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Florida’s only website for everything British

flagman ARE YOU AN EXPAT BRIT IN FLORIDA?  Or UK-based owner with Florida property? Stay in Florida’s British loop.
Email your name + city to britishbusinessflorida@gmail.com   We’ll send your local eBritnews + invitations to British events near you.  

£$£$ TIP: WHEN TRANSFERRING OVER UK CURRENCY,  DON’T USE YOUR BANK!  USE MONEYCORP.  At lower rates than any bank. Expat Brits here have used this currency service for years and report savings and satisfaction. It’s a UK company with a Florida office.   TO FIND OUT MORE:  Call Moneycorp’s USA Senior Country Manager Kelly Cutchin on cell [863] 207-6616 in Orlando. OR email your query to kelly.cutchin@moneycorp.com  On subject line put  ” TO KELLY–FABB query.”    Moneycorp have been trusted FABB members since 2005.  I use Moneycorp myself–highly recommended–PK, website publisher]

►  February 12-16, 2025.  The MIAMI BOAT SHOW and MIAMI YACHT SHOW.  [I attend every year].  The shows are run by UK company Informa Markets, headed up by local Brit Andrew Boole. See website for this year’s details.   www.miamiboatshow.com.  British exhibitors from the UK marine and yacht building world attend. The show is spread out over different locations in Miami and inside Miami Beach Convention Center.  For tickets, transport and shuttles to/from shows see website. I attend annually and highly recommend you go whether you own a boat/yacht or not. —–PK, publisher.  

ON MARCH 1,  2025 COME TO THE 41st ANNUAL ST. DAVID’S DAY CELEBRATION lunch. Hosted by the Sarasota Welsh Society.
For details see www.sarasotawelsh.com

flagmanA BRITISH REALTOR UNDERSTAND YOU BETTER!!  CENTRAL FLORIDA—SOFIA NASEEM is a licensed British realtor, originally from Lancashire and established in Florida since 1998.    Owner of many Florida residential and commercial properties herself,  Sofia is happy to help and guide fellow Brits and anybody seeking to purchase, sell or rent property in the greater Orlando/Kissimmee/Winter Park/Davenport and surrounding areas. With over 20 years of real estate experience she can help you find the perfect home, villa or apartment.  She is a realtor with Charles Rutenberg Realty in Winter Park. Sofia has experience with all aspects of real estate including new builds. Contact her today to help start your search and home buying journey.  Sofia is happy to answer any questions you may have. Reach her directly cell/WhatsApp [407] 947-2030 or email your query to sofianaseem.realtor@gmail.com . See her  website www.sofianaseem.com  She is a member of FABB [Florida Association of British Business]. 

 flagmanTESTIMONIAL [Just one of hundreds on file]  ” Your website is the best I’ve ever seen for expat Brits and I’ve been on lots!” –OLIVIA HILL in Gwent, Wales. 

   SATURDAY MARCH 1, 2025  Put on some tartan and attend the annual Scottish Festival in West Ft. Lauderdale. A superb day out!  Info/tickets on www.sassf.org

flagman UK PENSION:  DID YOU PAY INTO A UK COMPANY OR PRIVATE PENSION?  Take control of your UK pension(s) now! Contact fellow British expert JOHN TUNSTALL of FLORIN PENSIONS for an initial consultation to understand your options in the US before and during retirement. John is based in Tampa Bay and has specialized in providing UK pension transfer and investment advice to British expats in all parts of Florida for the last 19 years, since 2004. See company info on www.florinpensions.com  Contact John on cell (646) 338-5511 or email to jtunstall@florinpensions.com  On subject line put  UK PENSIONS QUERY. John is a member of the Florida Association of British Business. Florin Pensions is regulated by the SEC.  OTHER:  FOR A GOVERNMENT PENSION see the UK Pensions page on this website.  Don’t ask John about the government pensions.

flagman  FIND A BRITISH EVENT NEAR YOU listed on the British Events Florida page on this website.

flagman WANT TO MIX WITH OTHER EXPAT BRITS NEAR YOU? See the BRITISH CLUBS and BRITISH PUBS pages on this website.

