Custom House Currency Exchange Winnipeg

A large proportion of the 1 million British expats in the sunny Costas of Spain, whose move was fuelled by cheap package holidays and aspirations raised by television programmes such as A Place in the Sun, have regretted their decision recently due to the credit crunch affecting their sunny lifestyle. Principally, their desire to “live the dream” has come unstuck due to the strong Euro, the high costs of living in Spain and a mounting Spanish housing crisis.

Exchange Rate Crisis Explained

For Vic and Audrey Taylor, who relocated close to Valencia seven years ago, life has been harder as their UK rental income from residential property dropped by around 30 per cent when converted into the strong Euro, however they have managed to ride out the crisis. As Vic says many British expats: “who sold their UK home to fund property purchase in Spain with a private UK pension and savings as their only income are in dire straits.”

Whilst sterling to euro exchange rates are slowly starting to improve, it is too late for many of the expats who have spiralled further into debt due to the relatively higher costs of living in Spain.