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Mar 24th 2018, 4:19 pm
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Posted By Englishmaple

Need advice about travel insurance - urgent

I am returning to the UK in April. I am currently resident in Ontario, Canada. I need to get travel insurance to cover the flight from Toronto to the UK - basically emergency medical cover in case...
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Apr 5th 2016, 12:57 pm
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Views: 43,324
Posted By Englishmaple

Re: Moving back biggest mistake

Glad these posts have helped you. I think one of the things that I underestimated when I moved back is not only how much the UK had changed (since I had been away) but also how much I had changed too...
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Mar 29th 2016, 12:25 pm
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Views: 43,324
Posted By Englishmaple

Re: Moving back biggest mistake

Maddie treat the age guidelines with the Almshouses as a guide only and contact them regardless - I am 52 and I was living in one. My impression, from my own experience, is that its very much done on...
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Mar 28th 2016, 11:55 pm
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Views: 43,324
Posted By Englishmaple

Re: Moving back biggest mistake

Maddie its the least I can do. Yes things are looking up for me. As I say, I have a p/t precarious seasonal job here now and I have a place lined up on a 1 year Masters in the Fall. And then,...
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Mar 28th 2016, 7:46 pm
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Views: 43,324
Posted By Englishmaple

Re: Moving back biggest mistake

Maddie I'm so glad I'm able to offer the help I can because when I was ill and things went pear shaped for me, I experienced a lot of negative unhelpful comments and judgement from people - so I...
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Mar 28th 2016, 5:14 pm
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Views: 43,324
Posted By Englishmaple

Re: Moving back biggest mistake

You might find it offensive but frankly, its the truth. And you are out of touch. You said yourself you're a homeowner. I suggest you do some volunteering at the local Citizens Advice Bureau and...
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Mar 28th 2016, 4:56 pm
Replies: 69
Views: 43,324
Posted By Englishmaple

Re: Moving back biggest mistake

Oh Maddie I am so sorry to hear of your situation - it touched a nerve for me because I went through so much similar when I returned to the UK. I would honestly say to people now that, if you are...
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Mar 28th 2016, 2:26 pm
Replies: 69
Views: 43,324
Posted By Englishmaple

Re: Moving back biggest mistake

Maddie I am so sorry you are having such a tough time and I can COMPLETELY relate to what you have written. I was working in adult mental health in the UK before I got ill and I could not make ends...
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Mar 3rd 2016, 3:59 am
Replies: 69
Views: 43,324
Posted By Englishmaple

Re: Moving back biggest mistake

I moved back to the UK in April 2014 after 12 years in Canada. I found work in the UK very quickly but I could not afford to buy property. I had a series of very unpleasant experiences in the UK...
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Jul 25th 2015, 3:38 pm
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Views: 5,045
Posted By Englishmaple

Re: Update

Yes Patanjali 1:33 is a good one :)
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Jul 25th 2015, 3:36 pm
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Views: 5,045
Posted By Englishmaple

Re: Update

I went through a letting agent who found tenants for the landlord but did not manage the property for the landlord. So once she had found me, I signed the paperwork and then had to deal with the...
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Jul 24th 2015, 7:08 pm
Replies: 23
Views: 5,045
Posted By Englishmaple

Re: Update

Windsong I would echo what the major has just written. You may be in an illegal sublet in which case you could be kicked out at a moment's notice - tenant contracts in the UK are very different from...
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Jul 23rd 2015, 9:24 pm
Replies: 23
Views: 5,045
Posted By Englishmaple

Re: Update

Just saw this story in the Guardian and the accounts tell you everything you need to know about how awful renting is all over the UK:

Generation rent: how does it feel to be locked out of the...
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Jul 23rd 2015, 9:07 pm
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Views: 5,045
Posted By Englishmaple

Re: Update

Compared to my lovely Canadian apartment, the almshouse studio flat is very different ... much more basic and in not a particularly good state when I saw it (but that was due to the last tenant...
Forum: Back Home
Jul 23rd 2015, 8:42 pm
Replies: 23
Views: 5,045
Posted By Englishmaple

Re: Update

Just saw this article on line which also highlights the horrendous UK rental situation:

Can We Make Renting Better? - The Billfold (http://thebillfold.com/2015/07/can-we-make-renting-better/)
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Jul 23rd 2015, 8:38 pm
Replies: 23
Views: 5,045
Posted By Englishmaple

Re: Update

Went to the CAB - they said I was a "unique case" and there was nothing they could unfortunately do given the way the system is run at the moment. Basically don't have a breakdown when you've left...
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Jul 23rd 2015, 8:29 pm
Replies: 23
Views: 5,045
Posted By Englishmaple

Re: Update

If your savings are over 16K you're not entitled to any UK benefits apart from PIP which replaced Disability Living Allowance. However, when PIP replaced the Disability Living Allowance the rules...
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Jul 23rd 2015, 12:27 am
Replies: 23
Views: 5,045
Posted By Englishmaple

Re: Update

Thank you Editha. I knew things would be challenging moving back to the UK but I had no idea things would work out the way they have. I have to say that the rental market in the UK is really...
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Jul 22nd 2015, 7:39 pm
Replies: 23
Views: 5,045
Posted By Englishmaple

Update

When I last posted I had just accepted a job and was renting a room in a house (around June 2014). The room in the house didn't work out - the landlord announced in September that the heating wasn't...
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Sep 21st 2014, 10:21 pm
Replies: 53
Views: 12,767
Posted By Englishmaple

Re: When does it feel worth it?

John like other posters have said, it's such an individual decision and I don't think anyone can judge someone else - what matters is that you live where you feel happiest.

I moved back to the UK...
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Jul 6th 2014, 5:11 pm
Replies: 53
Views: 12,767
Posted By Englishmaple

Re: When does it feel worth it?

Just to say I love that you posted this! It really helps. I am going to give things a year here and then see where I am financially and whether I feel anymore settled emotionally.
Jun 29th 2014, 1:30 pm
Replies: 29
Views: 3,864
Posted By Englishmaple

Re: Back to UK..or not.

Just wanted to say thank you for this encouragement - I really needed to hear it at the moment! The place I live in hasn't quite turned out as I expected and, while it is a nice place in terms of...
Forum: Back Home
Jun 28th 2014, 9:52 pm
Replies: 53
Views: 12,767
Posted By Englishmaple

Re: When does it feel worth it?

I'm glad you wrote Pete and I can completely relate to the lack of money left over after bills are deducted - altho' I'm on 18K living in the SE!! So at the moment not a lot left over once...
Jun 28th 2014, 7:36 am
Replies: 29
Views: 3,864
Posted By Englishmaple

Re: Back to UK..or not.

I came back in April this year after 12 years in Ontario, Canada. I now live in SE part of UK. I'm 50 - so not yet retired and still working (and am also on my own). I found a job quite quickly in...
Forum: Back Home
Jun 28th 2014, 7:23 am
Replies: 53
Views: 12,767
Posted By Englishmaple

Re: When does it feel worth it?

Just to say that was my experience too - got back in April and within 6 weeks I had 3 interviews lined up - whereas I spent months trying to get work in Canada (I have a social work qualification). ...
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