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Forum: Australia
Aug 8th 2012, 11:24 am
Replies: 52
Views: 18,708
Posted By patsmb

Re: People from the UK ,how you finding it here??

Double glazing and central heating with radiators I wish -we live on a hillside and its Baltic in the winter We have ducted gas heating but its no where near as good a radiators
Forum: Australia
Aug 8th 2012, 11:21 am
Replies: 19
Views: 2,908
Posted By patsmb

Re: British Pension

I think its something like 51 quid plus 3 for ??? the letter is the proverbial somewhere :thumbsup:
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
Aug 8th 2012, 11:17 am
Replies: 43
Views: 4,173
Posted By patsmb

Re: Citizenship Resumption Query (Form 132)

We travel out of Oz on an Oz passport and into UK on UK passport
But one time when leaving the UK I showed them my British passport and they instantly queried not having an Oz entry visa so I had to...
Forum: Australia
Aug 8th 2012, 11:03 am
Replies: 19
Views: 2,908
Posted By patsmb

Re: British Pension

Hubby gets £54 I get £27 but not sure how much the UK pension is in full as everyone seems to get a different rate ?
Forum: Australia
Aug 8th 2012, 9:41 am
Replies: 28
Views: 4,164
Posted By patsmb

Re: Telling the Kids

My daughter was 16 and son 15 when we emigrated -our daughter hated everything about Oz and took a long time to settle where as our son took to it like a duck to water
Things did settle eventually...
Forum: Australia
Aug 8th 2012, 9:25 am
Replies: 32
Views: 4,214
Posted By patsmb

Re: Banking in Australia

Forgot ! I also can transfer money direct form my Aussie account to my UK one -I had to organise it in the branch not via the net but its an easy electronic transfer and normally the money is there...
Forum: Australia
Aug 8th 2012, 9:22 am
Replies: 32
Views: 4,214
Posted By patsmb

Re: Banking in Australia

I still have an account with Lloyds which has my Aussie address on -they will post new cards to Oz and statements etc allthough I dont get paper statements I do it online
Forum: Australia
Aug 8th 2012, 8:53 am
Replies: 19
Views: 2,908
Posted By patsmb

Re: British Pension

Very difficult system to understand my hubby had about 20 years contributions when we emigrated then another 5 years from 2001 -2006 when we were back in the UK - better than nothing I suppose and...
Forum: Australia
Aug 7th 2012, 10:41 pm
Replies: 19
Views: 2,908
Posted By patsmb

Re: British Pension

[QUOTE=KingsthorpeDavid;10153891]I recently retired after 31 years working in Australia and 21 years in the "old country". I applied for an Australian Age Pension and was accepted by Centrelink...
Forum: Australia
Aug 7th 2012, 10:38 pm
Replies: 19
Views: 2,908
Posted By patsmb

Re: British Pension

Thats correct in some ways as in frozen when you claim but the amount is based on what its was when you emigrated -my hubby claimed in 2007 but does not get 2/3 rds
My own pension was 5p a week as I...
Forum: Australia
Aug 7th 2012, 1:09 pm
Replies: 19
Views: 2,908
Posted By patsmb

Re: British Pension

Sorry but the 2/3rds bit is not correct the UK pension is frozen at what it was when you emigrated
IE we left in 1982 hubby receives £54 a week and I receive £27 per week
Its paid into our Aussie...
Forum: Australia
Aug 7th 2012, 12:21 pm
Replies: 52
Views: 18,708
Posted By patsmb

Re: People from the UK ,how you finding it here??

Double brick houses in SA prone to bad cracking and subsidence because of wet winters and hot summers
Forum: Australia
Aug 7th 2012, 11:23 am
Replies: 17
Views: 2,115
Posted By patsmb

Re: Removalists arrive tomorrow aaargh! - wee question?

Aquis can be VERY picky car had to be steam cleaned twice here despite it being done in the UK
Its untreated wood ,cane etc they look at closely too
Forum: Australia
Aug 7th 2012, 10:56 am
Replies: 17
Views: 2,115
Posted By patsmb

Re: Removalists arrive tomorrow aaargh! - wee question?

Just make sure most things are perfect -but AQUIS took a wand off my Santa and a Xmas dec so maybe not pack them
They also steam cleaned and pulled to pieces and elctric lawnmower so think twice...
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