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Forum: Australia
Jan 7th 2008, 12:30 pm
Replies: 32
Views: 2,488
Posted By davo453

Re: is it just fashionable to move to oz..

Hahaha been asked that one once or twice I can tell you, mainly because we can and will go back to Australia. Its an extended holiday really.

Also our parents are in their mid 70's now and we felt...
Forum: Australia
Jan 7th 2008, 11:35 am
Replies: 32
Views: 2,488
Posted By davo453

Re: is it just fashionable to move to oz..

I've never been a follower of fashion, flared trousers came back before I got around to changing style :rofl:

Anyway true to type we just returned to the UK after 20 years in WA, so I guess when...
Forum: Australia
Apr 11th 2007, 1:43 pm
Replies: 31
Views: 5,206
Posted By davo453

Re: Exchange Rates- Change or wait?

I speak as one thats moving money the other way Oz->UK and am rejoycing in the current exchange rate.

We are about 10,000 quid up on the January exchange rate. :thumbsup:

We have used Ozforex...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Jan 24th 2007, 9:47 am
Replies: 86
Views: 3,742
Posted By davo453

Re: For what reasons?!

You don’t need a roadworthiness certificate to sell a vehicle in WA and no there is no annual check. But there really aren’t that many apparent “bombs” on the road in fact if you drive anything that...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Jan 22nd 2007, 4:02 am
Replies: 86
Views: 3,742
Posted By davo453

Re: For what reasons?!

Oh my word yes it has changed a bit.

We hadn't been back to the old country until early last year (19 years) and believe it or not we were pleasantly surprised.

What ever happens, we won’t...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Jan 21st 2007, 11:24 pm
Replies: 86
Views: 3,742
Posted By davo453

Re: For what reasons?!

We emigrated a couple of decades ago when there really was a quiet a bit to be gained by emigrating.

We got a good price for our UK house and ended up with the obligatory emigrating pom mansion...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Jan 19th 2007, 10:40 pm
Replies: 96
Views: 5,190
Posted By davo453

Re: Returning home

Have to say my biggest disappointment on arrival in WA was the pubs.

And that remains till today 20 years after arriving.

It's not the atmosphere so much although that is lacking, but it's the...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Jan 19th 2007, 1:26 am
Replies: 167
Views: 7,488
Posted By davo453

Re: UK aint so bad!

We lived in Perth for over 10 years and the heat eventually wore us down. The first year or two phoning home bragging about temperatures of 38deg C+ were ok but until you have worked in it you have...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Jan 18th 2007, 6:14 am
Replies: 7
Views: 814
Posted By davo453

Re: shipping firms

We are using Allied Pickfords, we used them to move out 20 years ago, with good results

But we do know of a few other more recent migrants that used them to come to Australia with good results so...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Jan 14th 2007, 9:53 pm
Replies: 47
Views: 2,689
Posted By davo453

Re: house prices in uk stabalising

7% sounds good to me with money in the bank. In contrast to most it seems, we landed in Australia with very little but leave with a fair bit.

There were times in the mid 90's were (although it...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Jan 14th 2007, 10:34 am
Replies: 47
Views: 2,689
Posted By davo453

Re: house prices in uk stabalising

I know the feeling, i think we may take the gamble and rent for a while. It's anybodies guess what might happen, but things do seem over bought right now.

Dave
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Jan 14th 2007, 10:18 am
Replies: 47
Views: 2,689
Posted By davo453

Re: house prices in uk stabalising

If your into doom and gloom or not depending on your perspective, then this is worth a look for more statistics, articles and opinions than you could poke a stick at
...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Jan 14th 2007, 12:01 am
Replies: 96
Views: 5,190
Posted By davo453

Re: Returning home

Yes well after 20 years here we did (only recently infact ) find the time to get citizenship :p

Cheers

Dave
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Jan 13th 2007, 3:21 am
Replies: 96
Views: 5,190
Posted By davo453

Re: Returning home

You do have some very good reasons Sandra

I have posted my reasons on another link I was the 2nd post there http://britishexpats.com/forum/showthread.php?p=4256826#post4256826

Basicaly I gave 5...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Jan 13th 2007, 2:32 am
Replies: 96
Views: 5,190
Posted By davo453

Re: Returning home

Looking from a fella’s perspective and until he changed his mind your O/H might have thought the same as this.

To go through the pain, suffering and putting your life on hold that applying to...
Forum: Australia
Jan 12th 2007, 6:33 am
Replies: 23
Views: 1,576
Posted By davo453

Re: Best Savings rates around ?? 6.3% or better

Unfortuantly no I don't know, but I can't see why not really, I imagine they will keep a large portion of the interest though until you have a Tax file number. I applied online within Australia and...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Jan 12th 2007, 6:00 am
Replies: 29
Views: 2,462
Posted By davo453

Re: How to move money to UK?

Got my approval for a HSBC passport account today (12th Jan) I applied on the 2nd of Jan so thats pretty quick, inspite of the terrible online form.

Can't actualy use the account until in the UK...
Forum: Australia
Jan 12th 2007, 5:23 am
Replies: 23
Views: 1,576
Posted By davo453

Re: Best Savings rates around ?? 6.3% or better

http://www.smh.com.au/business/money/tools/tables/ratespage/atcallsavingssmh.html

That link offers a review of the current online account rates available. I went for the Bank West Telnet account...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Jan 8th 2007, 9:45 pm
Replies: 154
Views: 12,928
Posted By davo453

Re: 5 reasons why you want to come back to the UK - Part 2

Although I haven't posted very much here, I am a bit of a forum tart and have been on so many forums over the years on my many and varied interests. Some of them still exist some have folded.

The...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Jan 7th 2007, 12:31 pm
Replies: 154
Views: 12,928
Posted By davo453

Re: 5 reasons why you want to come back to the UK - Part 2

Some excellent retorts and all good points, but very few if any of those negative things change for an ordinary person when you move apart from maybe the crap weather.

Moving country really is a...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Jan 7th 2007, 11:04 am
Replies: 154
Views: 12,928
Posted By davo453

Wink Re: 5 reasons why you want to come back to the UK - Part 2

I'll give you 5 reasons why we are coming back to the UK from Australia

1) Ageing family

2) locality to Europe for traveling

3) locality to the Americas for traveling

4) New found...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Jan 6th 2007, 12:05 am
Replies: 29
Views: 2,462
Posted By davo453

Re: How to move money to UK?

Turns out my Mum & Dad have been receiving (for 20 years) statements for a Woolwich account of mine that has remained open (balance 2.98) they have never mentioned it to me in all that time.
...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Jan 3rd 2007, 2:13 am
Replies: 29
Views: 2,462
Posted By davo453

Re: How to move money to UK?

The drivers license thing is interesting I have my old green UK license with my mum & dad address on it, I was issued with a replacement pink one in a new address but I wonder if the green one would...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Jan 3rd 2007, 1:58 am
Replies: 83
Views: 6,627
Posted By davo453

Re: People in England... returnees and yet to go's.

Thought I’d add to this thread, as we are judging by the other postings here pretty exceptional as we have lived for 20 years in Australia and are only now going back to the UK

We are in our...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Jan 3rd 2007, 12:17 am
Replies: 29
Views: 2,462
Posted By davo453

Re: How to move money to UK?

We are planning a return to the UK (after 20 years in Oz) in Early March I discovered this amazing information resource/site and noted the problems with opening a bank account in the UK.

So we...
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