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Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Jan 31st 2012, 5:25 am
Replies: 5
Views: 1,612
Posted By inaquandry

Re: Letton Percival - Shiiping Insurance Great Value

As someone who used Letton Percival to insure household shipments from two countries to the UK last year and had a claim on one shipment, I would like to recommend them too. The claim was dealt with...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Nov 16th 2011, 10:17 am
Replies: 6
Views: 7,111
Posted By inaquandry

Re: Travel Insurance after arriving in the UK: 6 month residency exclusion

Thanks everyone. Have called up the Trailfinders Insurers and they confirmed that residency in the Uk (and not a 6 month minimum) was fine with them. All the others I looked at had the six month...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Nov 15th 2011, 7:55 am
Replies: 6
Views: 7,111
Posted By inaquandry

Travel Insurance after arriving in the UK: 6 month residency exclusion

I was surprised to find out that we were not fully covered for travel medical insurance on many policies for sale in the UK (and specifically my HSBC included travel insurance which was heavily...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Nov 15th 2011, 6:57 am
Replies: 26
Views: 3,452
Posted By inaquandry

Re: Just Venting - Will we ever make it home?

Never rains but it pours, heh? Poor you.

One thing, don't beat yourself up over the real estate thing, it happens everywhere. We bought in Australia, the Real Estate Agent's eyes lit up as we...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Oct 21st 2011, 3:32 pm
Replies: 15
Views: 1,997
Posted By inaquandry

Re: House goes on the market this weekend

I think Catherine Smith may be a Kiwi author, but not sure. There are a couple of copies of the book for sale on Ebay Australia right now.

It was the first time I had sold a house, so I found...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Oct 20th 2011, 7:52 am
Replies: 15
Views: 1,997
Posted By inaquandry

Re: House goes on the market this weekend

Try this book:

Make the most from your house sale: grooming your home for maximum
profit by Catherine Smith ; adapted for Australia by James Osborne.

Sold up at the beginning of the year and...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Oct 17th 2011, 7:31 am
Replies: 30
Views: 4,545
Posted By inaquandry

Re: No one to talk to.

I know exactly how you feel as I have followed my husband's career over the past couple of decades, and from experience I can tell you it requires a great deal of personal effort to make a new life...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Sep 17th 2011, 5:54 pm
Replies: 8
Views: 850
Posted By inaquandry

Re: UK mobile contract needs a home

Hi Emily
I've sent you a PM. Thanks
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Sep 11th 2011, 10:32 am
Replies: 3
Views: 937
Posted By inaquandry

Re: Water damaged shipment

There may be a time limit on when you can make an insurance claim, so you need to chase the origin shipper (Campbell) for insurance claim procedure and a full damage report and make sure the...
Forum: The Rovers Return
Sep 10th 2011, 8:14 pm
Replies: 1,942
Views: 163,953
Posted By inaquandry

Re: Location, location, location

Not sure if this has been mentioned on here before, but I found it too late for our own rental search. The National Trust rents out properties long term (as well as their holiday rentals which are a...
Forum: The Rovers Return
Sep 5th 2011, 4:36 pm
Replies: 1,942
Views: 163,953
Posted By inaquandry

Re: Location, location, location

Uk house price outlook by Fitch Ratings

http://www.citywire.co.uk/money/uk-house-prices-still-25-overvalued-says-fitch/a521510
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Aug 3rd 2011, 9:58 am
Replies: 19
Views: 10,330
Posted By inaquandry

Re: Milton Keynes

I used this site to check on areas for crime when I was looking for a house to rent. It shows numbers and types of crimes in the area, even down to individual streets, for each month
...
Forum: The Rovers Return
Jul 31st 2011, 9:36 am
Replies: 1,942
Views: 163,953
Posted By inaquandry

Re: Location, location, location

Yes they can pick and choose! First in, best dressed! Looking forward to being moved in and settled at last (have to wait until mid Sept but at least pressure of house-hunting is off); we have been...
Forum: The Rovers Return
Jul 31st 2011, 9:30 am
Replies: 1,942
Views: 163,953
Posted By inaquandry

Re: Location, location, location

I'm with you on this Scout, but it took many run-throughs of the numbers before I accepted it made more sense for us to rent. Emotionally, the desire to own your own property is very strong. We also...
Forum: The Rovers Return
Jul 29th 2011, 9:39 am
Replies: 1,942
Views: 163,953
Posted By inaquandry

Re: Location, location, location

We finally decided to rent for the time being, but having searched over the past 6 weeks, our experience is (in Berks/Bucks/Oxon commutable to London) it is a Landlord's market. All the agents told...
Forum: The Rovers Return
Jul 28th 2011, 4:24 pm
Replies: 1,942
Views: 163,953
Posted By inaquandry

Re: Location, location, location

Not sure if this is the right place to post this, but here are some latest figures and article (Guardian) on UK Property Market
...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Jul 20th 2011, 9:50 am
Replies: 13
Views: 1,482
Posted By inaquandry

Re: Moving back in 5 weeks and so overwhelmed

Hi Just_Jenn

Yes all normal feelings in my experience and also from reading on here and other forums. You are bound to have doubts, but as you say, remembering how you made your decision and why...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Jul 4th 2011, 6:40 am
Replies: 12
Views: 1,623
Posted By inaquandry

Re: Renting or Buying property in the UK

Thanks for your response Pistolpete2 and for your views on the property market, it is extremely helpful.

Agree brits1 that sussing out the areas is very important for buying choices. Hate the...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Jul 1st 2011, 6:02 am
Replies: 12
Views: 1,623
Posted By inaquandry

Re: Renting or Buying property in the UK

Hi Nun, thanks and good luck with your plans.

We are both doing our best to make the decision about renting or buying, but we can't predict how long we will be staying as there are several factors...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Jun 30th 2011, 3:08 pm
Replies: 12
Views: 1,623
Posted By inaquandry

Re: Renting or Buying property in the UK

luvwelly
thanks for your comments and empathy. I agree about the renting disadvantages you mention (landlord wanting property back in partticular). I will continue to store the container overseas...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Jun 30th 2011, 8:38 am
Replies: 12
Views: 1,623
Posted By inaquandry

Renting or Buying property in the UK

Polling the audience!

I am interested in hearing people's opinions on renting and buying UK property in the current economic climate and considering our personal situation.

Our story is we have...
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