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Forum: Canada
Apr 3rd 2024, 4:27 am
Replies: 23
Views: 3,048
Posted By getoutofbritainquick

Re: Opening up a UK Bank Account from Canada - Which Bank is Best?

Wise looks promising but it appears they no longer accept Interac E-Transfers for bill payments -Is RBC no longer supporting Interac?
Important Information. As of January 6 2023, RBC will no longer...
Forum: Canada
Apr 2nd 2024, 12:44 pm
Replies: 23
Views: 3,048
Posted By getoutofbritainquick

Re: Opening up a UK Bank Account from Canada - Which Bank is Best?

Since RBC have taken over HSBC in Canada we have had all sorts of issues with RBC. We cannot send international transfers between RBC and HSBC UK. Yesterday when our RBC accounts went 'live' I tried...
Forum: Canada
Apr 1st 2024, 3:14 am
Replies: 23
Views: 3,048
Posted By getoutofbritainquick

Re: Opening up a UK Bank Account from Canada - Which Bank is Best?

Nope, it's still called RBC and uses all of RBC's online banking as normal. So far they have been really disappointing and not really thought issues through. For example, my wife couldn't set up RBC...
Forum: Canada
Apr 1st 2024, 3:04 am
Replies: 23
Views: 3,048
Posted By getoutofbritainquick

Re: Opening up a UK Bank Account from Canada - Which Bank is Best?

There is a reason we left! Our RBC accounts became active yesterday and I tried at do a global transfer on my monthly pension. I have a Canadian $ account with HSBC in the UK so can avoid their poor...
Forum: Canada
Mar 31st 2024, 3:15 am
Replies: 23
Views: 3,048
Posted By getoutofbritainquick

Re: Opening up a UK Bank Account from Canada - Which Bank is Best?

HSBC accounts have certainly been merged into RBC accounts. From the merger literature my wife and I get 1 year of "free banking" before we have to pay bank charges. We have had nothing but issues...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Mar 28th 2024, 11:03 am
Replies: 17
Views: 1,286
Posted By getoutofbritainquick

Re: UK / Canada tax and financial advisor

Let me know when you find the answer to the RRSP's or RRIF when you get one, my wife has a similar issue. CPP and OAS should be tax free due to the tax treaty between the UK and Canada. Lump sums...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Mar 28th 2024, 11:00 am
Replies: 17
Views: 1,286
Posted By getoutofbritainquick

Re: UK / Canada tax and financial advisor

You will receive your pension without Canadian tax taken. They will ask for proof of non residency for all income in Canada. The CRA will provide you with the letter. You will have to declare it once...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Mar 28th 2024, 10:57 am
Replies: 17
Views: 1,286
Posted By getoutofbritainquick

Re: UK / Canada tax and financial advisor

We moved back to the UK in July 2021 from BC to Cornwall having lived in BC for 15 years. Firstly check out this site on the CRA web site -...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Aug 22nd 2023, 12:14 pm
Replies: 93
Views: 38,303
Posted By getoutofbritainquick

Re: moving back from USA to UK - any regrets?

I agree, living in Cornwall is like living in another world. It’s so nice not having the stress of city living. My daughter has just joined us from Victoria and she was hesitant at first, now she...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Aug 22nd 2023, 8:49 am
Replies: 93
Views: 38,303
Posted By getoutofbritainquick

Re: moving back from USA to UK - any regrets?

We live in Looe, Cornwall. There are issues with healthcare. We have had a Tory government for 13 or so years and they have been hopeless. They don’t seem to have done anything of any good other than...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Aug 21st 2023, 4:43 pm
Replies: 93
Views: 38,303
Posted By getoutofbritainquick

Re: moving back from USA to UK - any regrets?

I have to agree with you. We moved back to the UK in 2021 and decided to settle in a smallish coastal town in Cornwall. We lived in Canada for 15 years, having spent half that time in Vancouver and...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Aug 21st 2023, 3:58 pm
Replies: 7
Views: 1,561
Posted By getoutofbritainquick

Re: Will my Canadian TV work in the UK ?

