Goa
 

Greetings all, Am seriously thinking about moving to Goa when I retire and would welcome any information at all. Thanking you in antisipation, John

well not been for a few years but i would say it's a lovely place to settle..good weather -except the stormy season and lovely people

personaly i would head to south goa as it's less built up and quieter..less hippies for sure ;-)!!


good luck

cheers

richard

Re: Goa
 

Thanks Richard, was good to hear from you. Yes, know about the south and the weather. Any idea's where I can get more specific information such as tax's and property purchase ?

Thanks again for taking the time and trouble to reply,
John

http://www.globalcommerceuk.com/goap...ges/Search.asp

http://www.goacom.com/realestate/buy_sell.html

if you email these guys it's a start..

cheers

richard

Goa
 

Thanks again Richard, will check those out,

regards,

John

Re: Goa
 

:) Hi John, my wife and I have just joined this group as we are also thinking of retiring to Goa within the next two years.

We would be interested to keep in touch and hear how you get on and if you could pass on any tips/advice.

Many thanks and good luck!
John & Libby

Re: Goa
 

I am a bit thick....but where is Goa........:rolleyes:

Re: Goa
 

Off the West coast of India....it's sort of classed as an island, but it's actually attached to India..though seperate from India in that it's independent.....lovely place...mostly touristy though,

Rich.

Hi jeannie
 

Hi Jeannie , Think you will find all you need to know here :

http://www.lonelyplanet.com/destinat...continent/goa/

Get back to me if there is anything else you need to know !

John

:cool:

[email protected]

Re: Goa
 

Hi Jeannie

Goa is in India !

John & Libby

Cheap brand new properties for sale in north and south Goa through Keith Morley Property Management at

www.findaproperty.co.uk

Re: Hi jeannie
 

Thanks- it just shows you are never to old to learn......:D

Re: Goa
 

Thanks to you to..it looks an interesting place.......:cool:

Re: Goa
 

Thanks....... I passed the info to my cos in the UK.......she is always looking for new places.......:rolleyes:

Goa
 

So is this place cheap to live? Is there work there for expats?

All I have seen is people on the beach chilling!

Sounds very appealing!

Merlot

Re: Goa
 

Great beaches, palm trees, sun, cheap living. The people are friendly (in my experience).
Don't know about work opportunities though. It's a big holiday destination, so perhaps there are jobs available, if you don't mind what you do!

Goa
 

Will the couple who e-mailed me (not John and Libby Fox) please e- mail me again ? My Hotmail crashed deleting all my e-mails so I have no way of contacting you !

To give you some idea of property prices in Goa please click on this link :

http://www.findaproperty.co.uk/cgi-b...alerent=0&sp=0

You will see that prices start at £ 12,000 for a one bed bungalow rising to £ 74,000 for a 5 bed detached house

jobs will be almost non existant to expats -mainly because you lack the local language and anyway the pay will be in the pound a day (12-16 hrs a day 6 day week) rate..

best bet is to retire there or do what a pilot does whom i met there -ie work in the Uk 6 months and live in goa on the proceeds


cheers

richard

This sounds good!

what are you doing posting here, thought it was 1000 and out?

:D

nice to have you back BTW

Goa
 

Goa is part of India. It is a former Portuguese colony. While whole of India was under British control, Goa on West Coast was under Portuguese control and a place called Pondicherry on east cost of India was under French Control. Goa is at present a navel base of India and is big tourist attraction. There is a sea ship service from Bombay to Goa taking 24 hours to reach Goa from Bombay . Its major industry is Cashew nut processing and export. Goans also make cahsew Liquor called "Fenny".
Goa is famous for sea beaches and grand Churches.

Regards
JP

Re: Goa
 

Hi Libby Fox
I have just bought property in Goa. am planning to move there in the next year. I was so pleased with my property developers that have actually become their agent, so can advice if you need help how to buy freehold etc.
sirpa

Re: Goa
 

Hi,

Just want to let you know that you may not get a reply as this thread is over a year old. ;)

Sue

Re: Goa
 

We have bought a place on a complex off Keith Morley in Benaulim. Should be ready October 2006 - £28.800. Saw it last year, and will see it again this December.

Re: Goa
 

Hi Calina 666!
#Maybe we will meet one day there! I am visiting Goa at the end of Oct for 2 weeks. Bought studio in Calangute (ready just now) and a townhouse in Colva. My townhouse is ready in about 16 months, and I paid around £29 000 (3 bed/ 4 bathrms). :) best wishes. sirpa

Re: Goa
 

Very good.
Are you going to Rent out the Studio?

Re: Goa
 

Yes I will be renting out the studio once get it furnished, at least for the time being, and esp. over Xmas when I think there is high demand, as cannot use it myself then.Maybe later if move to Goa fancy keep it for myself, friends, family,,,, don't know yet... need to find out more at my next visit.

Re: Goa
 

I am in the process of doing such that and know a lot about the property market.
Get in touch if you need advice. sirpa

Re: Goa
 

We bought through Keith Morley - www.findaproperty.co.uk.
Paid the 10% deposit and the next 3 stage payments - should be ready October 2006.

