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Forum: Australia
Aug 23rd 2025, 1:45 am
Replies: 3
Views: 6,597
Posted By TaffT

Re: Sorry, more pensions stuff!

Thanks both.
Forum: The Barbie
Aug 18th 2025, 12:52 am
Replies: 110
Views: 34,470
Posted By TaffT

Re: Hello, 20 years in Aus!

Happy to be so.
Forum: The Barbie
Aug 18th 2025, 12:51 am
Replies: 25
Views: 5,602
Posted By TaffT

Re: Have you topped up your NI/UK pension? Why? Why not?

It's a bit daft not to. I appreciate it may be difficult doing it from Aus, but short term pain for long term gain.
Forum: Australia
Aug 17th 2025, 3:11 am
Replies: 7
Views: 7,297
Posted By TaffT

Re: UK State Pension

That was pretty much my situation, though I had an NHS pension. Well worth looking into paying extra years into your Pommy state pension.
Forum: The Barbie
Aug 17th 2025, 3:00 am
Replies: 25
Views: 5,602
Posted By TaffT

Re: Have you topped up your NI/UK pension? Why? Why not?

Hi, when I moved back to Blighty after 20 years in Aus I looked into just this. I ended up paying £980 "top up" into my pension. My pension went from £788 to £921 pcm, a difference of £133 a...
Forum: The Barbie
Aug 17th 2025, 2:52 am
Replies: 110
Views: 34,470
Posted By TaffT

Re: Hello, 20 years in Aus!

I was a reasonably regular poster here up until 2019 when I moved back to Blighty. Now I'm moving back to Aus. :rofl:
Forum: Australia
Aug 17th 2025, 2:49 am
Replies: 3
Views: 6,597
Posted By TaffT

Sorry, more pensions stuff!

Hi again, it's been a long time!
I moved back to the UK in 2019, no issues with that. But now, due to personal circumstances, I'm having to move back to Aus, (luckily I got citizenship while I...
Forum: Australia
Feb 24th 2019, 12:43 am
Replies: 7
Views: 1,703
Posted By TaffT

Re: Is this how you want your belongings treated?

Just dropping in to say, that after a battle of wills, (one which they brought a spoon to a gunfight, ) they have paid out our claim in it's entirety.



Unfortunately we could not claim for the...
Forum: Australia
Jan 24th 2019, 10:38 pm
Replies: 7
Views: 1,703
Posted By TaffT

Re: Is this how you want your belongings treated?

They seem to be losing the will to take us on now. My wife spend her working life as a Ministerial adviser to the ACT Govt. I spent my life working in mental health crisis teams, we're not to be...
Forum: Australia
Jan 21st 2019, 10:38 pm
Replies: 7
Views: 1,703
Posted By TaffT

Re: Is this how you want your belongings treated?

Still battling a way with them!!
Forum: Australia
Jan 19th 2019, 12:27 am
Replies: 7
Views: 1,703
Posted By TaffT

Re: Is this how you want your belongings treated?

Our then 7 year old !! FFS!! :-D
Forum: Australia
Jan 18th 2019, 2:02 am
Replies: 7
Views: 1,703
Posted By TaffT

Re: Is this how you want your belongings treated?

Lol!! I take it you mean the seal ornament? Unfortunately a gift to my wife from our (then) 47 year old.
Forum: Australia
Jan 17th 2019, 12:22 am
Replies: 7
Views: 1,703
Posted By TaffT

Is this how you want your belongings treated?

Last year we moved in the opposite direction, (Aus to UK,) this is how our belongings were treated by the removals firm. (https://photos.app.goo.gl/rqaDPqGY2Dzk3JBJ7)

Also, they lost 6 boxes of...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Sep 4th 2016, 8:21 pm
Replies: 10
Views: 2,067
Posted By TaffT

Re: Wanting to move back to UK - where to start!

There's no chance of opening bank accounts while you are not in the UK, sorry.
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Aug 22nd 2016, 8:46 pm
Replies: 142
Views: 23,709
Posted By TaffT

Re: How much £ is enough?

Cheers! :-)




Oh dear!
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Aug 22nd 2016, 7:39 pm
Replies: 142
Views: 23,709
Posted By TaffT

Re: How much £ is enough?

Thanks for that, and yes you are right.

We'll not be spending too much on doing our house out as it's a straightforward job, and me and a mate will be doing it together, (me labouring, him...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Aug 22nd 2016, 4:08 pm
Replies: 142
Views: 23,709
Posted By TaffT

Re: How much £ is enough?

Coming late to this one, we're budgeting on £25,000 pa for our first few years of early retirement.

(Couple with no dependents, mortgage free house, living in deepest Cornwall.)
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Aug 21st 2016, 8:18 pm
Replies: 3
Views: 1,044
Posted By TaffT

Re: Moving back to Cornwall

Hi "spouse of scouse" and thanks for the prompt reply!

I'm Welsh, as my nickname indicates, my wife is an Aussie, but was born in Cardiff, to Aussie parents, and is applying for British...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Aug 21st 2016, 7:26 pm
Replies: 3
Views: 1,044
Posted By TaffT

Moving back to Cornwall

In early 2018, me and her indoors will be moving to Cornwall, from Australia, to live and to retire.

We have a mortgage free house in Cornwall, and will move into that. We're trying to plan our...
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