QRops - an adviser's view

With increasing numbers of UK pensioners making the move overseas to retire in sunnier climes, the newest kid on the block QRops is enjoying a surge in demand

According to the latest figures from the Office of National Statistics, Britain is experiencing the greatest exodus of its own nationals in recent history. Over 200,000 British citizens - or one every three minutes - left the country in 2006. While we are not experiencing a 'brain drain' similar to the one witnessed in the 1960s and 70s, we are still threatened with the spectre of a pernicious tax regime under Chancellor Darling. Across the board, the IFA community has seen a huge increase in the demand for advice on retirement planning and the mitigation of IHT, particularly important ...