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Best Places to Retire in Spain in 2026

Retiring in Spain has long been a goal for many British people, from those in their sixties to long-term expats currently working across the country who want to remain permanently.

Managing Your Investments While Living Abroad
14 Jan 2026
Managing Your Investments While Living Abroad
Managing your investments after moving abroad presents a mix of challenges and opportunities.
Capital Gains Tax
13 Jan 2026
Capital Gains Tax
Budget statements are always preceded by a slew of rumours and conjecture. The 2025 UK Autumn budget was no exception.
QROPS or SIPP?
11 Dec 2025
QROPS or SIPP?
Which is the best choice for a pension transfer, a QROPS or SIPP?

Our most popular articles on financial planning

Pension transfer regulation
New pension transfer regulation will help combat pension scams.
Expats Life
June 19, 2023

Pensions for digital nomads
Mobile pensions are in vogue!
Expats Life
April 11, 2023

Stacks of coins and financial documents illustrating the abolition of the Lifetime Allowance in the UK budget
Abolition of the LTA in the UK Budget
No one anticipated the removal of the LTA in the Budget, despite the rumours that had been circulating.
Expats Life
March 19, 2023

Solving the mobile employee pension conundrum
Mobile employee pension benefits for overseas workers.
Expats Life
March 14, 2023

Discussion of investment options using financial charts
Investment options
Investors have a wider choice of options than ever before.
Retirement in France
January 18, 2023

Looking for low volatility investments
Market uncertainty increase demand for low risk investments.
Pension Transfers
November 14, 2022

Wealth Tax in Andalucia eliminated
The much despised Wealth Tax in Andalucia has been eliminated following Juanma Moreno’s recent election victory...
EU Taxation Matters
September 22, 2022

How to avoid unnecessary investment management fees
Few things are more annoying than discovering hidden investment fees!
Retirement in France
September 12, 2022

Sustainable Investments
The evolution of sustainable investments.
Pension Transfers
August 2, 2022

Financial advisors presenting investment data while discussing the best SIPP options for EU residents
Best SIPP for EU residents
The appeal of a 'non-resident SIPP,' also referred to as an International SIPP.
Retirement in France
June 10, 2022

Calculator and financial documents illustrating the truth about pension fees and charges
The truth about pension fees and charges
The quest for transparency!
Retiring in Portugal
April 28, 2022

Financial professionals analyzing charts and discussing investment risk management strategies
Investment risk management
The principles of investment planning.
Retirement in France
January 15, 2022

Cash management in uncertain times
The importance of cash management in financial planning.
Expats Life
October 21, 2021

A professional financial advisor in a suit explaining a document to a senior couple during a consultation about wealth taxes.
Wealth Tax in Spain
Learn how to restructure your investments tax-efficiently.
EU Taxation Matters
August 17, 2021

Lifetime Allowance changes
Increased speculation on how to balance the books!
EU Taxation Matters
June 26, 2021

Retire in Italy | Some useful tips!
There are incentive programmes to retire in Italy.
EU Taxation Matters
June 24, 2021

The Portuguese compliant investment bond
Tax-efficient investments for expats in Portugal.
Pension Transfers
May 1, 2021

Investments and Brexit: the end of passporting
The provision of cross-border financial services hits a roadblock.
Expats Life
March 20, 2021

QROPS tax on transfers post-Brexit
The challenge of forecasting the future of QROPS.
Expats Life
February 3, 2021

QROPS Overseas Transfer Charge
The need for clarity on QROPS Overseas Transfer Charge exemptions.
Expats Life
September 5, 2020

QROPS pensions and divorce
Assets held in a Malta QROPS are beyond the reach of British courts in the event of a separation or divorce.
Retirement in France
April 24, 2020

DB pension scheme trustees allowed flexibility to cope with COVID-19
Testing times for DB pension scheme funding levels.
Pension Transfers
April 16, 2020

Inheritance Tax Planning and Double Tax Treaties
The process of minimising inheritance tax exposure for heirs can be particularly difficult for foreign residents whose cross-border situation is likely to give them additional tax planning headaches.
EU Taxation Matters
March 25, 2020

The Modelo 720 declaration
Tax planning solutions for expats in Spain.
EU Taxation Matters
March 5, 2020

QROPS advice: One size doesn’t fit all
Seek qualified and regulated advisers!
Pension Transfers
February 9, 2020

Pension Transfers
January 25, 2020

QROPS or iSIPP
The answer depends on how pension legislation evolves in the wake of the upcoming UK and EU trade negotiations.
Pension Transfers
January 7, 2020

Investment regulation changes post-Brexit for expats
UK advisers inform their clients that they will no longer be able to deal with them.
Retirement in France
December 10, 2019

Financial planning and Brexit
Taking advantage of local and international tax-efficient investment plans.
Retirement in France
October 25, 2019

Brexit and EU residency
Financial planning issues relating to Brexit and EU residency
EU Taxation Matters
September 19, 2019