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Forum: Moving back or to the UK

Mar 25th 2016, 2:14 am

Replies: 21

Buying/Selling a house in the UK while abroad

Views: 19,222

Posted By mariabc

Re: Buying/Selling a house in the UK while abroad

We've been told if you've not personally been living in the property, you have to pay capital gains on the increased value. Even though it might be your 'primary' residence, you still have to pay as...

Forum: Moving back or to the UK

Mar 18th 2016, 2:10 am

Replies: 13

How did you decide?

Views: 1,544

Posted By mariabc

Re: How did you decide?

We've lived here in Canada the past 18 years and are moving back to Europe. When we look back, we feel we should have made this move earlier when our parents were still alive. Although we got to see...

Forum: Moving back or to the UK

Mar 9th 2016, 1:12 am

Replies: 9

18 years and going back.

Views: 1,956

Posted By mariabc

Re: 18 years and going back.

We're going to rent in Stiges for a year, then look to purchase in the Murcia region. We've thought long and hard about this move, most probably too much but feel its for the best. For us, once we...

Forum: Moving back or to the UK

Mar 6th 2016, 4:27 am

Replies: 54

Going back to Canada

Views: 7,203

Posted By mariabc

Re: Going back to Canada

Interesting Bevm what you say you now miss about Canada. I think we're now at the point you were when you went back. We're after the easy travel within Europe and being around lots of people. The...

Forum: Canada

Mar 6th 2016, 3:49 am

Replies: 105

Deciding to go home..

Views: 16,380

Posted By mariabc

Re: Deciding to go home..

We're going back to Europe after 18 years here and one of the reasons is the lack of 'buzz' here in Canada. During our time here we made lots of acquaintances but not many real friends and found most...

Forum: Moving back or to the UK

Mar 6th 2016, 2:06 am

Replies: 9

18 years and going back.

Views: 1,956

Posted By mariabc

Re: 18 years and going back.

Good luck Bevm on your return here. We did consider renting our home out just in case our move to Europe didn't work out, but decided against it as we thought it would be too easy to move back. We...

Forum: Spain

Mar 5th 2016, 5:14 am

Replies: 23

retiring to spain

Views: 3,433

Posted By mariabc

Re: retiring to spain

Hi Kayce, we're also retiring to Spain once our home sells here in Canada. We have a HSBC account which allows you to set up accounts in any country where they have branches, Spain being one of them....

Forum: Moving back or to the UK

Mar 5th 2016, 5:01 am

Replies: 9

18 years and going back.

Views: 1,956

Posted By mariabc

18 years and going back.

Hi, we are expats from the UK, having lived here in BC for the past 18 years. We are in the process of moving back to Europe, just waiting for our house to sell. Canada has been good to us and we...

Forum: Canniversary

Feb 28th 2016, 4:29 am

Replies: 3

18 years and going back.

Views: 3,092

Posted By mariabc

18 years and going back.

Hi, we are expats from the UK, having lived here in BC for the past 18 years. We are in the process of moving back to Europe, just waiting for our house to sell. Canada has been good to us and we...

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