Petkula73

Trying to submit the 2016 UK Self Assessment return and HMRC are as useless as ever... I get the following message: You cannot use this service if in the tax year ending 5 April 2016 you received: multiple chargeable events trust, settlement or estate income and / or you were: non-resident or non-domiciled in the UK a Minister of Religion a Lloyd's Underwriter There is a link which then points to a list of third party software. https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/self-assessment-commercial-software-suppliers#individuals Can anyone recommend any of these - ideally a freeware one?

As above. We had a 457 pending when we arrived on a tourist visa in 2011. No questions asked and no dramas.

Beautiful beaches and relatively easy to get in to town, but personally I think it's a bit characterless. Depends on what you like and what your budget is really.

Have a look at serviced apartments. We went through Corporate Keys for a year, but there are lots of others.

Horrible last night and we've now had the aircon on for four days straight. Been out this morning to the city centre and it's sweltering still. Roll on the cool change tomorrow!

http://www.carsales.com.au is the de facto place to buy and sell cars in Australia. A bit like Autotrader in the UK, but not as good. Do you know what your budget and requirements for the car are? In other words, are you looking for a top of the range Mercedes or a clapped out old Ford Falcon?

Eek!

Don't expect any bargains in the DFO - it's rubbish. We were shocked when we first came over at why Australians thought they were getting outlet prices when actually they were paying more or less full retail. A proper outlet should be like the ones in the US, or even Bicester or Cheshire Oaks, not the DFO. Hate the place!

EVERYTHING is cheaper in the UK. Trainers are a particular rip off here, as are things like jeans. Buy as much as you can post Xmas in the sales in the UK. As an example, a "bargain" here is when a crappy pair of trainers is something like $130. You can buy the same ones in the UK for £30.

Assume you will want to watch iPlayer etc through the VPN? All of the above are fine and there isn't much between them. We used to use Unotelly before Netflix came here and they were fine.

I was at the Le Mans 24 Hour Race about ten years back and the campsites were full of various Ferraris, Astons, Lambourghinis etc. No-one really gives a toss at Le Mans as when you've seen one Ferrari you've seen them all. So, of all the exotic cars people turned up in, which one had a crowd of people permanently surrounding it drooling? A restored VW Campervan in cream and purple. I have to say it was absolutely wonderful.

Yes, but only for 50% of the population. A sight you'll never see is a woman paying at the pump!

Yarra Valley is highly recommended.

Fair enough, I'm no expert.

If you're anxious go down the serviced apartment route whilst you sort yourself out. We stayed in one from Corporate Keys for a year when we first arrived (paid for by my company). I'm not recommending them as they're much of a muchness, but it'll give you an idea of what is available. Don't search too far in advance as most of the apartments are available now, rather than planning to be vacant for several months. You can stay in somewhere decent for $130 a night, which is much less than a hotel and it's your own space. I know it's not ideal, but you don't want to lie awake at night worrying about getting a long term rental before you've arrived.