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Forum: Middle East
Dec 3rd 2021, 5:28 pm
Replies: 1
Views: 1,414
Posted By fdc

Getting eaten alive

Hi all

Moved to Dubai in September, now living in Mira off Al Qudra Street. The past couple of weeks we've all suddenly started getting eaten alive if we sit in the garden (we've only started...
Forum: Middle East
May 21st 2021, 12:02 pm
Replies: 21
Views: 4,179
Posted By fdc

Re: Living in Dubai with kids

Having looked into this a bit more, it looks like there are a few schools around DIFC that have flexible pick-up times e.g. Hummingbirds, and Horizon.

Sharing here in case anyone else is looking...
Forum: Middle East
May 20th 2021, 12:46 pm
Replies: 21
Views: 4,179
Posted By fdc

Re: Living in Dubai with kids

Yeah fair play, thanks to you both for this, definitely re-thinking this now.

It's going to have to be a scenario where either we can pick them up after school (not sure how we'd work that), or a...
Forum: Middle East
May 20th 2021, 10:59 am
Replies: 21
Views: 4,179
Posted By fdc

Re: Living in Dubai with kids

Oh ok, so you mean that 10 hours deal isn't a case of driving around on the clock, with little trips here and there adding up to 10 hours piecemeal, rather it's a case of you have a driver booked for...
Forum: Middle East
May 20th 2021, 10:15 am
Replies: 21
Views: 4,179
Posted By fdc

Re: Living in Dubai with kids

Yeah I was looking at Sustainable City actually, although as you say it's definitely a bit more expensive. I guess the DEWA bills should be a bit cheaper, but hard to get an idea of how much cheaper....
Forum: Middle East
May 20th 2021, 9:14 am
Replies: 21
Views: 4,179
Posted By fdc

Re: Living in Dubai with kids

That's really helpful, thanks. No she's not worked in the ME before. We did both work in Hong Kong for a couple of years. But no, she wouldn't have any existing contacts or anything. But if the basic...
Forum: Middle East
May 20th 2021, 8:55 am
Replies: 21
Views: 4,179
Posted By fdc

Re: Living in Dubai with kids

Thanks, that's very helpful



Solidarity! Our eldest is three, and has been at nursery since January. Since then we've basically all been ill. She brings some virus or other home with her every...
Forum: Middle East
May 19th 2021, 8:45 am
Replies: 21
Views: 4,179
Posted By fdc

Living in Dubai with kids

Hi all

I am hoping to make the move over to Dubai some point this year, and am working out the sums. Thanks to Autonomy for the spreadsheet in the Is It Worth It Thread, that's been really useful...
Forum: Middle East
Mar 24th 2021, 7:46 pm
Replies: 0
Views: 646
Posted By fdc

UAE school system: compulsory ages, kg, years, etc

Hi all

I'm trying to get my head around the complicated enigma of the UAE education system. Specifically, I'm trying work out the age at which schooling is compulsory, due to a prospective...
Forum: Middle East
Jan 20th 2021, 9:43 am
Replies: 13
Views: 4,249
Posted By fdc

Re: "chiller free" villas -- how can that be?

Got it, thanks
Forum: Middle East
Jan 20th 2021, 8:49 am
Replies: 13
Views: 4,249
Posted By fdc

Re: "chiller free" villas -- how can that be?

Thanks everyone.



Thanks for that. So what does that translate into in terms of monthly costs / savings? For example, I've budgeted approximately AED3k / month for utilities, for a 5 bedroom...
Forum: Middle East
Jan 19th 2021, 9:09 pm
Replies: 13
Views: 4,249
Posted By fdc

"chiller free" villas -- how can that be?

Hi all,

Currently considering a move from Manchester to Dubai later this year. I've spent a fair bit of time digging into things on the internet (including ample use of this forum). One thing I...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Feb 18th 2016, 9:57 pm
Replies: 13
Views: 1,089
Posted By fdc

Re: Paying tax on return to UK after being away for less than a full tax-year

Yeah I think I end up overseas 2015-16, and uk for the previous but with a split tax year.
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Feb 18th 2016, 1:25 pm
Replies: 13
Views: 1,089
Posted By fdc

Re: Paying tax on return to UK after being away for less than a full tax-year

I'm just going from SRT summaries, and the HMRC calculator. But:

"you work abroad full-time (averaging at least 35 hours a week) and spent fewer than 91 days in the UK, of which no more than 30...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Feb 17th 2016, 10:32 am
Replies: 13
Views: 1,089
Posted By fdc

Re: Paying tax on return to UK after being away for less than a full tax-year

My job's due to start in March, it might prove tricky to put it off because it's to work on a scheduled project that will have already kicked off.

With regards the first Q, I'm assuming they have...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Feb 16th 2016, 4:57 am
Replies: 13
Views: 1,089
Posted By fdc

Re: Paying tax on return to UK after being away for less than a full tax-year

Thanks, I'm going to try to speak to someone at HMRC today to get to the bottom of things. I'll update with what I learn here in case it helps anyone else in future!
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Feb 16th 2016, 4:32 am
Replies: 13
Views: 1,089
Posted By fdc

Re: Paying tax on return to UK after being away for less than a full tax-year

Hey Bermudashorts,

Thanks for the reply.

I am not sure where you are going with the not being paid until 5 April angle [...] The only legal way to avoid the situation, is to stay out of the...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Feb 15th 2016, 8:19 am
Replies: 13
Views: 1,089
Posted By fdc

Paying tax on return to UK after being away for less than a full tax-year

Hi everyone,

I'm guessing this is fairly well-trodden ground, although I've not been able to find a thread that specifically covers my question, and can't seem to tie-up the various information...
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