House to sell...
#16
Re: House to sell...
We are also in the same boat.
Two weeks ago we recieved our PR stickers, Yippeee, but our house has still not sold despite dropping it over £20,000.
We have decided to make our deadline as the end of August when we will ship our furniture over and we fly out to NZ but still leave the house on the market with my eldest stepdaughter having 'Power of Attorney'. We will be staying with family in Murrays Bay until our house sells and we are able to buy our own.
Not the ideal solution but as we are both retired we felt we should just get on with life and GO FOR IT!!!!
So, good luck to all of you wanting & longing to make that scary & exciting move to NZ, hope it all starts to happen for all of us sooooon.
Joan
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Two weeks ago we recieved our PR stickers, Yippeee, but our house has still not sold despite dropping it over £20,000.
We have decided to make our deadline as the end of August when we will ship our furniture over and we fly out to NZ but still leave the house on the market with my eldest stepdaughter having 'Power of Attorney'. We will be staying with family in Murrays Bay until our house sells and we are able to buy our own.
Not the ideal solution but as we are both retired we felt we should just get on with life and GO FOR IT!!!!
So, good luck to all of you wanting & longing to make that scary & exciting move to NZ, hope it all starts to happen for all of us sooooon.
Joan
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#17
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Joined: Aug 2008
Location: I live in Torbay
Posts: 95
Re: House to sell...
We haven't yet booked flights or shipping, still hoping against hope that the house will go (possibly with another drop in price) before we intend to leave the UK in August. Please will someone come and have a look at our really nice little house (no viewings since the end of January. Still trying to stay positive though and keeping my fingers crossed.
Cheers.
Joan
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Cheers.
Joan
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#18
Re: House to sell...
We haven't yet booked flights or shipping, still hoping against hope that the house will go (possibly with another drop in price) before we intend to leave the UK in August. Please will someone come and have a look at our really nice little house (no viewings since the end of January. Still trying to stay positive though and keeping my fingers crossed.
Cheers.
Joan
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Cheers.
Joan
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Anyway, as my hubby said we have nothing to be fed up about-we have a great house, WE ARE GOING TO NZ, and its our daughters 5th birthday today!!
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#19
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Joined: Aug 2008
Location: I live in Torbay
Posts: 95
Re: House to sell...
Well, whatdoyouknow!!! 4.45pm today - a call from the estate agent, someone wishes to view the house, did ask for today (minor panic) or Sunday, we went for Sunday 2.00pm, I'm not holding my breath, but just maybe the small picture of the Chinese Gods of Health, Wealth & Happiness hanging up in my hall (recommended on this website) may be doing some good after all. Keep you posted!!!
Cheers
Joan
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Cheers
Joan
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#20
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Joined: Aug 2008
Location: I live in Torbay
Posts: 95
Re: House to sell...
Hi, Strawbie, Good luck in your quest too to get to NZ & hope your lttle one has a lovely birthday. Life has to go on doesn't it even amongst all this chaos & anxiety.
Joan
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Joan
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#22
luckybean
Joined: Dec 2008
Location: Leicester, UK
Posts: 22
Re: House to sell...
well, yesterday we found out we've got PR!!! ya heyyyyy!!!!! Really dont want to rent house as we have alot of money to make out of it and want to take it with us! We have 6 months to pay the migrant levy and then 12 months from then to go to NZ! We thought of auctioning it but apparently thats not a good idea!!? good luck all!!
A bit complex, but pretty crucial...
#23
Re: House to sell...
Just a quick question. From the time that you are granted PR in NZ, how long do you have before you have to settle in NZ??? I am waiting for PR, in the meantime I have had a job offer in Singapore. I am unable to make a decision as I don't want to lose my chance of getting PR. Will I be able to get it while in Singapore or do I need to stay UK based. Also if I did get PR before I left the UK, how long before I need to validate my visa in NZ??
A bit complex, but pretty crucial...
A bit complex, but pretty crucial...
#24
Re: House to sell...
Well, whatdoyouknow!!! 4.45pm today - a call from the estate agent, someone wishes to view the house, did ask for today (minor panic) or Sunday, we went for Sunday 2.00pm, I'm not holding my breath, but just maybe the small picture of the Chinese Gods of Health, Wealth & Happiness hanging up in my hall (recommended on this website) may be doing some good after all. Keep you posted!!!
