Reviews from International Students
For many of our international students, moving to the UK can create financial uncertainty. The tax system is different from home, with rules that can be difficult to follow, and there’s often concern about locking money in accounts with limited accessibility if they decide to return home.
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That’s why we help our international students gain clarity on UK taxes, understand the system, and learn general principles for long-term financial planning — whether they plan to stay in the UK or return home.
Vossco Nguyen reviewed how he managed his savings internationally
Vossco is a traveler at heart. He has lived in Australia, now lives in the UK, and may well move again soon.
His international lifestyle brought unique challenges: different tax systems, old investments left behind, and the uncertainty of future moves made it hard for him to understand and organise his finances with confidence.
His goal was clear: to make sense of his finances while living in the UK, and to set them up in a way that remains working flexible for future moves.
By working with us, he learned general principles for using UK tax-efficient accounts and how they can fit into long-term financial planning.
He also reviewed his retirement account in Australia, explored ways to manage investments within it, and clarified options for accessing or transferring the funds in the future — all in an educational context.
Rohan set out to understand UK tax-efficient opportunities
Rohan is originally from India and now lives in the UK. Adapting to a completely new financial system was challenging.
As for many others in his situation, the rules were different and unfamiliar, and it was hard to see how he could use the system effectively.
Even though he already had some basic knowledge of investing, he struggled to form a clear vision of how to structure his future.Â
With us, he learned how to understand the UK financial system, plan his savings, and approach long-term investing in a consistent and structured way.
Now, Rohan contributes regularly to a tax-efficient investment account and understands that, over time, he has options to transfer his workplace pension while maintaining control over his investment decisions..
Ellen faced the challenge of of organizing her finances across multiple countries
Ellen Wyles has been living in London for the past three years, but she is originally from Australia.Â
Over time, she had managed to build up a solid amount of savings, but she knew that, as things stood, she was not managing them optimally. She also held money in different currencies and countries, along with several pension pots from past jobs in multiple places.
She tried to look for information on her own, but her complex international situation made it difficult to find all the answers she needed.Â
That’s why our support of our was invaluable for her. Having someone familiar with her situation to guide her helped provide clarity and structure she couldn’t find on her own.
With that support, she was able to streamline her budgeting, set up simple systems to manage her money across countries, and built confidence in approaching her future financial decisions.
