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Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Jun 7th 2021, 10:43 am
Replies: 6
Views: 1,139
Posted By bigdave764

Re: Planning ahead to meet the university home fees residency test

HTH,

Many thanks. I agree on the football career being a useful purpose that goes beyond just "receiving education" - given there are equally good schools in Sydney.

Ironically, the 1st...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Jun 7th 2021, 6:44 am
Replies: 6
Views: 1,139
Posted By bigdave764

Re: Planning ahead to meet the university home fees residency test

Thanks for the info Helen - this is really useful - and I agree that 'purpose' is a key factor in the criteria.

Out of interest - is your friend's son in a boarding school, or living with the...
Forum: Moving back or to the UK
Jun 6th 2021, 10:04 am
Replies: 6
Views: 1,139
Posted By bigdave764

Planning ahead to meet the university home fees residency test

Hi all,

We've lived in Sydney since 2008, and our 15 year old son (born in the UK) will be heading back to the UK on 2nd September to attend a boarding school - for his last 3 years of secondary...
Forum: UK Pension Transfers, Home Loans and Financial Advice
Oct 30th 2014, 11:30 pm
Replies: 1
Views: 572
Posted By bigdave764

Your experiences with HSBC Premier?

I'm interested in your experiences with HSBC Premier as I'm considering migrating our current accounts and mortgages (in UK and Aus).

We have our old house in the UK where the mortgage is with...
Forum: Expat Finance
Aug 11th 2014, 6:42 am
Replies: 3
Views: 495
Posted By bigdave764

Re: Extending an existing UK mortgage as expat

Thanks mate - I already have about 59% LTV so I'd need a provider that will go higher. The challenge is also that we're on an interest rate (BoE + 0.79%) that is way better than what's on the market,...
Forum: Expat Finance
Aug 10th 2014, 3:55 am
Replies: 3
Views: 495
Posted By bigdave764

Extending an existing UK mortgage as expat

Just wondering if anyone else is having the same challenge as us in regards extending their existing UK mortgage?

We have had a mortgage for more than 6 years with Halifax on our UK house. I've...
Forum: Middle East
Aug 9th 2014, 1:44 pm
Replies: 26
Views: 35,916
Posted By bigdave764

Re: Mortgage for Non UK Resident..

I'm also finding it a nightmare - we have an existing Halifax mortgage on our UK property which has a great interest rate (BoE + 0.79%) on most of the balance. However, I'm keen to withdraw equity to...
Forum: Australia
Sep 24th 2012, 9:44 am
Replies: 5
Views: 1,177
Posted By bigdave764

Exclamation Australian Taxes on UK property income??

Probably like a number of others on here, we live in Oz, but still have our house in the UK as an investment property, which given the very low mortgage rates (we pay 1.4% on an interest only...
Forum: Australia
Oct 1st 2011, 1:16 pm
Replies: 109
Views: 14,913
Posted By bigdave764

Re: Job offers in Brisbane and Sydney - where is best for my family????

$100k + super will be quite tight in Sydney, unless your wife is also going to work.

A key thing is to clarify [negotiate] for either city is whether your employer will agree to give you LAFHA...
Forum: Australia
Aug 7th 2010, 2:13 am
Replies: 2
Views: 1,280
Posted By bigdave764

HMRC 20% income tax for non-domiciles?

After submitting our self-assessment tax return for the 2009-10 year, I've just received a demand from HMRC for 20% of all our UK income (only a couple of £k in total), without the £6k tax-free...
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
May 4th 2010, 9:57 pm
Replies: 1
Views: 455
Posted By bigdave764

457 occupation definitions and assessment?

The 457 skilled occupation list includes some fairly vaguely worded occupations like Customer Service Manager, which could encompass a whole range of different job roles.

Is there anything which...
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
May 4th 2010, 8:49 am
Replies: 1
Views: 780
Posted By bigdave764

457 minimum salary for Brits?

My housemate is currently here on a working holiday visa and is looking to remain beyond the expiry of the visa in November. She has a supportive employer who has indicated a willingness to sponsor,...
Forum: Australia
Jan 24th 2010, 10:20 am
Replies: 1
Views: 806
Posted By bigdave764

Performance of commercial proxies for watching UK TV

I current use the £5/month VPN proxy service with http://www.my-expat-network.co.uk/ to get BBC iPlayer, 4oD and ITV to work from Australia.

