Walmerironman

Hello I have been looing into transferring three private pensions from the UK with the objective of a) Paying off our mortgage and b) with the balance adding to my Super.The idea being to off load a variable rate mortgage and plough what I am now paying for that mortgage into my Super. I was wondering if anyone on here has recently done this and are they able to give me an idea of the costs involved please? I am happy to private message as I am not keen on giving divulging specifics online.

Hello. I came on here looking for ways of accessing BBC Iplayer etc, I know I need a VPN but I do not really know what one is. If I sign up for one of the deals above, is it straight forward to use? I am not really into watching TV, but i do like the Iplayer whilst on my cycle turbo. Does anyone also know a way of watching BBC Eurosport? I am really missing the British Super Bikes. Thanks Bryan

Thanks for your replies, frankness is what I need! The move is not driven by our in-laws, otherwise we would have gone long before. It's more that I am at stage in life,50 (But young) where I would like a step change. I don't like the way that the UK is going at the moment with the whole EU thing and migration etc. I have always felt that Oz was where we would end up as pensioners, the winters get us both down here, plus I do not want to live out my life with "what ifs?". We have not rules out SA or elsewhere, WA is just the area we know and love the best, but it is not the be all and end all. i guess we will have to draw up a new list of pros and cons and go from there. Though it would be nice to hear of good news stories. thanks Bryan

Hi. Thanks all for your replies. I appreciate the frankness. Our move is not to be near the relatives, though it has always been a factor. The he main drive has been my wife wanting to go home and I have always felt that Oz would be a better place to bring up our boys, I do not like a lot of things about the UK at the moment, I suppose I'll have to do another pros and cons list! we have considered SA or Victoria, but we love the coastline etc around WA. More ore comments welcome. Thanks again

Hi not sure what I need from this post? Advice? Maybe just a rant! My wife is Australian, our two boys (14 and 11) are dual citizenship. I now have my permanent residency having invested a couple of thousand pounds via an agent. The house is on the market and we should find have approx $550k of cash to set ourselves up in Perth when we arrive. A bit of background. For 20 years my Oz in-laws have given me grief that I have not taken their daughter or grandchildren home. The decision has not been easy, welove the uk and the corner of the UK we live in, have a nice house, camper van, motorbike, great cycling, friends and have earnt in excess of 65k the last 2 or 3 years. But it is not Australia! Most of the time my kids have yearned to move to Oz as we all now dis-like the long winters and the relatively short amount of time you can actually enjoy the outdoors here. Though we do try and surf in the winter if conditions are right!!!! But here is the reality. None of my wife's relatives, sister, bro-inlaw, parents etc have shown any enthusiasm or expressed any encouragement once we have broken the news, in fact quite the opposite! It's not a personal thing, there have been no fall outs prior, but just that they are so bloody negative or wrapped up in their own "glass half full" lives! To the extent that today we received an e mail today from the mother in law with the following line.. "Hate to tell but saw on the news the other night that all the Poms are leaving Perth and moving back to England". Then straight onto telling how she had played golf all day. No explanation or anything to qualify the statement. All of the e mails have been along the same lines, "I don't know what he'll do for a job?", "You'll be broke", "It's too late for your eldest". There was not even a positive response when we excitedly broke the news. Just, "Oh, we didn't think you would as you have a good job, there are no jobs here." So what should we expect? Is it that bad? I know that the state is on slowdown due to links with China etc, but the upside of that the exchange rate, nearly $2 to the pound, you can't have it all! WE should be able to be mortgage free if we are sensible. I have previously worked as a train driver, though it is ten years since I left that job after 12 years driving. I now work as a Transport/General Manager for a waste business. I have experience in tendering, compliance systems set up and use of, HR, transport law and consider myself to be a hard working, driven and forward thinker, I never leave a task or an opportunity until it is finished or exploited. My eldest is very sacred about the move, friends etc, but he is a skater and loves to surf, now there have been 2 recent deaths, all going against us. Maybe I need to hear positive stories or am I being too hopeful that the move is worth it? Anty comments please, how did you find it, am I alone in wanting to feed the in-laws to the Sharks? Thankss

Hello thanks for the message. Will do. bryan

Hi just looking for ideas and advice really. Found out yesterday that my partner visa has been granted. Looking to get house sold etc and move out Aug September this year. Initial thoughts are WA as wife's parents live there. i was wondering if anyone is working in a similar sector. I am currently looking after most things, compliance for transport law and H&S, HR, transport office, tendering of large muck shift and waste contracts. if all else fails I was a train driver for many years, so I could drop back on that. i hope someone can help. thx

Hello We are looking to move to WA in 2016 on a partner visa, Oz wife and two teenage boys. I am employed as a Transport manager with a waste/ tipper haulier as a transport manager. However, my job role covers all compliance, health and safety, HR, pricing, procurement, you name it, I probably look after it. I have about 30-40 employees reporting to me. I will shortly be taking my IOSHH, H & S management qualification. Has anyone else on these forums made the move with similar experience? I am thinking I could possibly apply for H&S type positions, I realise the qualifications might be different, if so, how different? Thanks for reading B