According to many pundits the Euro is due for a bad year, which should mean better news for ex-pats who receive pensions later on. It might mean interest rate rises too, which will be good for savers, less so for people with mortgages, although the seriously depressed housing market in Spain will lessen the affect , as no-one wants mortgages in Spain right now.  The adverse UK winter MAY make people think about that home in the sun…..we shall see.