We received the contract within a few weeks. 2 copies arrived, and we had to sign each page, and supply photos. Then we sent the 2 copies to Tecnica (the developers) for them to sign. Then they sent a copy back for us. As we want to buy freehold, and not have it on lease, we opened a company in Goa. If you don't have your residency, you have to buy on lease until you get residency, which means you can't sell it.
To open a company it costs about £300, we found a solicitor in Margao. You don't really need to use the company. Once you have your 182 days in, you can apply for residency, and then sell the company name or just close it and lose your £300. The Solicitor acted as proxy for us, and we gave him 1000 rupees to open a bank account in Margao.

We will have another look at the place when we go over in December this year, but we received photos a couple of weeks ago, and everything looks okay. If you have a company, I think you can apply for a longer Visa than the normal 6 months, which makes it easier to get your 182 days in. Also you can't buy any vehicle untill you are a resident, but you can in the company name.

Re: Goa Danika
 

Hi Sirpa,
Greetings from warm sunny Goa, where the christmas decorations are delivered by bike! We have been to see progress at Danika, it looks a little behind schedule but phase I is being tiled.
We are renting a flat near Colva Church and as promised here is our mobile no << Admin Edit - Phone number removed - It is not wise to post your tel no. on a public forum.>> << Please PM member for contact details>> We would love to meet up with you in january. In the meantime best wishes for a happy Christmas
Roy and Pat

Re: Goa Danika
 

Hello Roy and Pat,
thank you for your Christmas greetings! I hope that you have a wonderful Christmas in Goa! I visited Danika at the beginning of November with a friend who also bought a house there. I may even have poped into your house? Mine is nowhere near to be tiled yet as it is an "later edition"
My next visit is now going to be in mid Feb as i have committments here that prevent me to come earlier. So if you are still there then, I would love to meet.
As you will have gathered I did not get your tel. number as it was removed.
Let's hope we will meet there in our houses next Christmas! Do you think it is realistic for the whole site?
Best wishes, sirpa

Re: Goa Danika
 

As I mentioned in my edit, you are able to contact members via PM's (Private Messages) where you can share such personal information as telepone numbers etc. That way the whole world doesn't get to see your private contact info.

You can find details of how to use private messaging here

Re: Goa
 

Hi Sirpa
Sorry for the delay in responding, but we have been busy of late. However, we are still thinking very seriously about buying a property in Goa, with an aim to moving there by next year. The plan then is to spend 6-9months in Goa and the rest in UK.

Our plan is to buy a smaller/cheaper house in UK to release a modest capital to enable us to buy in Goa. We are interested that you are now an agent for property developers and wonder if you have any details of properties you could send us.
Look forward to hearing from you
Regards
Libby & John Fox

Re: Goa
 

Hello Libby and John,
I have sent you a private message giving information on an property exhibition in Liverpool, so hope I went ok with it and you will receive it. If not, please get back to me.
best wishes,
sirpa

Re: Goa Danika
 

Hi Sirpa,
So sorry about the telephone no. I thought I was sending a pm and not an open message. I will send it to you again when I have the mobile with me. We are here till 15th Feb. Getting rather concerned about the completion dates. We were given a date of July 2005 for phase I when we visited last Jan and while the builder is making a good job of it, he still hasnt finished - the windows are just going in and a guess there must be another 6 weeks work. He says he will then switch his labour to Phase II. So given that Phase II is not at the same stage as Phase I was this time last year, we are getting rather concerned that he will complete any where near time. Our next stage payment is due when the roof is completed, and we are doubtful if he will complete this stage before we return. Any way we will hope to keep you posted. Kind regards from pat and roy

Re: Goa
 

Hi Sirpa
Thanks for the email and offer of tickets. Unfortunately, we were away and could not get to the exhibition. we will, however, look at your website and see what's available.
We will keep in touch.

Re: Goa
 

Am considering moving to goa. Now or Never. Married with two boys aged 5 and 6. Can anyone tell me about the schooling in Goa, public or private. We are British Hindus. Would appreciate any information/pitfalls that anyone has experienced. Cost of Living?, Weather?

Re: Goa
 

Goa is a fabulous place,with wonderful people but bear in mind that things happen in 'Indian time';that goes for building especially.

Take any estimated completion time and double it-you'll be about right!! :)

Re: Goa
 

Hello and warm greetings from Goa where I am for a few weeks now!
I certainly think you should vistit Goa first if you area plannign to move as a family.
School year in Goa is from June to march, April and May are holiday months. There area many english speaking small good private schools, entry fee around 40 pounds, monthly fees around 12-15 pounds, plus uniforms etc. Cost of living is very cheap, but so are local salaries, but if you have income from Uk you will live well. June-Aug are the monsoon months and very dirreent from the picture post cards of Goa, so you need to be sure you want to be hee then.
I will be visiting two schools in Northe Goa this week, so will know more then. There are also good schools in South Goa. You need to decide where you want to be/live, North or South, as they are very different in many ways.
Hope this helps a bit to start with,
best wishes,
sirpa