Richard McCreery, financial adviser on the French Riviera

17/08/2026

https://www.rightmove.co.uk/news/house-price-index/
Rightmove reports that house prices in London are now 3.1% lower than a year ago and there are more properties on sale in the capital than at any time since 2010. It's a buyer's market!

The Rightmove House Price Index offers the largest monthly sample of residential property prices and housing market activity.

09/06/2026

This should be of interest to Brits living in France.

France sends letter to EU - English version is available

15/05/2026

In February 2000, the Money Programme was asking if people were really going to use their mobile phones to access the internet. And they were wrong about who would benefit the most if they did. It's a reminder that the future is never obvious (although in an interview in this programme Richard Branson seemed to get it spot on).

"It's being called the 'mobile internet' - the marriage of mobile phone and internet technology, which is working the world's stock markets into a fever of ...

06/11/2025

Reuters says that Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp are leading sources of investment scams and fraud. And the more you click on fraudulent ads, the more you will see, thanks to the algorithm. Stay safe, don't click!

Meta projected 10% of its 2024 revenue would come from ads for scams and banned goods, and it internally estimates that its platforms show users 15 billion scam ads a day, company documents show.

08/10/2025

Watch out for this scam, folks. The scumbags trying to take your money are getting more devious all the time. Let's stay one step ahead.

Foreign firms use AI-generated images and false back stories to pose as family-run UK businesses.

30/09/2025

Come and join us for what should be an educational and financially-rewarding morning. Including participation by experts from the pension, life and investment industry. And there is a free buffet lunch! Register at www.ltdf.eu Hope to see you there.

The Spectrum IFA Group will be holding a financial planning seminar as part of its Le Tour De Finance programme on the 22nd October at the Château de la Bégude near Valbonne, followed by a complimentary lunch. Find out how to invest tax-efficiently, what to do with your UK assets and how to reduce inheritance tax. Register at www.ltdf.eu, email [email protected] or call 06 17 41 15 61. 🙂🙂🙂

19/09/2025

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nDXvpbpbPCo
"It was supposed to be the future of business, but selling goods over the internet - e-tail, e-commerce, whatever you choose to call it - hasn't yet captured the imagination of the public. Has the potential impact of the internet been exaggerated?"

A fascinating look at the early days of e-commerce when Amazon only sold books in this BBC documentary

It was supposed to be the future of business, but selling goods over the internet - e-tail, e-commerce, whatever you choose to call it - hasn't yet captured...

12/09/2025

05/09/2025

The kids might have a point when they say that boomers, those born between 1945 and 1964, have saddled their generation with unsustainable debt. Do you agree?

By Michel Rose PARIS (Reuters) -A viral French X account has tapped into rising generational tensions in France, where squeezed millennials rallying under the slogan "Nicolas foots the bill" say that better-off baby boomers should do more to fix the country's huge deficit. With the government facing...

22/08/2025

With France surrounding the Principality on three sides, most Monaco residents and regular visitors pass through Schengen borders without thinking twice. For non-EU citizens, however, the EES means a new layer of formalities — and potentially longer queues — at airports, ports, and train stations.

From October, Monaco travellers without EU passports will face new digital checks under the EU’s Entry/Exit System, replacing stamps and tracking every trip into France and the Schengen area.