Cheers
Joan
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Cheers
Joan
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#25
Re: House to sell...
Just a quick question. From the time that you are granted PR in NZ, how long do you have before you have to settle in NZ??? I am waiting for PR, in the meantime I have had a job offer in Singapore. I am unable to make a decision as I don't want to lose my chance of getting PR. Will I be able to get it while in Singapore or do I need to stay UK based. Also if I did get PR before I left the UK, how long before I need to validate my visa in NZ??
A bit complex, but pretty crucial...
A bit complex, but pretty crucial...
Once you have the PR visa sticker in your UK passport, you will have one year in which to land in New Zealand to activate the PR visa. Once that is activated you will be granted a PR permit allowing you to remain.
I would suggest that you don't have to remain UK based whilst you wait for your PR to come through, although you would have to let them know a current address of course.
Once you land in NZ you would also be issued with a Returning Resident Visa.This allows you to come and go from New Zealand but be aware that there are conditions attached to that .
#26
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Joined: Feb 2008
Posts: 56
Re: House to sell...
we were phoned up to say we were to be offered our visas, and even though we paid for our migrant levy straight away they gave us the option to wait 6 mths before issuing the visas, which were then valid for 12 months before they ran out. So in effect it gave 1.5 yrs before you actually had to set foot in NZ and validate the visas.
With regard to the house issue, we have rented out our property for a guaranteed rent which although is less than the market value gives us the peace of mind that the re-mortgage (interest only) and the insurance will be covered with a little on top. That gives the money needed to make the move, then when the market picks up...and it will because it always does!!...we will sell the property, balance the books and use whats left over to buy sausages for the next bbq!
we decide to go the guaranteed rent route because it ensured that the agent worked for his living and got us the right people into view the property 1st time.
Nick
With regard to the house issue, we have rented out our property for a guaranteed rent which although is less than the market value gives us the peace of mind that the re-mortgage (interest only) and the insurance will be covered with a little on top. That gives the money needed to make the move, then when the market picks up...and it will because it always does!!...we will sell the property, balance the books and use whats left over to buy sausages for the next bbq!
we decide to go the guaranteed rent route because it ensured that the agent worked for his living and got us the right people into view the property 1st time.
Nick
#27
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Joined: Nov 2008
Location: Waitakere
Posts: 193
Re: House to sell...
Well, whatdoyouknow!!! 4.45pm today - a call from the estate agent, someone wishes to view the house, did ask for today (minor panic) or Sunday, we went for Sunday 2.00pm, I'm not holding my breath, but just maybe the small picture of the Chinese Gods of Health, Wealth & Happiness hanging up in my hall (recommended on this website) may be doing some good after all. Keep you posted!!!
Cheers
Joan
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Cheers
Joan
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#28
By name and by nature
Joined: Mar 2005
Posts: 1,852
Re: House to sell...
Well, whatdoyouknow!!! 4.45pm today - a call from the estate agent, someone wishes to view the house, did ask for today (minor panic) or Sunday, we went for Sunday 2.00pm, I'm not holding my breath, but just maybe the small picture of the Chinese Gods of Health, Wealth & Happiness hanging up in my hall (recommended on this website) may be doing some good after all. Keep you posted!!!
Cheers
Joan
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Cheers
Joan
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Haha - it's F U K
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#29
By name and by nature
Joined: Mar 2005
Posts: 1,852
Re: House to sell...
Has anyone thought about doing an Open Home like they do here? You get your estate agent to open your house at a certain time on a Sat or Sun (or both), you advertise it and then you just go for a walk Make them work for their money. It would be a novelty and novelties work. Don't just sit back and wait for it to happen - go out there and find the people who want to buy your house!
So there!
So there!
#30
Re: House to sell...
Has anyone thought about doing an Open Home like they do here? You get your estate agent to open your house at a certain time on a Sat or Sun (or both), you advertise it and then you just go for a walk Make them work for their money. It would be a novelty and novelties work. Don't just sit back and wait for it to happen - go out there and find the people who want to buy your house!
So there!
So there!