Much as I dislike the idea, it seems I must open a virtual mailbox to forward my US mail to the UK. I had hoped to rely on someone in the US but I don't think it's going to work out as she is planning to move out of state.
Can anyone comment on how this arrangement works ? is it secure? I can't see why the govt cannot deal with and accept that we move abroad! How hard can it be to mail a W2, a bank statement etc etc. to a foreign address in this day and age!
Rant over. Advice or any ways i can get around this problem welcome.
Thank you.

Hi
We had friends who live in Florida in the winter and in Europe in the summer.
They used a mailbox service in Florida when they were away.
I presume that the service forwarded their mail to their address in Europe.
HTH

UPS stores have mailboxes which appear as normal street addresses.

https://www.theupsstore.com/mailboxes

St. Brendan Isle have an excellent reputation for US to anywhere in the world.
Not cheap however.
https://www.sbimailservice.com/

UPS or Mail Boxes USA typically reasonable for receiving mail and a street address, if you Google such services there are a few firms that specialize in international forwarding., Keeping a US number , fro Skype or other servcie ( I think Google may provide) not a bad idea if you have ongoing filing requirements in USA and or credit cards etc- for example for the online MySocialSecurity account with Social Security US address and phone nuber required.