However, using www.speedtest.net, I've compared the...
Forum: Australia
Jan 23rd 2010, 9:47 am
Replies: 108
Views: 25,281
Posted By bigdave764

Re: Relocation: Phil Down Under

Don't suppose anyone would be kind enough to post this show on to YouTube? - unfortunately 4oD is region locked to UK users only, so it doesn't work from Sydney!!
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
May 22nd 2009, 7:24 am
Replies: 2
Views: 927
Posted By bigdave764

validity period for skills assessment and police certificate?

I am in Australia on a 457 and receiving LAFHA.

I am planning to do the skills assessment and obtain police certificates for the UK & Australia, which I understand are the main long-lead items for...
Forum: Immigration, Visas & Citizenship (Australia)
Apr 28th 2008, 12:12 pm
Replies: 2
Views: 356
Posted By bigdave764

husband on 457, wife on PR?

Hi,

My wife, 2 kids and I are currently living near Sydney on a 457 visa that is sponsored through my employer, which is also paying the LAFHA.

Whilst the LAFHA is great from a financial...
Forum: Teaching
Apr 28th 2008, 9:28 am
Replies: 1
Views: 1,197
Posted By bigdave764

'Pre-employment program' for overseas teachers on 457 visa?

My wife & I are in Sydney on a 457 visa, which is sponsored through my employer.

I have read the section on the teach.NSW website, which gives details of the pre-employment orientation program for...
Forum: Teaching
Mar 21st 2008, 10:37 am
Replies: 2
Views: 681
Posted By bigdave764

Registering to teach in NSW??

My wife & I moved to Sydney at the beginning of 2008 with our 2 young kids. We are both here on a 457 visa, which is sponsored by my employer.

My wife is a primary trained teacher, who has worked...
Forum: Australia
Jan 23rd 2008, 11:05 am
Replies: 2
Views: 519
Posted By bigdave764

Changing address to Oz - negative reactions?

I have just set up a 12 month mail redirection from our old UK address to our new address near Sydney (good value for £71).

Royal Mail offered to let companies know our new address as a free...
Forum: The Update Forum
Jan 14th 2008, 9:15 am
Replies: 24
Views: 12,826
Posted By bigdave764

Re: Some tips for those moving to Australia / Sydney

We've been in Sydney for 5 days, but I have a few comments for people who are planning the move:

On the mobile phone front, we got a UK phone on the '3' network as a £15/month contract before we...
Forum: The Maple Leaf
Jan 2nd 2008, 7:04 pm
Replies: 44
Views: 5,697
Posted By bigdave764

Re: Free UK TV Programmes

Has anyone here got experience of using a proxy (either free or paid-for) to trick iPlayer, 4OD or Sky Anytime that they are viewing from within UK?

I have used most of these and will be moving to...
Forum: Australia
Dec 5th 2007, 8:24 pm
Replies: 19
Views: 2,541
Posted By bigdave764

Re: Getting an AUS credit card using UK credit history?

Thanks for all the tips - I feel reassured that we should be able to get a credit card within a month or so of landing. Given the level of card fraud, I've always had an ideological problem with...
Forum: Australia
Dec 1st 2007, 8:33 am
Replies: 19
Views: 2,541
Posted By bigdave764

Re: Getting an AUS credit card using UK credit history?

Do I need to wait until I am in Australia before I can apply for any of these banks, or can I apply for the credit card before leaving the UK?

Cheers,

Dave
Forum: Australia
Nov 30th 2007, 6:37 pm
Replies: 19
Views: 2,541
Posted By bigdave764

Getting an AUS credit card using UK credit history?

We are moving to Sydney from the UK in January.

In the UK, I have a long and unblemished credit history (confirmed by checking Experian). Is there any known way I can leverage this to get an $AUS...
Forum: Australia
Nov 21st 2007, 12:01 pm
Replies: 4
Views: 575
Posted By bigdave764

Re: Any non-resident landlords out there?

so you are saying it is a question of the ownership of the house irrespective of the number of names on the letting contract?

Dave
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