are better than one
By: Bill Blevins
Home reversion schemes, alternatives to equity release
By: John Westwood blacktower.financial@portugalresident.com Could this work for you? Most people when they discuss using the wealth that is tied up in their property think of equity release schemes. For

