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Forum: Australia
May 8th 2008, 8:40 pm
Replies: 11
Views: 825
Posted By joetrac

Re: House buying Company

Main Reason Is I under estimated how much I rely on my family ...i miss them so much and miss the support network with my toddler. Brisbane is a nice place but its not "special" enough for me to...
Forum: Australia
May 8th 2008, 11:08 am
Replies: 11
Views: 825
Posted By joetrac

Re: House buying Company

Cheers ...will let you all know how I get on.
Forum: Australia
May 8th 2008, 1:59 am
Replies: 11
Views: 825
Posted By joetrac

Re: House buying Company

No doubt you know this but If its your main residence to avoid CGT you need to live in it for 3 months...another chunk to the life sentence :sneaky:
Forum: Australia
May 8th 2008, 1:02 am
Replies: 11
Views: 825
Posted By joetrac

Re: House buying Company

Can I ask why this has been moved...we are looking to move back to Uk and want experiance from people in the same position ....would be more likley to get this from MBTTUK forum whould we not?
Forum: Australia
May 8th 2008, 12:33 am
Replies: 11
Views: 825
Posted By joetrac

Re: House buying Company

According to the website they pay cash for your house and save you estate agent fee...angels really :rofl:

No doubt they offer you a silly price but I really want to know how silly cause I am...
Forum: Australia
May 7th 2008, 11:55 pm
Replies: 11
Views: 825
Posted By joetrac

House buying Company

Hi ...has hanyone had any experiance with these companies?

I know they take a hugh chunk off price but I wondered if anyone got a quote to gage the average they take off.God I want out of this...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Apr 26th 2008, 10:22 pm
Replies: 9
Views: 1,053
Posted By joetrac

Re: Leaving without selling house??

Hi been here 18 months...looking to go back sep/oct.We need the money too but we are living with inlaws for about 4 months cause thats how long container takes to go back:blink: Thats means 3 months...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Apr 26th 2008, 8:48 pm
Replies: 9
Views: 1,053
Posted By joetrac

Leaving without selling house??

Hi we really want to move back to scotland and are starting to look at shipping companys etc.

We are building a house then have to live in it for 3 months to avoid CGT .... if we haven't sold it...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Apr 25th 2008, 9:59 am
Replies: 88
Views: 6,823
Posted By joetrac

Re: The Final Rant

Are you from the Granite city then? Sheep tick on the groin area??
Are you going back to Aberdeen JC or trying somewhere else,All the best wherever you go,from one Scot to another.
We could maybe...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Apr 25th 2008, 5:38 am
Replies: 88
Views: 6,823
Posted By joetrac

Re: The Final Rant

Well said my man,Brisbane is just the same,Dated,overpriced,dirty,scruffy and grubby.Some Aussies i work with call it "paradise",of course they have never been to anywhere else in the planet,their...
Forum: The Trailer Park
Apr 8th 2008, 9:01 am
Replies: 26
Views: 1,369
Posted By joetrac

Re: RIP Charlton Heston

Did they drag the gun out of his cold dead hands!!

I didn't really like the guy as a gun lover...But his films were pure overacted,over facially expressed genius!
Hope he doesn't get trigger...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Feb 5th 2008, 1:48 am
Replies: 9
Views: 928
Posted By joetrac

Re: Selling houses

Ye 30k does sound alot :sneaky:

I read that the QLD government have capped commison at 5% of the first 18K of sale price then 2.5% of the balance ..plus 10% GST...not cheap but hopefully not 30K...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Feb 4th 2008, 8:52 am
Replies: 9
Views: 928
Posted By joetrac

Re: Selling houses

Cheers for the replies guys.

We have to build the stupid thing then put it on the market :curse: its driving me nuts.

Its already a year behind and with this bloody rain I can see it taking...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Feb 2nd 2008, 8:48 pm
Replies: 9
Views: 928
Posted By joetrac

Re: Selling houses

Well done Alliekat... good luck with the move !! :thumbsup:
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Jan 29th 2008, 9:44 pm
Replies: 9
Views: 928
Posted By joetrac

Selling houses

Hi all...can anyone tell me how long it took to sell there house in Australia

I live in brisbane and would like to know what time scales are involved...I know each property is diffrent ...but its...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Jan 14th 2008, 12:39 am
Replies: 4
Views: 773
Posted By joetrac

Re: Home owner grant

Yes I ment the first home owner grant given by the Australian Government.

Sorry for any confusion.
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Jan 13th 2008, 8:50 pm
Replies: 4
Views: 773
Posted By joetrac

Home owner grant

Hi ....did anyone have to pay back the first home owner grant because they were not in the property for 6 months.

We are putting the house on the market as soon as it is built and wonder if it is...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Dec 17th 2007, 12:09 am
Replies: 11
Views: 1,201
Posted By joetrac

Re: Hi There All!!

Merry Christmas. Im really pleased its worked out for you.

You mentioned you bought a house...can I ask did you need a mortgage for this ? If so did you face any problems when applying for it.
...
Forum: The Trailer Park
Nov 7th 2007, 2:19 am
Replies: 5
Views: 964
Posted By joetrac

Re: Claiming money from super fund.

Thanks you guys....not what I wanted to hear...but at least now I know.

lets hope the tax return is better news:rofl:
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Nov 6th 2007, 5:38 am
Replies: 70
Views: 6,742
Posted By joetrac

Re: when did you know?

Hi that is exactly how we feel!!!

We dont hate OZ we just have the same standard of living and thats not enough to compensate being away from family and friends.

To be honest I knew within 12...
Forum: The Trailer Park
Nov 6th 2007, 3:00 am
Replies: 5
Views: 964
Posted By joetrac

Claiming money from super fund.

Hi all.

Does anyone know if you can claim the money you paid into the super if you return?

If so is it easy to do and how would we go about it.Also if you leave before July do you still have to...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Sep 11th 2007, 9:29 pm
Replies: 6
Views: 1,068
Posted By joetrac

Re: UK Bank Account

Hi Im an ex LTSB manager and you will still need address confirmation for a basic bank account. If you can be traced on the voters roll you will not be required to provide it but in your case having...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Aug 15th 2007, 3:43 am
Replies: 5
Views: 979
Posted By joetrac

Re: My parents left today

Hi I posted an almost exact thread on another web site!

My inlaws left 3 weeks ago having spent 6 weeks her.My 2 year old was in her element spending time with her grandparents and the goodbye was...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Aug 10th 2007, 10:51 am
Replies: 9
Views: 1,112
Posted By joetrac

Re: moving Back

I hope things get better for you...guess everything changes so fast that my knowledge will be well out of date... still at least I will be in a rented place close to my family.Thanks and let us know...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Aug 10th 2007, 4:41 am
Replies: 9
Views: 1,112
Posted By joetrac

Re: moving Back

Hi ..to be honest the move kind of fell in our Lap...a few men my husband worked with had been for an interview with a large Oz company offering permanent residancy sponsership and a 12k relocation...
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