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UK Remortgage Deals

UK Remortgaging was at its lowest level since 1997 last year, as home owners found they were unable to renew cheap home loan deals.

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Returning to the UK – Hello Blighty

Over the past three years, the pound’s remarkable fall from grace has left many Brits abroad in a precarious position. From 2007, when the pound bought 1.5 Euros, to today when it buys 1.14, the purchasing power of Brits has dropped by 25 percent.

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UK Debt Levels Censored

Here is a censored IMF table that enables us to compare public debt levels in the UK with the countries most Britons consider moving to.

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New Zealand Average Property Price £138,000

For newcomers from the UK, houses in New Zealand have not been so well priced for some time. The average sale price of a New Zealand home has decreased to $375,408 (£138,017) from October’s $379,854 (£139,652). Property values have now declined 6.8 percent over the calander year.

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Emigration Blues – Houses Not Selling

In recent years, emigration has been easy – with little difficulty when it came to selling a house. In Britain’s soaring property market, houses sold quickly and many people were fortunate enough to leave the UK with enough money to buy their next house outright.

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