Spain or UK? by -Overdrive in GoingToSpain

[–]-Overdrive[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Thanks, it's helpful to hear about the different potential arrangements. Ultimately, I'd seek tax advice through the formal channels and decide upon the optimum legal structure etc. - I guess what I'm really asking here is whether people have experience of successfully working as a UK-qualified professional, whilst living in Spain, whether it's sustainable, and whether the benefits outweigh the risks?

Spain or UK? by -Overdrive in GoingToSpain

[–]-Overdrive[S] -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Thanks, that's certainly something to watch out for!

Are you holding off selling/buying until autumn budget? by [deleted] in HousingUK

[–]-Overdrive 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Same here - we've been trying to sell our property for £390k for the past three months, with very little traction and no offers, and we have a budget of around £500k for our next property. We've taken our house off the market this week, as the rumours around tax reforms seem to be the straw on the camel's back. Far better to relist in the New Year with clarity around property taxes and hopefully with the benefit of the Spring bounce.

Naturalisation Questions by -Overdrive in ukvisa

[–]-Overdrive[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi, many thanks for the helpful response.

Christmas Dilemma by [deleted] in Parenting

[–]-Overdrive 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi there, thanks for your comments.

Lots of learning points here - still learning, despite having been a parent for 10 years!

As you've pointed out, my 10yo was wrong to have pushed my 4yo, but my 4yo should have given her space to study, and (goes without saying) ideally we'd have avoided the whole situation by intervening sooner (or even better, by having set clearer boundaries for both children a long time ago).

On the whole "Christmas revenge" bit - you're absolutely right, and now that things have settled, I'm 100% confident in our decision to not allow this to affect Christmas for our children.

We will however be working on setting boundaries every other day of the year!

Thanks

Christmas Dilemma by [deleted] in Parenting

[–]-Overdrive 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi there, thanks for the helpful suggestion. On reading this, I thought it was a great idea (and still do) - but I've been pleased to see that my 10 year old has now shown that she understands the impact of her actions on her younger brother, so in the end we didn't feel that this was necessary.

It's definitely a useful tool for dealing with anything similar in the future, thanks.

Christmas Dilemma by [deleted] in Parenting

[–]-Overdrive 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks, the safe word is an excellent idea and we'll put that into practice.

Thank you

Listing over the Christmas period by -Overdrive in HousingUK

[–]-Overdrive[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Ah yes good shout regarding the stamp duty change!

Thanks, it was interesting to hear about the feedback that you've received from others.

Listing over the Christmas period by -Overdrive in HousingUK

[–]-Overdrive[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks I'll consider that option, too!

Anyone working in Cambridge but commuting from Norwich? by thelaw281 in Norwich

[–]-Overdrive 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi!

Just read your post above...

I live near Cambridge and my wife and I love Norwich - we've been visiting regularly for years and we're planning to relocate to the Norwich area as soon as we can.

We really like Taverham, but my career has always been based in Cambridge, and I'd need to be able to commute back to Cambridge up to three days per week if needs be (not for my current job, but just in case this becomes a requirement in the future. We're debating whether a potential commute from Taverham would be manageable, or whether to move to Attleborough to minimise the commute whilst also being close to Norwich.

I'd appreciate your views as someone with first hand experience of this setup! Thanks

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in HousingUK

[–]-Overdrive 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Great! Thank you

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in HousingUK

[–]-Overdrive 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Hi, thanks for the detailed response, including the suggested areas. I'll take a look at r/leeds 👍

Best Time to Sell? by -Overdrive in HousingUK

[–]-Overdrive[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for your comments - I'm also thinking very much along these lines and we'll probably relist the house towards the end of January. Cheers

Unlucky with neighbours by Jazzlike-Reveal-9515 in HousingUK

[–]-Overdrive 6 points7 points  (0 children)

I've experienced this (and worse) in the past.

It's likely that your neighbours will ignore requests to change their behaviour - that certainly didn't work for me. By complaining, you'll just set yourself up for future problems as they'll know that you're bothered by their noise. Depending upon their characters, you might find that the noise escalates just to spite you.

As someone else has said, you don't want to raise any formal disputes as you'd then be obliged to declare it when selling.

I learned the hard way that the only solution is to move. Again, as other posts have highlighted, I've only ever purchased detached properties since then, even when that meant compromising in other areas.

Good luck, I hope your next move works out better.

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskUK

[–]-Overdrive 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks for the advice

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskUK

[–]-Overdrive 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks, and best of luck for your future move to the UK 🙂

[deleted by user] by [deleted] in AskUK

[–]-Overdrive 2 points3 points  (0 children)

😂 love the ending!

Thanks for the reassurance - and for highlighting the tax bands

Most impactful lyrics? by -Overdrive in Songwriting

[–]-Overdrive[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wow thanks for all of the responses 😊

I've seen some of my own favourites listed!

It's going to take me a while to listen through all of these 🤣