Tomthepom1

Thanks Blade17. That's great news! I'll get moving with issuing some Dividends. Cheers. Tom

Hi all, Just wondering if anyone has any experience on overseas divi and Australian taxation? My issue is that I am fly to Melbourne on a PR 100 visa with my family on Thursday 28th May. So I assume that as of the date of arrival, I will become an Australian Tax Resident. for the tax year to June 15, will I be taxed in Australia on my full years overseas (uk) Dividends? Or just on the Divindends that I receive since be becoming a australian resident? Thanks a lot for your help. Tom

Hi All, we are heading to Melbourne on the 28th May. It's come round so quickly, with so many unknowns it's doing my head in, so I'll be glad to finally move. I'm moving (on PR Visa) with my wife, Cara (Aussie), and our 2 children ( Sophie 3 and Lucie 11mths). We've done a fair bit of research and thinking about living in Greensborough, but Who knows, we may take 1 look and move to a different burb! I'm an Accountant/Senior BA and my wife is a BA. Not started looking for jobs yet. We're in the process of selling our house, which went on the market on Friday. Moving lock, stock and barrel which is a hugh risk for an accountant but I'm positive it'll be worth it. We have a couple of family members in Melb, but most of Cara's family are in Brissy. We decided to move to Melb because of the weather as we both don't like the humidity of Brissy. Good luck to everyone. Tom

Hi All, I got some great news today. Got my PR100 Visa granted. Could hardly concentrate on work after receiving the email. So Happy! :-) Good luck to all going through the process. My details are: 100 Visa applied London 24/6/14. Payment taken 27/6/14. Case office assigned (CF - Been really great btw) 18/7/14. Medical and Police Check submitted 28/10/14. PR VISA 100 Granted 10/3/15

Thanks everyone, you've been really helpful. I think TPG sounds good with Freeview, at least for the first year while we settle in.

Thanks folks, I've found TPG too who just do phone and Internet at a good rate, I think. Is paid TV worth it? Or to put it another way is free TV acceptable on Oz?

Hi folks, We are preparing our budget for when we move over in Aug (to Melb) and I'm trying to figure out if Oz do Phone, Intenet and TV packages and if so, how much? But I'm not getting anywhere fast. Has anyone got any advice on this? Sorry If I've missed another thread on this. Thanks a lot. Tom

Just posted my application today. Yay! Can't help but feel excited even though I know it'll be a long wait now. I'm hoping for a 100 as I meet the requirements, but who knows how the CO will assess my position. I'm also hoping that my payment gets processed before 1st July as I'm expecting prices to jump up again. Good luck to anyone who's currently being processed and congrats to anyone who's been successful! Cheers Tom

You are absolutely right, when it comes to signing on the dotted line you need to have a good idea of worth. but I got tje impression that Baz was just looking for a number to think on/ chuck in a budget. Thats whst I was greatful for when a removal company told me 35k UK. It gave me a guide which I could then increase or decrease, depending on what my gut feel told me. Saved me spending a fair few hours working it all out correctly. Each approach has it's time and place. Buy the way, what percentage do you charge for insuring a packed by removal company 20' container? Cheers. Tom

I spoke to a shipping company the other day and they suggested about £35k for our 3 bed semi. Sounds an ok number to me. works out about £1k insurance cost using the shipping companies insurance. Hope that helps. tom

I agree with Dan, food should be higher. We spend on average £100 per week, but that includes some beer and wine. Good luck with the rest of your planning. Tom

Hi Natz, I also live in St Albans, Hertfordshire which is a great place with loads of child friendly restaurants and things to do. Commute into London is very desirable as its only 20 mins to St Pancras/Kings Cross. Chortlepuss is right, St Albans is fairly expensive, but not as expensive as living in London. Would be great to know what your approx budget is for a house and what approx combined income you'll be on. We have a daughter (2yo) who is in Busy Bees nursery. It costs us about £1,150 pm (prices can get to about £1,350pm) in St Albans. Until the ago of 3 there's no Government help with child care (although some employers offer child care vouchers which give you the tax back on 55pw) At 3 you get 15hrs free child care per week, but be careful as some places do not offer this such as child minders. Furniture and general house stuff can be bought fairly cheaply especially if you buy during the sales, so I guess it depends how much stuff you need. We are heading over to Oz in a year and we'll be bringing everything, but for us it's a convenient thing to do rather than the cost. Cost of living wise, we spend on average about £1,750 per month on our general house cost (excluding mortgage), running a car, childcare and food shopping. My wife commutes into London which works out to be £3,300pa for train only, add tube onto the train and it costs £4,300. Let me know some more details and I'll try and give more specific answers. Good luck with your decision making. Tom

Audi RS6, 4WD, Auto, Estate, 55000 miles, Air con. Uk price £30000 Aus Price $124000 Redbook $100000 Heading to Melbourne Can I apply for Approval to Import prior to a years ownership but with a move date of greater than 1 year of ownership? Eg. Buy the car now, Apply in say Jan 15 with move date of mid May 15. Fyi, my wife and children are Aus citizens so I'm heading out on a spouse visa. Thanks a lot. Tom

Hi. I live in St Albans, no where near Staffordshire, but here's my thoughts, figures in £: TV (Freeview) = free - very good for free viewing TV (satellite/cable) = between 20 and 45pm depending on package TV License =12pm Internet = 15pm Land line phone = 12pm I'd like to say at this point that there are a lot of package providers who combine all tv, Internet & land line phone. Deals range from 30 to 50pm water = approx 25pm Elec & gas = 80pm but depends on what accommodation you are in Groceries = 100per week (we are family of 3 inc 2yr old) Mobile phone = 20 - 35pm depending on package contents insurance = 25pm but depends on level of cover Health ins = free, if you want to rely on nhs. Private medical usually comes with job, but I don't know how much this wouldd be to pay for privately. Car running cost = we have 1 car (slightly sporty) tax=250pa, Ins=450 fully comprehensive but depends on how many years no claims, petrol (no commuting)=120pm life insurance depends on your age and some medical questions so cant advise Public transport = 230pm for a commute (30 min) into London. Busses are about 6 for an average return journey I think that covers it. cheers. Tom