Florida’s only website for everything British
ATTENTION FLORIDA BRITS!! Stay in the British loop. Email your name + city to britishbusinessflorida@gmail.com We’ll send you local eBritnews + invitations to British events near you. On subject line put: Send the eBritnews. ► Got a British-American query? Send it to britishbusinessflorida@gmail.com Our Florida-based team of British experts will get you answers! Have done for 30 years. We even advised the BBC on setting up its Miami office back in 1995!
£$£$ TIP: NEED TO TRANSFER FUNDS TO UK FROM FLORIDA OR VICE VERSA? For yourself or your clients? Save money–don’t use your bank. USE MONEYCORP. Lower rates than any bank. 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.” [ I use Moneycorp myself–highly recommended–PK, website publisher]. Expat Brits here have used this currency service for years and report savings and satisfaction. It’s a UK company with a Florida office, offering payments in over 120 currencies. Moneycorp facilitates international payments through online transfers, phone transfers and local settlement accounts. This makes sending and receiving money globally convenient and efficient. [Posted by FABB–Florida Association of British Business. Moneycorp have been trusted members since 2005].
WANT TO SAVE YOURSELF HASSLE? Use this passport service to handle it all for you: UKABROAD offers the following service: We assist British citizens living in the USA & Canada with their passport applications, offering a comprehensive A – Z service. We assist step-by-step with completion of all British passport application forms. We carefully review your application/s before submitting. We arrange for the shipment of your documents with our registered international courier for delivery to Her Majesty’s Passport Office in the United Kingdom. Your new passport & documents are delivered back to you. You are advised of any additional documentation requirements, which may change from time to time. UKABROAD is an established Miami-based company, which services all of Florida and 49 other states, as well as Canada. [NOTE: I have heard only good reports about this service and personally know the owners–PK, Publisher] FIRST STEP: Email your passport query to info@ukabroad.net OR passports@ukabroad.net COMPANY INFO on www.ukabroad.net
► IT’S TAX TIME! NEED US-US FINANCIAL OR TAX ADVICE? ALL OF US EXPATS DO. USE FABB’S BRITISH ACCOUNTANT Jimmy Andrews for all your UK-USA financial matters. A FABB member, with years of professional experience and numerous satisfied expat British clients. We recommend Jimmy highly. He understands the special financial challenges of transplanted Brits and handles their personal or business tax and financial matters. For new Brits setting up in business, Jimmy will set up business accounts for you to comply with USA tax laws. His fees are reasonable! Jimmy is a chartered British accountant and Florida certified accountant, based in Coral Springs and Miami before that. He has satisfied expat Brit clients all over Florida. Jimmy also specialises in due diligence for UK Brits buying E2 businesses here. Reach him on cell [305] 323-1278 or email jand592040@aol.com.
► CRUISE FOR LOCAL BRITS November 29-December 6, 2026 out of Ft. Lauderdale down to idyllic Caribbean ports. Enjoy the unequalled camaraderie of fellow Brits on the beautiful NEW Star Princess. Contact British cruise agent Maureen Lloyd-James for details and cabin options on cell [954] 873-6192 or email query to maureenLJ@cruiseplanners.com On subject line put “Cruise for Brits.”
GLORIOUS MUSIC. ♦ SATURDAY MARCH 14, 2026… ACADEMY OF ST. MARTIN’S IN THE FIELDS famous London orchestra returns to Miami at the Arsht Center. INFO/TICKETS on www.arshtcenter.org
► WANT TO MOVE TO FABULOUS FLORIDA? CLICK ON THE GREEN EMIGRATE page on left menu.
For current accurate UK daily news, [and Royal scandals!], always consult the BBC website www.bbc.co.uk
TO REACH THE BRITISH CONSULATE -GENERAL OFFICE IN MIAMI: Call [305] 400-6400. For their services see the UK GOVERNMENT page on this website.
NOTE: They do NOT handle USA immigration matters. ♦ TRAVELLERS TO THE UK, who don’t have a UK passport, NEED AN ETA VISA. To apply go to www.gov.uk/electronic-travel-authorisation.
► FOR BRITISH PLACES around Florida to feed your face, see the BRITISH FOODS and EATERIES page on this website.
► GOING TO LONDON? Your best planning resources are www.visitlondon.com and www.londontown.com
WANT TO SHIP SOMETHING from ANYWHERE in FLORIDA to anywhere in UK or abroad? For a quote and discuss your needs call our British agent Steve Winters on his cell [713] 503-1579. His company here in Florida has moved many local Brits back to the UK. Also see his ad on the SHIPPING page on this website.
► SEEKING TO BUY A FLORIDA BUSINESS FOR YOUR E2 VISA? We recommend our FABB member fellow Brit Richard Veale. Through his Business Brokers of Florida MLS site he can search all businesses FOR YOU in any Florida city. Originally from Essex, he is is an experienced licensed business broker [and real estate broker] with Profiles International Realty. He has helped UK clients find the ideal business. Contact fellow Brit Richard to see the list of current businesses for sale in the Central Florida area–also Ft. Myers. Based in Orlando, with a Ft. Myers branch office, reach him on his cell [321] 297-8161 or email richard@profilesrealty.com and richardkveale@hotmail.com WEBSITE www.profilesrealty.com Richard was voted Business Brokers of Florida Top Five, won Deal Maker Award often, Business Brokers of Florida Million Dollar Awards many times over the years. FABB member since 2007.
► HOW TO USE THIS RESOURCE WEBSITE: Click on the side menus to find British events in Florida, British realtors, 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, Soccer in Florida, Jobs for Brits, UK pensions, Immigration attorney we recommend, FABB’S UK-Florida relocation services, British solicitors/attorneys, Shipping to/from UK, How to Renew Your UK passport and more.
Need a Job in Florida? See the JOBS FOR BRITS page on this website.
► 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.
TESTIMONIAL [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.
FIND A BRITISH EVENT NEAR YOU listed on the British Events Florida page on this website.
WANT TO MIX WITH OTHER EXPAT BRITS NEAR YOU? See the BRITISH CLUBS and BRITISH PUBS pages on this website.
Want to find out if you’re eligible for a UK pension? Read the UK PENSIONS page on this website.
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.
ROYAL FAMILY…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
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.
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, based in Miami.
