warbs4

Heyoh,

Bearing in mind the state of the UK house market, just wondering if anyone has thought about, or already, moved to Oz before selling the house.

worzel

A friend of mine left in May and has just sold. We will do the same if we get any last minute glitches.

warbs4

How did he get on finding a buyer? Did he just leave it in the hands of a trustworthy(?) etate agent? We've been on the market for a few months now and we're getting itchy feet, not sure if we can wait 'til after Xmas.

worzel

I don't know all the details but they got fed up with waiting and within 4 days had booked flights and gone. I think they left keys with the estate agent and had to sign a power of attorney over to solicitors.

Fuzzy Duck

We did exactly that and it is a lot easier than you think. We had a last minute glitch with our buyers and by this time we had sent our furniture on the container and booked flights had a farewell party and all the rest of it so we had no choice but to sell the house from this end.
We left the UK in October and the house finally sold to the same buyers in March. We had a very good solicitor who was in touch with us constantly and our estate agent was a bit of a rarity in that they too were very helpful and easily accessible although the time difference meant we did receive some phone calls at odd times.

If I had to do it again I would but it would be a major weight off your mind to have it all done before you leave.

Bella Donna

Yup, we did. Our emigration all happened rather quickly and we were not fortunate enough to sell before we left. We couldn't delay leaving any longer because dh was due to start work on 22nd August. So we have left it in the hands of our estate agents, and are hoping for a sale as soon as possible. Fingers crossed!!

jackie/steve

Do you not have to pay tax on the money if you do not take it with you??
Jackie

Bella Donna

I'm not sure what the position is for others, but for us, it's not an issue.