We take a look at expat related news this week.
£25 a Spanish villa?
A British expatriate in Spain is using raffle to sell property which he has valued £5 million. IHT reports on Wayne Connell who has decided to sell his family’s Spanish property in this unusual way. « Tickets cost £25 (about €31) and are available through his Web site. A maximum of 200,000 tickets will be sold, he says.”
Shrinking pensions
Expat pensioners lose £160 a month as sterling slumps. British pensioners living in Europe have seen their state pensions fall by about £160 a month over the past two years as a result of the decline in the value of the pound, according to new research. Read more from the Telegraph.
Expat Voices:
Here is a collection of reactions to the victory of Barack Obama at the US presidential election through videos of American expatriates around the world.
- A bi-partisan crowd gathering in Central, Hong Kong on election morning:
- Expats in Phnom Penh celebrate Obama’s victory:
- Interviews of American expats in Prague on election night:
- Reaction in Cape Town’s US consulate, South Africa
Disclaimer: The views expressed in these videos are those of the authors or the interviewees and do not necessarily represent those of ExpatFinder.com.
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