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Forum: Portugal
May 2nd 2016, 9:30 am
Replies: 8
Views: 853
Posted By loonytoon

Re: First steps...

my advice is don't give any money to any estate agent despite what they might say about deposits etc. only pay when you are happy and then through a solicitor. don't use a solicitor recommended by...
Forum: Portugal
Nov 8th 2013, 8:36 am
Replies: 35
Views: 4,179
Posted By loonytoon

Re: Health system

i'm not an expert in this by any means but my understanding is that it is complex. all EU countries must provide the same health care to all their residents provided those residents have, or are,...
Forum: Portugal
Nov 8th 2013, 7:58 am
Replies: 35
Views: 4,179
Posted By loonytoon

Re: Health system

bilateral agreements are now only between the UK and non EU countries. EU/UK is based on EU regulations now

jeff
Forum: Portugal
Sep 14th 2013, 7:01 am
Replies: 49
Views: 8,738
Posted By loonytoon

Re: NHS for Expats

will depend on whether you become resident or not. if you stay under the radar and don't become resident (not that i recommend this) then you will not need to do anything and your EHIC will come from...
Forum: Portugal
Aug 22nd 2013, 6:29 am
Replies: 25
Views: 1,981
Posted By loonytoon

Re: Proof of income to buy?

we bought our house for cash last September (non residents). at no stage were we asked for proof of income or even any questions about our income at all. has something changed this year?

jeff
Forum: Portugal
Aug 14th 2013, 8:51 am
Replies: 29
Views: 2,701
Posted By loonytoon

Re: Pt banks in London

maybe you are thinking of ATM;'s where there is a daily limit of 200E per withdrawal and 400E per day (or at least, that is my daily limit with BES - don't know if it is different for other banks)....
Forum: Portugal
Aug 14th 2013, 8:08 am
Replies: 29
Views: 2,701
Posted By loonytoon

Re: Pt banks in London

yes it is BES. exchange rate is the lowest figure of the spread for the day the transfer takes place

jeff
Forum: Portugal
Aug 14th 2013, 7:59 am
Replies: 29
Views: 2,701
Posted By loonytoon

Re: Pt banks in London

you can do it by bank transfer but i'm not sure if you could do it with cash. if transfer, they charge £15 per 1000 up to 15K then an extra £ for each 1000 up to 30,000 when the fee then stays at £30...
Forum: Portugal
Jul 28th 2013, 5:14 am
Replies: 32
Views: 3,097
Posted By loonytoon

Re: Cider!

having had an unfortunate experience with cider when i was 16 (vastly over the top intake followed by suitable oral evacuation), 40+ years on and i can't stand the stuff. even the smell of it makes...
Forum: Portugal
Jul 2nd 2013, 8:26 am
Replies: 49
Views: 8,738
Posted By loonytoon

Re: NHS for Expats

as i may well be moving over to PT full time in the near future and i will be 57 (so well below pension age) this situation may well affect me in the very near future so have just spoken to the...
Forum: Portugal
Jul 2nd 2013, 7:29 am
Replies: 49
Views: 8,738
Posted By loonytoon

Re: NHS for Expats

as i said, i wasn't sure so i stand corrected


jeff
Forum: Portugal
Jul 2nd 2013, 7:02 am
Replies: 49
Views: 8,738
Posted By loonytoon

Re: NHS for Expats

i may be wrong on this and i stand to be corrected but as far as i am aware as a PT resident, you only get a UK EHIC if your are over pension age. those under pension age may get up to 2.5 years...
Forum: Portugal
Jul 1st 2013, 7:58 am
Replies: 49
Views: 8,738
Posted By loonytoon

Re: NHS for Expats

as far as i am aware, if you are covered by the PT health service you would be entitled to a PT EHIC which would cover you from treatment in the UK (or other EU countries)
Forum: Portugal
Jul 1st 2013, 7:56 am
Replies: 49
Views: 8,738
Posted By loonytoon

Re: NHS for Expats

not strictly true - see


http://www.nhs.uk/NHSEngland/Healthcareabroad/EHIC/Pages/about-the-ehic.aspx

note the bit about treatment for pre existing medical conditions - i.e. not necessarily...
Forum: Portugal
Jul 1st 2013, 7:40 am
Replies: 49
Views: 8,738
Posted By loonytoon

Re: NHS for Expats

i think that it needs to made clear exactly what we are talking about here. if you are resident in the EU then the whole discussion is irrelevant as the EHIC card (which all EU citizens should obtain...
Forum: Portugal
Jun 22nd 2013, 6:30 am
Replies: 32
Views: 14,882
Posted By loonytoon

Re: Selling UK Car in Portugal

why should they? it's up to you to be legal and if you claim, a quick check via a computer will tell them if you are road legal. if not, your claim goes up the swanny and for that i would not blame...
Forum: Portugal
Jun 22nd 2013, 6:20 am
Replies: 29
Views: 2,701
Posted By loonytoon

Re: Pt banks in London

i suspect the all have - BES and Santander certainly have. the BES branch is more like an office than a bank.

jeff
Forum: Portugal
Jun 1st 2013, 6:39 am
Replies: 38
Views: 2,941
Posted By loonytoon

Re: king cash!!

many thanks to the Essex girls:thumbsup:
Forum: Portugal
Jun 1st 2013, 4:58 am
Replies: 38
Views: 2,941
Posted By loonytoon

Re: king cash!!

you must have very small glasses:D

jeff
Forum: Portugal
May 17th 2013, 7:20 am
Replies: 16
Views: 1,625
Posted By loonytoon

Re: Matriculation question

did you mean 6 months or 12 months?

jeff
Forum: Portugal
May 14th 2013, 6:47 am
Replies: 7
Views: 867
Posted By loonytoon

Re: Prescription Medicine

open in google chrome - translates quite well

jeff
Forum: Portugal
May 14th 2013, 6:00 am
Replies: 7
Views: 867
Posted By loonytoon

Re: Prescription Medicine

see here as to what is available in generic form

http://www.infarmed.pt/genericos/pesquisamg/pesquisaMG.php

jeff
Forum: Portugal
May 11th 2013, 6:37 am
Replies: 29
Views: 7,555
Posted By loonytoon

Re: EDP bills

i get mine emailed from the Camara - don't know if all Camara's will do this. we are under the Loule Camara

jeff
Forum: Portugal
May 7th 2013, 6:52 am
Replies: 4
Views: 778
Posted By loonytoon

Re: How long does it take to buy a house?

2 years but then the paperwork on the house was total rubbish

jeff
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