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Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Apr 16th 2018, 8:38 pm
Replies: 3
Views: 1,094
Posted By Pretty Flowers

Re: Buying property when moving back to the UK

The advice I've been given as a returnee, is that qualifying for a mortgage without a credit history should not be a problem, as long as you can add sufficient equity to the property, and have...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Apr 11th 2018, 6:52 pm
Replies: 46
Views: 6,931
Posted By Pretty Flowers

Re: Thinking about moving back

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You can do a search on Ancestry to find them - Mothers and Fathers birth registration would be a good start. Alternatively you can use familysearch.org for this - the LDS free genealogy...
Forum: Citizenship/Passports and Spouse/Family Visas (UK)
Apr 9th 2018, 1:47 pm
Replies: 1
Views: 788
Posted By Pretty Flowers

Spousal Visa and Contract Employment

Hi, am about to be offered a short term contract paying about 91k in UK pounds.

Am seeking to sponsor my husband, but am concerned about applying based on a short term contract - has anyone...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Apr 5th 2018, 8:20 pm
Replies: 91
Views: 46,386
Posted By Pretty Flowers

Re: Moving back to UK from Canada

Can you cancel early while you are still at the house? So you get the box for the box before you leave for Calgary?
Forum: Canada
Mar 7th 2018, 2:27 pm
Replies: 23
Views: 8,415
Posted By Pretty Flowers

Re: I have been asked for my salary expectations - London to Toronto

I don't work in the financial sector, I'm a brand consultant, and there are about 20x the jobs in my field in London. But that's not the primary reason. My Dad is getting older and my other half is a...
Forum: Canada
Mar 6th 2018, 6:07 pm
Replies: 23
Views: 8,415
Posted By Pretty Flowers

Re: I have been asked for my salary expectations - London to Toronto

When I moved over the common trope was that a comparable salary would be 1.75 times the UK amount, for equivalence.

I'm on my way back to the home country, and am using stats can/ national...
Forum: Canada
Mar 5th 2018, 8:36 pm
Replies: 109
Views: 27,323
Posted By Pretty Flowers

Re: Exchange Rate

As someone moving back to Blighty later this year, I keep crying at the exchange rate falling. Especially as we'll have close to $1m in equity from our house sale, that we're depending on for our new...
Forum: Citizenship/Passports and Spouse/Family Visas (UK)
Mar 5th 2018, 4:35 pm
Replies: 24
Views: 2,849
Posted By Pretty Flowers

Re: Immigration Health Surcharge to double

Absolute nonsense. Under a spousal visa, you have to either earn 18K plus a year or have equivalent funds for the same amount for the 3 years of the visa and you are not eligible for benefit claims....
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Feb 22nd 2018, 1:27 pm
Replies: 23
Views: 1,517
Posted By Pretty Flowers

Re: Importing cheese

Nope, not much of a fan of blue cheese. However I did buy both Caerphilly and Cheshire made with raw milk. It's like turbo charged cheesee....
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Feb 21st 2018, 5:22 pm
Replies: 23
Views: 1,517
Posted By Pretty Flowers

Re: Importing cheese

I've just got back from a trip to the home country. I may or may not have gone to Fortnum and Mason and may or may not have bought about 1kg of cheese which may or may not have returned with me in my...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Jan 25th 2018, 5:39 pm
Replies: 18
Views: 2,427
Posted By Pretty Flowers

Re: Moving back to Uk with Canadian partner

I totally hear you. If I don't move back this year, I'm screwed vacation wise for the rest of the year. That being said, we're looking to return by October at the latest (finance route) and if it...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Jan 22nd 2018, 3:28 pm
Replies: 18
Views: 2,427
Posted By Pretty Flowers

Re: Moving back to Uk with Canadian partner

Another thing to think about is a job hunting trip. I'm doing this next week, and have lined up 2 interviews already - It's more re-assuring for interviewers to see you face to face... I did the same...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Jan 22nd 2018, 3:24 pm
Replies: 7
Views: 1,238
Posted By Pretty Flowers

Re: Credit score being transferred after moving to Uk

There are a couple of places that offer secured credit cards to enable you to both have a credit card and build up a credit score.

