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Zoe Duncombe: Head of Global Strategic Partners

With 10 years of sales and marketing experience within the foreign exchange and payment arena, I have followed the private client, commercial client and the strategic partner model with great interest. There have been some obvious developments and changes, especially within the traditional affiliate model in the UK. Private clients clearly source overseas listings direct with the overseas estate agent rather than the traditional model of their real estate partner within the UK.

Why do you think so many Brits live abroad?
10% of Britons live overseas at the moment, but as the pensioner market grows this will increase year after year. The world is getting smaller and more and more people have realised they can live in the sun, commute to and from a country nearby and don’t have to be in the UK everyday to operate a successful business. For the retired Brits abroad, it’s obvious…the sun and the quality of life!

Which country do you think may be the next big investment area?
I’m not sure there will be another Dubai or another Bulgaria (which have been hot spots in the past), but the more traditional countries sales will start to increase again. All we know is over 2,000 Brits leave this country every week, so they must be buying somewhere! Maybe South Africa is the next hot spot place to move and retire to after the successful World Cup? At the moment it’s no.8 in the league table for emigration. The top being Australia!

What makes CD special?
Currencies Direct prides itself on its local knowledge. We are based in the heart of the financial City of London, but we have representation in our most popular countries so we are there on the ground in order to offer our partners and their clients the best possible service they can get!

Zoe Duncombe
Head of Global Strategic Partners

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