About Brits in Argentina
An independent guide to everyday life in Argentina for British expats and anyone planning the move — neighbourhoods, schools, paperwork, food and the details that only come up once you live here.
Brits in Argentina
Independent editorial project · Buenos Aires
Brits in Argentina collects the long answers to the questions readers keep asking: which barrio works for a family, how school admissions and private health cover actually work, which documents need an apostille, and how to pay an arrival rent when the landlord wants dollars and your UK bank is throwing a fit.
The guides are written and published by the Brits in Argentina editorial team, dated on every page, and revised when prices, regulations or opening details change. Corrections from readers are welcome and are made in place, with a note where the change is material.
We are not visa experts, accountants or tax advisers. Articles point to current official sources and qualified professional help rather than presenting a blog as personal legal advice.
Three things we try to do
Name the actual place
When a bakery is recommended it is named — Atelier Fuerza on Uriarte rather than "a nice spot in Palermo". When a parrilla is coasting on a 2019 review, we say so. The Recoleta blocks that feel safe at night and the ones that don't are flagged too. Vague recommendations help no-one, especially not someone trying to decide whether to sign a two-year rental contract.
Revisit the expensive bits
Buenos Aires prices move every few weeks with inflation, restaurants open and close inside a season, and whole blocks of Palermo can change character in six months. We go back to the most-read guides every quarter and anything price-sensitive more often than that. Each piece is dated, so if a guide says "last checked February" and it's now October, you know to double-check.
Know what we're not
We're not immigration lawyers, not accountants, not tax advisers. For visas, HMRC, pensions and the Statutory Residence Test we point readers to Lucero Legal — the Argentine immigration specialists who work with British nationals every day. For anything with real legal or financial consequences we'll point you at a qualified professional rather than pretending a blog can replace one.
If you're new here, start with these
Just landed? Start with the first week checklist. Choosing a neighbourhood? The long guides to Palermo, Belgrano and San Telmo are the ones most people read first. Nervous about bringing up Las Malvinas? The Falklands piece is the honest answer every Brit ends up wanting.
Browse all articlesNot legal advice
The articles on this site cover lifestyle, community, and practical daily-life topics — the bits of Buenos Aires you can only get by living here. Visa applications, residency proceedings, property purchases, tax residency positions, inheritance planning, or anything with real legal or financial consequences need a qualified professional who can look at your specific circumstances before you act on anything.
Contact Lucero Legal for a consultation