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Forum: Moving back or to the UK

Feb 1st 2012, 3:47 pm

Replies: 12

UK vs USA crime

Views: 3,481

Posted By TandM

Re: UK vs USA crime

In the UK it depends upon where you live. Where I live it is mostly petty stupid crime - on the local news this week - Eastern Europeans targeting elderly women in the town and pickpocketing their...

Forum: New Zealand

Jan 7th 2012, 7:17 pm

Replies: 58

How many of you have 'visitors'???

Views: 5,345

Posted By TandM

Re: How many of you have 'visitors'???

I didn't have family living anywhere near when my children were born and were young, we lived in the US, family were all in the UK. It was very difficult, but we became very close to our elderly...

Forum: Moving back or to the UK

Jan 5th 2012, 6:29 pm

Replies: 29

Which is the Best Places in UK?

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Posted By TandM

Re: Which is the Best Places in UK?

Everything depends upon your circumstances, we lived in the suburbs of a medium sized city, 15 minutes drive to the station - fast trains to London, whilst we were working. Now we are retired we...

Forum: Marriage Based Visas

Jan 5th 2012, 6:23 pm

Replies: 31

How to stop dithering?

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Posted By TandM

Re: How to stop dithering?

At least your children are young, so you don't have to consider (as much) about interrupting schooling or leaving one behind because they have met someone they want to settle down with. I moved back...

Forum: Moving back or to the UK

Dec 23rd 2011, 8:28 pm

Replies: 15

Monthly outgoings for the U.K.?

Views: 10,311

Posted By TandM

Re: Monthly outgoings for the U.K.?

Four bed detatched in Midlands, monthly direct debits that I know:-
Gas £100
Water not sure
Elec £50

(heating will depend a lot on the house you buy, our last house was old with high ceilings...

Forum: The Rovers Return

Dec 15th 2011, 7:24 pm

Replies: 12,809

OVER 50's+ MOVING BACK TO THE UK - Part II

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Posted By TandM

Re: OVER 50's+ MOVING BACK TO THE UK - Part II

Do you go onto Freecycle? there are good things to be had free of charge. I have picked up a working washing machine and lots of other bits for my daughter - all free of charge. I have also put...

Forum: Moving back or to the UK

Nov 9th 2011, 8:24 pm

Replies: 21

What makes for a successful move back to the UK?

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Posted By TandM

Re: What makes for a successful move back to the UK?

I spent the last eighteen months when I was living abroad wishing I could sell my house and being obsessed about moving back - in hindsight I would have spent some of the time visiting the places I...

Forum: Moving back or to the UK

Nov 6th 2011, 2:48 pm

Replies: 10

Buying a Leasehold Flat - Survey? Or Not?

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Posted By TandM

Re: Buying a Leasehold Flat - Survey? Or Not?

Thank you for the welcome, I usually just read the forum, but thought our experience may be of use to you.

I think you need the peace of mind that a good survey will give you. On our last house...

Forum: Moving back or to the UK

Nov 5th 2011, 4:54 pm

Replies: 10

Buying a Leasehold Flat - Survey? Or Not?

Views: 13,739

Posted By TandM

Re: Buying a Leasehold Flat - Survey? Or Not?

We have just bought a leasehold flat, an ex Council flat, to rent out. We didn't have a survey because the Council pay the insurance on the whole building, and we are re-charged for it. If anything...

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