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Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Jan 28th 2026, 8:44 pm
Replies: 4
Views: 944
Posted By coolcat

Re: Bringing pets to uk

It was just under $3,000 including tax and including crate. She is a tall Jack Russell if that helps for size!
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Jan 18th 2026, 8:40 pm
Replies: 4
Views: 944
Posted By coolcat

Re: Bringing pets to uk

We returned to the UK from Canada in April last year. We used Worldwide Animal Travel to bring our excitable Jack Russell back. They were excellent and I highly recommend using a company as they are...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Oct 19th 2025, 8:38 pm
Replies: 17
Views: 4,225
Posted By coolcat

Re: Moving back to the UK from Canada

Hi.

we just moved back to the UK from Vancouver Island. Not sure what side of Canada you are shipping from but we used Highland-Worldwide based in Vancouver/Richmond. Very good price. No problems....
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Oct 12th 2025, 10:23 pm
Replies: 16
Views: 2,701
Posted By coolcat

Re: Moving back to UK but sick with nerves

We moved back to the UK in April this year after 20 years in BC. We are originally from Essex and there is no way we would return to live there…just way too busy. So we toured the UK for a few...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Sep 29th 2025, 11:02 pm
Replies: 51
Views: 14,548
Posted By coolcat

Re: Would you just rock up & stay in an Airbnb?

We decided on Northumberland…we had initially thought we would settle in Scotland but couldn’t find an area that ticked all our boxes :)
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Sep 28th 2025, 8:17 pm
Replies: 51
Views: 14,548
Posted By coolcat

Re: Would you just rock up & stay in an Airbnb?

Hi. we moved back from Canada to UK in April this year. We just stayed in Air BnBs. In fact we are still in one. If you book 28 day stays then you get good discounts at most places. We move on each...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Jul 27th 2025, 8:30 pm
Replies: 5
Views: 2,367
Posted By coolcat

Re: Quick recomendations: shipping boxes

We just used a shipping company and a shared container…they were excellent! Based in Delta. We dropped off April 2nd. If was delivered to our door June 13th. Excellent rates. Worth asking fora...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Jun 15th 2025, 10:06 pm
Replies: 8
Views: 2,087
Posted By coolcat

Re: Shipping belongings to U.K

We moved to Vancouver area in 2006 and like you, took very few belongings with us. We have just returned to the UK to live and we just shipped personal stuff. We sold all our furniture. We shipped 74...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Mar 31st 2025, 2:27 am
Replies: 18
Views: 2,302
Posted By coolcat

Re: Banking help

You can open a UK HSBC bank account from Canada. We did it. There are no minimum balance requirements. It was very straightforward and you can use either a Canadian address or a UK address if you...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Mar 10th 2025, 1:02 am
Replies: 4
Views: 1,327
Posted By coolcat

Re: Tranfer of Residence ToR Form (Animals) still asking for item list

I just did my TOR1 and I thought it said if you were not shipping goods other than pets you don’t need a TOR1. Or, if you have your pets travelling in crates, just list those crates on a separate...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Jan 28th 2025, 2:01 pm
Replies: 21
Views: 10,557
Posted By coolcat

Re: Moving back to UK from Canada

Hi… no, we opened an HSBC UK account from here in Canada. You can use a Canadian address until you move home. We are using World Wide Animal Travel for our pup. Wise account opening is super easy....
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Jan 27th 2025, 1:07 am
Replies: 21
Views: 10,557
Posted By coolcat

Re: Moving back to UK from Canada

Hey we too moved to Canada (BC) in 2006 and are returning home in April this year. We opened a UK HSBC bank account from Canada (you don’t need an an income over $100,000 - that is just for the...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Oct 28th 2024, 1:54 am
Replies: 3
Views: 1,277
Posted By coolcat

Re: Shipping from Canada to England

Whereabouts in Canada are you shipping from? We are based on Vancouver Island and got a few quotes for a similar size shipment…we will probably use Armstrong Moving as they seem reliable and fairly...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Oct 14th 2024, 3:02 am
Replies: 14
Views: 2,252
Posted By coolcat

Re: Wise account

Hi Loni

You can link your accounts to your Wise account or you can do a wire transfer from your Canadian account to your Wise CAD account. Just select ‘add money’ in the Wise app. I have a...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Oct 7th 2024, 1:47 am
Replies: 2
Views: 1,225
Posted By coolcat

Re: Kieran Lynch

I got the same response from them so I too would be interested to hear of any UK/Canada accounting firms.
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Sep 23rd 2024, 3:17 am
Replies: 5
Views: 2,356
Posted By coolcat

Re: CPP if I move back.

Hi. Not sure about payment directly into a UK bank account but you can open a CAD Wise account and then convert it to GBP and transfer to your UK account. Super easy to use.
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Sep 2nd 2024, 3:20 am
Replies: 2
Views: 2,998
Posted By coolcat

Re: Selling Property - Canada to UK

Hi… if it is your principal residence no tax is payable. We are in the same position and are currently selling our home. Aiming to go back to UK April 2025. We are staying in an Air BnB till then....
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Jul 8th 2024, 8:48 am
Replies: 4
Views: 1,378
Posted By coolcat

Pension Advice Canada to UK - QROPS / LIRA

Hi everyone!

We are in the process of organizing a move back to the UK after 18 years in Canada. Approx 14 years ago, when we expected we would be here forever, we moved our private UK pension...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
May 20th 2024, 8:37 am
Replies: 4
Views: 1,634
Posted By coolcat

Re: CANADA TO UK

I spoke to CRA about this and you must have 20 years in Canada if you are non-resident when you apply. The reciprocal agreement on pensions only applies to pensions you pay into.
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Apr 29th 2024, 2:16 am
Replies: 19
Views: 6,076
Posted By coolcat

Re: TOR1 question

Hi…just wondering if anyone has sent their stuff back to the UK ahead of time, I mean several months before they arrived back? We are planning on selling our house this year but for work reasons,...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Apr 4th 2024, 4:33 pm
Replies: 24
Views: 6,347
Posted By coolcat

Re: Pet Transport Recommendations

When we moved out to Canada we flew with our dog and we checked her in at LHR along with our other bags.., someone came to the check in and took her. That was Air Transat and was in 2006. Going back...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Apr 4th 2024, 4:19 pm
Replies: 20
Views: 4,636
Posted By coolcat

Re: Experience/advice moving back to UK

Hi… I live in BC and I just opened a HSBC UK account online. They mailed my debit card to me here in Canada and I managed to transfer funds into the account this week. It was fairly simple.

We...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Mar 25th 2024, 2:50 pm
Replies: 24
Views: 6,347
Posted By coolcat

Re: Pet Transport Recommendations

Yes, unfortunately the UK won’t let you ship pets without using an approved pet shipping company. We are using a company in Vancouver and it’s going to cost about $2,200 and that’s for a small...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Mar 25th 2024, 2:24 am
Replies: 24
Views: 6,347
Posted By coolcat

Re: Pet Transport Recommendations

How big is your pet? La Compaigne are an airline that fly from New York to Paris and allow pets in the cabin depending on size. Rates are reasonable too.
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Mar 11th 2024, 2:08 am
Replies: 16
Views: 4,148
Posted By coolcat

Re: feeling the stress getting ready to move back to the UK ( Scotland)

We are moving back next year, most likely to Scotland. Been in Canada 18 years. Couldn’t agree more that it seems way more stressful going back this way than it did coming out here. Transporting a...
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