Expats refuse to come home

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Financial advisers, tax planners and investment managers will be interested to learn that their expatriate client base is set for long term planning.

As many as 15% of British expats have called off their plans to return to the UK. Home economy blues, neighbourhood safety concerns and a reduction in the quality of life, are the three main reasons given, according to Lloyds TSB International. According to the bank's research, this worldwide community is also shelving plans for a return to the UK at all. The proportion of expats who say they now plan to live away from the UK indefinitely has risen by 13% in the last 12 months to 69%.   What expats are refusing to give up is the increased quality of their new lives abroad (appreciated ...

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