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The latest insights, views and industry developments from Prime Cap focusing on private client foreign exchange, corporate transaction services and international payment strategy.


Working with a foreign buyer? Our involvement from start to finish.
What follows is a simple 'day in the life' of an estate or search agent who has a friendly and responsive currency broker on speed dial....

Foreign Buyer? 3 Tips to Help with their Currency Needs.
I am often told by property professionals that their customers do not need the services I offer - that currency exchange, FX and the...
Interiors trends: how does taste frame a conversation in currency?
Prime Cap are very fortunate to call some of London's foremost interior design studios clients. Our relationship with the sector...


Buying Guide | Currency and The Caribbean
We stumbled across a very useful 'Buying Guide' from Aylesford International on the practicalities of buying property in the Caribbean....


5 reasons why PCL Landlords should consider working with a currency broker.
Whether you manage your properties yourself or rely on a company to do it for you, if any, some or all of your income gets sent overseas...


Buying Prime | You've registered as a client; what happens next?
Practically, once a client has formally registered with Prime Cap our segregated client trust accounts are made available for settlement....


Selling a house in rural France.
This week's post talks you through currency related things to consider once you've accepted an offer on your french property. Our client...


Winter Wonderland: How we work with overseas property agents.
Prime Cap is not in the business of advising on the where(s) and when(s) of buying a property abroad. Cliche abounds when it comes to the...


A simple guide to buying a property in France and how currency comes in to it.
Between 1995 and 2010 there was a distinct boom in the number of families buying houses in France. Subsequent changes in French...


4 reasons why you should pay your mortgage through an FX broker.
Unsure why, other than surmising that people don’t really understand the breadth of work the deliverable FX sector is capable of...


Interior Designers buying from abroad.
In our work as a financial services supplier to businesses and corporate clients we have achieved notable penetration in the interior...

"...the most powerful personal business development platform in London today..." We meet T
As a membership club PCD Club provides a number of touch points between guests, some unique, which are essential for meaningful long term...
Currency & Property: Tips for foreign buyers.
Inspired by a post we noticed on the 'Expat Arrivals' service platform we thought it valuable to pen our thoughts on those aspects of...


Buying Prime | What effect does the liquidity of your foreign currency assets have on buying in the
A short anecdote has prompted us to consider whether or not 'readiness' to buy a specific property necessarily affects your ability to...


A simple guide to buying a property in France and how currency comes in to it.
Between 1995 and 2010 there was a distinct boom in the number of families buying houses in France. Subsequent changes in French...
Currency collection services for small businesses selling through overseas concessions. What are th
Given the strength of our presence in the interior design space we thought we might elaborate on one of the more niche elements of our...


Prime London Resi: a lot can change in 14 days.
Whilst we do a lot of work with foreign nationals buying property in the UK with capital brought in from abroad, one of the areas...


The bank of Grandma and Grandpa - foreign currency deposits for first time buyers.
Whilst it is not necessarily a trend per se, we have noticed an increase in the flow of capital coming in to the UK from abroad for the...


Working with London estate, search and buying agents.
It occurs to us that a basic explanation as to how customers of an estate agency might use 'us', when they might find us useful, and what...


Pipped to the post: how quick turnaround wins us business.
A relatively short post, but powerful in our view. Our clients are a couple buying a house in the UK. Until our introduction to them they...
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