This is capital one's example (others may be available as well)...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Jan 18th 2018, 2:25 pm
Replies: 91
Views: 46,386
Posted By Pretty Flowers

Re: Moving back to UK from Canada

Nope, but from Horsforth originally, so not that far away...
Forum: Canada
Jan 12th 2018, 5:35 pm
Replies: 116
Views: 9,405
Posted By Pretty Flowers

Re: How realistic are my expectations? London to Toronto

We live in downtown toronto, and our 3 bed inner row (think terrace) built for poor people about 130 years ago - about 1,000 square feet is now worth about $1.2 million.

When I first emigrated I...
Forum: Canada
Jan 12th 2018, 5:26 pm
Replies: 116
Views: 9,405
Posted By Pretty Flowers

Re: How realistic are my expectations? London to Toronto

Also, my niece, who is an outstanding footballer was unable to get funding for a place at Penn State costing $60,000 US a year, despite being offered a scholarship there.

Instead, her family (and...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Jan 10th 2018, 8:18 pm
Replies: 91
Views: 46,386
Posted By Pretty Flowers

Re: Moving back to UK from Canada

I'm moving back to the UK with my husband this year, after 13 years in Canada. We're moving back because it's been incredibly difficult to find a new job here for me, and there's simply about 10x the...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Nov 2nd 2017, 3:24 pm
Replies: 6
Views: 1,136
Posted By Pretty Flowers

Re: Has anyone done US to UK with dog and/or cat recently?

Cut off dates look to only apply for Air Canada cargo. The quote we received was for travel with Transat, who don't have the same outside temperature requirements of Air Canada.
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Oct 26th 2017, 7:31 pm
Replies: 0
Views: 587
Posted By Pretty Flowers

Jobs, jobs, jobs

Am in the process of looking for jobs in Blighty - Anyone have any tips for me?

I've created a new CV using A4 page format and have a UK telephone number through skype.

I'm a senior marketing...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Oct 25th 2017, 6:44 pm
Replies: 6
Views: 1,136
Posted By Pretty Flowers

Re: Has anyone done US to UK with dog and/or cat recently?

Me and my other half are planning to move back with 3 cats. We got a quote for the 3 for about $1850 CAD. It's possible to shop around and find a better deal for transit. Our quote is for importation...
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Oct 19th 2017, 5:58 pm
Replies: 52
Views: 3,887
Posted By Pretty Flowers

Re: Me Too

So it's my fault that you said what you said... riiight....

Unsurprisingly I can't remember what I said when I first joined here. It was more than 12 years ago after all. Irrespective of what I...
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Oct 17th 2017, 7:25 pm
Replies: 52
Views: 3,887
Posted By Pretty Flowers

Re: Me Too

I dunno, I think its useful.

My take on that situation, was that it was behaviour that made me feel very uncomfortable, but being teased about the size of my breasts by men has been a pretty...
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Oct 17th 2017, 2:36 pm
Replies: 52
Views: 3,887
Posted By Pretty Flowers

Re: Me Too

Pretty much every woman you know has been the victim of sexual harassment or sexual assault. That's the point.

The question is, what are you going to do about it - a lot of my male friends are...
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Oct 13th 2017, 7:10 pm
Replies: 232
Views: 12,067
Posted By Pretty Flowers

Re: Harvey Weinstein

I guess my ban finally expired! No really, just living life, but the other half has been out of work for nearly a year and finding it hard to figure out what to do, so we're thinking about relocating...
Forum: Back Home
Oct 13th 2017, 5:45 pm
Replies: 25
Views: 10,675
Posted By Pretty Flowers

Re: Two years ago today...

Sounds such a beautiful celebration of life. Glad you're happy in Newcastle. Likely that me and the Mr. will be following you back to Blighty in a few months. Maybe we can hold expats returners...
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