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You’re here because you’ve made the decision to move back home to the UK after living abroad for a period of time, or you’re thinking about it. Last time we looked at the things that may affect you unexpectedly when moving back to the UK. In that article we explored some of the challenges you may face on the journey from expat to repat. That post was about understanding some of the unexpected situations you might come up against when moving — because after all being forewarned is being forearmed.

Former journalist and media relations expert joins as Head of Media Relations.

With everything going on in the world at the moment, understandably global citizens living abroad are considering whether it’s time to move back home to the UK. Two forces in particular are converging simultaneously to prompt British expats to think about making the move home. The first is Covid-19, and the second? Brexit.

Occupation: Product Manager Industry: Fintech Age: 27 Location: Bristol

On July 8th Rishi Sunak revealed a stamp duty holiday on properties of up to £500,000 effective immediately in England and Northern Ireland. Scotland and Wales followed soon after announcing their equivalent of stamp duty holidays, and waiving stamp duty on purchases up to £250,000 in both countries.

Occupation: Digital Marketing ManagerIndustry: FintechAge: 24Location: Bristol

A quick Loqbox Two-Minute Money video exploring six simple steps to get financially fit.