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Forum: Canada
Aug 14th 2021, 8:04 am
Replies: 32
Views: 8,704
Posted By seascape

Re: Job Offer in Nova Scotia - Looking for Brutal Honesty

This isnt directly answering your question in that I didn’t try to find these opportunities when I was around 30 and make a move, even just for a few years, now I’m late 50’s I’ve always regretted...
Forum: Canada
Jun 10th 2021, 7:38 am
Replies: 7
Views: 2,122
Posted By seascape

Re: mulling future retirement options can/uk split year

Also looking to try doing this, would be 7 months UK and pre retirement so not quite the same. In our case would need private healthcare as far as I can make out. Can't yet figure out how driving...
May 18th 2021, 7:12 am
Replies: 18
Views: 1,907
Posted By seascape

Re: 6 months in Canada/ 6 months in UK

This was our kind of plan too until Covid came. We are in UK with house in NS, plan was to be in NS say June - Oct and UK rest of the time which is 7 months. I am Scottish, wife is Canadian. Plan was...
Forum: Canada
Apr 3rd 2021, 8:07 am
Replies: 18
Views: 2,471
Posted By seascape

Re: 3 months on, 3 months off, twice a year...

would be interesting to know how they do the driving license, maybe one drives in U.K., one in Canada!
Forum: Canada
Jul 8th 2020, 8:43 am
Replies: 4
Views: 657
Posted By seascape

Re: Canadian phone number in UK - latest?

Hi, yes aware there are plenty out there, I was looking to see if there was a recognised leader in the pack. Maybe not and everyone just goes with whatever google shows up, but perhaps there is so...
Forum: Canada
Jul 7th 2020, 6:24 pm
Replies: 4
Views: 657
Posted By seascape

Canadian phone number in UK - latest?

Hi, I would like to get a Canadian number for use in the UK. I use Skype with credit while in UK to call Canadian numbers which works well but Skype don't offer a Canadian number. Don't think Viber...
Forum: Canada
Apr 8th 2020, 3:37 pm
Replies: 38
Views: 6,927
Posted By seascape

Re: Splitting time/living in UK 'and' Canada?

Hi, not sure I'm understanding. I don't have PR (understand your comment if I did) and not planning on applying for citizenship. It will be 10 years before retiring and during that time idea is to...
Forum: Canada
Apr 6th 2020, 9:11 pm
Replies: 38
Views: 6,927
Posted By seascape

Re: Splitting time/living in UK 'and' Canada?

Looking to do this over time. Most of time in U.K., bought property in NS to use more and more over time, couple months initially, then building up to eg May - Sept then back in U.K. downsides seem...
Forum: Canada
Mar 17th 2020, 7:09 pm
Replies: 2
Views: 646
Posted By seascape

Re: Renting out a NS house while in UK

Hi, my wife is dual Canadian and U.K. and I’m UK.
Forum: Canada
Mar 17th 2020, 6:28 pm
Replies: 2
Views: 646
Posted By seascape

Renting out a NS house while in UK

Hi, we have a house in NS which we want to try renting out for short term lets when we're not there, at least for a couple years until we can use it more. We are resident in UK and tax payers there....
Forum: Canada
Mar 10th 2020, 7:13 am
Replies: 13
Views: 3,042
Posted By seascape

Re: From Transferwise to Scotiabank StartRight International Account

Try calling Transferwise and ask them. I had some confusion about a transfer, gave them a call and they explained it and talked me through it. Very helpful.
Forum: Canada
Jan 15th 2020, 8:36 pm
Replies: 4
Views: 896
Posted By seascape

Re: Driving licence UK - NS - UK

And if anyone’s looking, how would you do car insurance in the two places? Get it monthly in each country or some better way?
Forum: Canada
Jan 11th 2020, 11:53 am
Replies: 4
Views: 896
Posted By seascape

Re: Driving licence UK - NS - UK

Thanks, I’ve found that and asked a supplementary question, no further feedback so if anyone else has any info please pass it on!
Jan 6th 2020, 5:07 pm
Replies: 12
Views: 1,572
Posted By seascape

Re: UK driving license - Swapped for full G in Ontario- swap back?

Hi - in a similar but slightly different case, myself and my wife looking at possibility of splitting time between Nova Scotia and UK with UK being the majority so NS is less than 6 months. I know...
Forum: Canada
Jan 5th 2020, 8:13 pm
Replies: 4
Views: 896
Posted By seascape

Driving licence UK - NS - UK

Hi
My wife and I are considering splitting time between UK and NS. We would remain UK residents and so be in NS for less than 6 months each year. My wife is dual Canadian / UK citizen, I am UK...
Forum: Canada
Jan 5th 2020, 7:32 pm
Replies: 32
Views: 5,812
Posted By seascape

Re: Splitting time between UK and Canada-realistic?

sorry it hasn’t worked out for you yet.
Forum: Canada
Dec 27th 2019, 3:52 pm
Replies: 32
Views: 5,812
Posted By seascape

Re: Splitting time between UK and Canada-realistic?

Hi Marla

A year later, are you any further forward in your thoughts on this? I’m interested to hear if you’ve made it work or decided against it for some reason?

( hope resurrecting an old...
Sep 27th 2019, 12:17 pm
Replies: 115
Views: 10,824
Posted By seascape

Re: What are you doing to combat climate change?

Interesting topic and something heavily on my mind as we tour around NS just now looking at places we might like to stay for part of the year, returning to UK for winter. Doesn’t really fit well with...
Forum: Canada
Sep 19th 2019, 10:23 am
Replies: 28
Views: 3,540
Posted By seascape

Re: Buying a house - Nova Scotia

Just to add in, we’re holidaying in NS just now with a view to potential purchase in the future, so checking areas and market out. Word here is that market is picking up, folk coming in from Ontario...
Forum: Spain
Aug 6th 2019, 12:37 pm
Replies: 27
Views: 15,501
Posted By seascape

Re: Living in Spain with a UK salary

Hi, ok an update.

We had to get company docs (Articles etc) translated in order to set up the company in Spain £1,100 - just looked around for a translator
We had to get employee contract adapted...
Forum: Spain
May 14th 2019, 1:30 pm
Replies: 27
Views: 15,501
Posted By seascape

Re: Living in Spain with a UK salary

We're in the process of going through it, looking at info from Strong Abogados which suggests that route. Costs not much given the hassle it takes away, timescales seem ok but not yet confirmed.
The...
Forum: Spain
May 13th 2019, 6:42 pm
Replies: 27
Views: 15,501
Posted By seascape

Re: Living in Spain with a UK salary

Hi all - we are a UK company with a Spanish employee who is looking to return home. Our plan is for him to contact HMRC before he goes and advise he will no longer be tax resident which will give him...
Apr 18th 2019, 12:52 pm
Apr 18th 2019, 7:42 am
Replies: 8
Views: 621
Posted By seascape

Canadian in UK - what mobile/cell solution?

hi - I am in UK but we have some Canadian cousins coming over for a couple weeks and I’m trying to find best solution for them to use their phones while here. They will be staying somewhere with no...
Forum: Canada
Apr 16th 2019, 12:12 pm
Replies: 12
Views: 1,999
Posted By seascape

Re: Best Telecoms companies in Canada for Employment?

Hi - as an aside, is Supernet considered successful after all these years? I went to visit them back in around 2004 or thereabouts, met with govt, ISPs, superset team etc and it was all an...
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