Anyone going to live abroad, whether to work or set up a business or retire, will need to consider issues such as UK tax liability, pension and benefit entitlement, healthcare, insurance, bank accounts, investing money and even taking your car with you.

A good place to start is the Britons Living Abroad section of DirectGov.

The Foreign and Commonwealth Office publishes a guide covering the help UK citizens can get from the FCO when living abroad.

DirectGov also has a useful section about tax on savings and investment income from abroad.

Living and working abroad as an expatriate will mean a whole set of lifestyle changes, including a potential impact on your financial affairs. You need to be sure that you're making the most of your expat status and that no matter where you are, your finances have a firm foundation.
 

Bank and Savings Accounts

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See also:

The new Spanish Costas for Britons?
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/5382586.stm

Top tips for Buying Property Abroad
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/programmes/working_lunch/5173264.stm

Brits abroad: Know before you go
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6165961.stm

Starting over Down Under
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/1270341.stm

Buying Property Abroad
http://www.bbc.co.uk/homes/property/

Morocco Craves Foreign Investment
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/4902978.stm

See also investing in overseas property and offshore investments.