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Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Oct 9th 2022, 4:54 am
Replies: 32
Views: 9,333
Posted By Maggiepie

Re: University in UK

Sorry to drip feed. All welsh universities have subsidized accommodation for all students subsidized by the Welsh government. eg annual Fees for Cardiff accommodation are only £5-£6K. I learnt...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Oct 9th 2022, 2:49 am
Replies: 32
Views: 9,333
Posted By Maggiepie

Re: University in UK

Our school has given us access to this resource which you may find useful if you can access via your school. https://www.cialfo.co/for-students Very useful for you would be the section that lists any...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Oct 8th 2022, 7:23 pm
Replies: 32
Views: 9,333
Posted By Maggiepie

Re: University in UK

University of Sussex friend's daughter born in uk then several years in the USA then 2 years in Switzerland.
, University of Bath son of friend. both parents british. born in germany, in uk for 2...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Oct 3rd 2022, 7:30 pm
Replies: 32
Views: 9,333
Posted By Maggiepie

Re: University in UK

Actually if you show a continous association with the uk. eg family there, flights back etc then you can claim home fee status. Seen lots of examples
Forum: Europe
Sep 25th 2020, 9:24 pm
Replies: 22
Views: 7,313
Posted By Maggiepie

Re: What happens to bank accounts when leaving the UK?

Nationwide have a bank account for non residents. To set it up you have visit a branch in person to verify your ID.
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Aug 28th 2020, 9:49 pm
Replies: 19
Views: 8,447
Posted By Maggiepie

Re: Is anyone else struggling with the three-year requirement once back?

How about studying at the Open University? Fees may be less
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Jun 24th 2018, 2:51 am
Replies: 14
Views: 1,540
Posted By Maggiepie

Re: Better UK State Schools

Hello Quentin
I can really recommend Malmesbury, Wiltshire and it`s school which is rated as outstanding in inspections. These inspections are called OFSTED. https://www.malmesbury.wilts.sch.uk/...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Jun 3rd 2017, 8:51 pm
Replies: 12
Views: 1,037
Posted By Maggiepie

Re: Moving near Stoke - advice please!

If you want more rural then Audlem is lovely (on a canal). Congleton, Alsager, Madley all good too. (lived in Madley and Congleton for a while)
Sandbach, Homes chapel and Knutsford a bit further...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Aug 18th 2015, 10:04 pm
Replies: 3
Views: 803
Posted By Maggiepie

Re: Take (German) car back to UK or not?

Hi there

My experience (10 years in Europe and going back to the uk for the month of July) is that it is far safer to drive the correct drive car.

We used to drive over to the uk in our left...
Forum: The Rovers Return
Apr 7th 2014, 6:00 pm
Replies: 7
Views: 1,138
Posted By Maggiepie

Re: Short term lets in July ??

Hi Brissybee

I posted on another thread about the forum laymyhat. They are a nice group of holiday home owners, some of whom do short term lets.

www.laymyhat.com

I have a UK holiday let...
Forum: The Rovers Return
Apr 7th 2014, 5:53 pm
Replies: 240
Views: 32,998
Posted By Maggiepie

Re: NEED ADVICE FROM PEOPLE OVER 50 WHO HAVE MOVED BACK OR PLANNING TO MOVE BACK TO T

Hi, yes it is too big (sleeps 8) and already let for July. It gets booked up more in advance as larger groups of people have to organise themselves more in advance. At the moment we are free 2 weeks...
Forum: The Rovers Return
Apr 7th 2014, 1:02 am
Replies: 240
Views: 32,998
Posted By Maggiepie

Re: NEED ADVICE FROM PEOPLE OVER 50 WHO HAVE MOVED BACK OR PLANNING TO MOVE BACK TO T

Hi I have a holiday let in the UK which would be too big for you. However I am a member of Laymyhat forum. They are a great,kind, bunch of holiday let/longer let owners. I am sure if you were to...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Oct 16th 2013, 10:01 pm
Replies: 4
Views: 1,012
Posted By Maggiepie

Re: Unravelling the mystery of returning to Scotland

You may know the series Location, Location, Location on channel 4. (Kirstie Allsop and Phil Spencer). This is where they help people buy a home. As I'm a bit of an addict to this I remember they...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Oct 1st 2013, 1:26 am
Replies: 7
Views: 2,911
Posted By Maggiepie

Re: Moving back to the UK from Belgium

check out the citizens advice website on claiming benefits when you are returning from abroad
...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Sep 30th 2013, 9:49 pm
Replies: 23
Views: 4,900
Posted By Maggiepie

Re: 7 years in New York --> Back to the UK

To go back to the OP and his concerns about his children's education level v English school system. There is a very good reading programme that most of the UK schools follow. This would be a good...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Sep 30th 2013, 9:39 pm
Replies: 7
Views: 2,911
Posted By Maggiepie

Re: Moving back to the UK from Belgium

I didn't want your post to go unanswered. Your best approach is for your partner to focus on finding a job in the UK, in an area where you have support from friends or family and ideally in an area...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Sep 30th 2013, 3:54 am
Replies: 11
Views: 1,695
Posted By Maggiepie

Re: Buy to let mortgage

I've just had a quick look at LMH forum and someone said they got a very good service from the following broker:

http://www.internationalprivatefinance.com/

Here are their comments:


baylor...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Sep 30th 2013, 3:42 am
Replies: 11
Views: 1,695
Posted By Maggiepie

Re: Buy to let mortgage

Hi MH

It was our existing property that we converted. Feel free to PM me with specific questions. There is a very good forum to search for advice called laymyhat. All the people on this have...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Sep 29th 2013, 3:57 am
Replies: 11
Views: 1,695
Posted By Maggiepie

Re: Buy to let mortgage

We have rented out our existing home as a holiday let for the last 8 years rather than a long term let.

Maybe you could buy a holiday let as an alternative? In that way, you can stay at the...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Sep 18th 2013, 10:55 pm
Replies: 16
Views: 16,609
Posted By Maggiepie

Re: Bishops Stortford - what can you tell me?

We used to live in a village called Quendon, which is between Bishop's Stortford and Saffron Walden. (20mins from BS)

In the next village, Newport, there is a highly thought of school plus train...
Forum: USA
Sep 18th 2013, 9:45 pm
Replies: 47
Views: 18,155
Posted By Maggiepie

Re: Voluntary National Insurance Contributions?

I've just done this too.

You need your NI number, date you left the UK, current address, date you got married.

The first thing is to get a statement of how many qualifying years you have. ...
Forum: Europe
Dec 16th 2012, 7:29 pm
Replies: 1
Views: 932
Posted By Maggiepie

Re: moving cat and dog to Switzerland

Hi me again. You need to check out this forum:


http://www.englishforum.ch/


maggie
Forum: Europe
Dec 16th 2012, 7:26 pm
Replies: 7
Views: 1,474
Posted By Maggiepie

Re: where can I find others moving to Switzerland in this forum

Hi Another here living in Switzerland. Pm me or post for help!

maggie
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Sep 20th 2012, 4:41 am
Replies: 10
Views: 7,849
Posted By Maggiepie

Re: Returning to UK from France

I am so sorry love for the past for you and so happy that you will have a positive future. Struggling at home (and I am sure you will have the guts to succeed) will be better than treading water.
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Sep 19th 2012, 9:35 am
Replies: 20
Views: 3,561
Posted By Maggiepie

Re: Relationship on rocks: Want to move back, have a baby, not married.

Have you considered that with a baby under 12 months you have undiagnosed postnatal depression? The feelings of hopelessness, all or nothing solutions are pointers towards that.

I moved with a...
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