We bought 5 Canadian TV's back with us from Canada. I had a relatively new 8k and a few 4k Samsung TV's which I didn't want to leave behind. Providing they are dual voltage (check the label on the TV...
Forum: Canada
Apr 14th 2023, 2:23 pm
Replies: 23
Views: 3,048
Posted By getoutofbritainquick

Re: Opening up a UK Bank Account from Canada - Which Bank is Best?

That would be good. I don’t really want to cash in an investment policy with HSBC Canada and take a hit with the 30% withholding tax.
Forum: Canada
Apr 8th 2023, 4:37 am
Replies: 23
Views: 3,048
Posted By getoutofbritainquick

Re: Opening up a UK Bank Account from Canada - Which Bank is Best?

I have this set up with HSBC Canada for my Canadian pension and Investments when I moved back to the UK. HSBC are pulling out of Canada at the end of the year and have been bought out by RBC...
Forum: Canada
Feb 17th 2023, 2:25 pm
Replies: 4
Views: 1,940
Posted By getoutofbritainquick

Re: Moving back to the UK formalities

We moved back to the UK in July 2021 during COVID. There were quite a few issues with COVID testing etc but that has passed us by now.
Once you have an exact date you will be leaving Canada complete...
Forum: Back Home
Jul 14th 2022, 11:59 am
Replies: 45
Views: 13,017
Posted By getoutofbritainquick

Re: Back home, and it's heaven!

We moved back to the UK from Victoria, BC last July. Despite the COVID issues at the time and big headaches with not getting our belongings from Canada until November (we moved into our new house in...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Jul 3rd 2022, 6:59 am
Replies: 10
Views: 1,496
Posted By getoutofbritainquick

Re: Getting credit or loans immediately in the UK

We moved back to the UK last year and were faced with the credit rating issue. To be honest it was a nightmare and a complete joke. I had a substantial amount of cash in the bank and a very good...
Forum: Back Home
Feb 6th 2022, 10:05 am
Replies: 10
Views: 5,068
Posted By getoutofbritainquick

Re: 5 week anniversary

We used Astra shipping in Burnaby. They were very expensive. I wouldn’t recommend them. They told us 5-6 weeks delivery when the collected our belongings in early July. They arrived late November! We...
Forum: Back Home
Dec 8th 2021, 10:35 am
Replies: 10
Views: 5,068
Posted By getoutofbritainquick

Re: 5 week anniversary

I have just read your reply and found mostly the same. It’s good to be back and we are very happy. We have only just received our belongings from Vancouver which left in mid July. It’s been a...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Dec 2nd 2021, 10:20 am
Replies: 15
Views: 2,779
Posted By getoutofbritainquick

Re: Transfer of Residence form

I found the tor requirements a little bizarre, it was nothing like the goods to follow list we had to bring into Canada. The requirements seemed very open to interpretation and vague.
We submitted...
Forum: Canada
Dec 2nd 2021, 10:12 am
Replies: 6
Views: 1,224
Posted By getoutofbritainquick

Re: Moved but never heard anything from HMRC

We sent in our NR73 in March before we returned to the UK. It was rejected because we put in the cover letter sent with the form that we will be leaving Canada on the 18th July (flight booked) unless...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Nov 29th 2021, 5:28 pm
Replies: 7
Views: 1,802
Posted By getoutofbritainquick

Re: Moving back for kids uni / retirement or just stay put?

Some universities will waive the 3 year rule for claiming domestic status for some courses whilst others wont. If your children do gap years after sixth form that problem is avoided.
Can you...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Nov 22nd 2021, 4:45 am
Replies: 29
Views: 3,497
Posted By getoutofbritainquick

Re: Shipping situation from USA to UK

About 4 months. The removals left on the 14th July.
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Nov 21st 2021, 3:27 pm
Replies: 29
Views: 3,497
Posted By getoutofbritainquick

Re: Shipping situation from USA to UK

We looked at property from Canada on Zoopla and found what we wanted. I had my brother view the place before I put an offer in. Most of the work was done before we left Canada. We had to quarantine...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Nov 21st 2021, 5:33 am
Replies: 29
Views: 3,497
Posted By getoutofbritainquick

Re: Shipping situation from USA to UK

Container finally arrived this week and we have been busy unpacking. We left Canada on the 18th July and our when our belongings finally arrived it was such a relief. We were constantly let down...
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