►  IN MIAMI—THE ANGLICAN CHORALE of Southeast Florida sings at Trinity Cathedral downtown Miami. Uplifting and joyous! See all the performance dates on www.trinitymiami.org

►  WANT TO MOVE TO FLORIDA?  CLICK ON THE GREEN EMIGRATE page on left menu. 

flagman  Got a British-American query?  Email it to britishbusinessflorida@gmail.com  Our Florida-based team of British professionals will get you answers! 

  flagman UK GOVERNMENT IN FLORIDA, for UK visa matters, Emergency UK passports, UK Trade and more. Call the British Consulate-General [305] 400-6400 in downtown Miami. Also see the UK Government page on this website.  NOTE: They do NOT handle US immigration matters. 

flagman     Want to find out if you’re eligible for a UK pension?  Read the UK PENSIONS page on this website. 

flagman ON THIS WEBSITE: Click on the side menus to find British events in Florida,  British realtors here on our Property page, Financial advice for expats,  UK-USA Tax accountants, British-owned businesses and professionals, British shops, British Pubs,  British Clubs here,  the British Government in Florida, Scottish Festivals,  E2 qualifying Businesses for Sale and business Brokers,  Soccer in Florida–where to watch locally with fellow Brits, Jobs for Brits, UK pensions, Immigration attorney we recommend, FABB’S UK-Florida relocation services,  UK-USA Currency exchange by Moneycorp, British solicitors/attorneys,  Shipping to/from UK,  How to Renew Your UK passport and more.  

flagman USE A BRITISH ACCENT FOR YOUR PROJECT.  Add class and influence to your message. IDEAS:  Come to your Miami location and record a British accent greeting on your business phone system.  OR record something for you in a British accent.  OR read stories to your group of Miami children in a clear British accent.  OR teach Hispanic accent reduction via British accent.  Ask for what you need!  These days a British accent is a superb marketing asset: persuasive, authoritative, classy, always in style, trendy and alluring–a great sales tool. Offered by ex-Londoner and professional, experienced British voiceover actress and Miami resident.  Many satisfied local clients. Call the British Bureau on [305] 450-1755 in downtown Miami to discuss your needs or email query to britishbusinessflorida@gmail.com Fees negotiable, hourly or by project. 

NEED TO BUY AN E2 QUALIFYING BUSINESS for your Florida move? Find them on the BUSINESSES FOR SALE page on this website.

flagman  For current Royal news and photos,  view their OFFICIAL website www.royal.uk

 I recommend a Virgin Voyages cruise from Port Miami. Owned by Brilliant Brit Sir Richard Branson, who comes often to Miami and owns a home here.  [I was invited media inaugural guest onboard the ship Scarlet Lady in September 2021 and sailed as passenger on their December 2022 Christmas cruise to Mexico. Had a super experience in every way—–PK, publisher] For info/to book a cruise an any of their ships see www.virginvoyages.com     

flagman Need a Job in Florida?  See the JOBS FOR BRITS page on this website. 
  flagman For current UK daily news always consult the BBC website www.bbc.co.uk  

   flagman BRITISH BUSINESSES + PROFESSIONALS IN FLORIDA ARE LISTED ON THE Brilliant Brits page on the left menu of this website.   The British Bureau maintains the only statewide database of resident Britons and British businesses in every Florida zip code. Compiled since 1991 and updated daily.   

►   FABB  [Florida Association of British Business]  was voted the Best British Business Group in the USA in 2010 by the UK Weekly Telegraph,  reaching expatriate readers in 49 countries.  If you are are a British business-owner or professional in Florida, join FABB to showcase and market your business/service to the resident British community in all parts of Florida.  Find FABB’s member British businesses and professionals in Florida listed on left menu of this website.  To ask how membership can bring YOU more customers + help your business grow,  email your query to  britishbusinessflorida@gmail.com  On subject line put  “FABB Membership query.” Or call [305] 450-1755 during Florida business hours.

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This website,  to serve Florida’s large ex-pat British community,  was launched 1996 by publisher Patricia Kawaja, ex-Londoner.
Miami Office : The British Bureau of Florida  [305] 450-1755. Email queries to:   britishbusinessflorida@gmail.com 

Publisher Patricia Kawaja.