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Thanks, everyone, some great points made here, really appreciate the insight. I think we need to consider where is the base (home) and how much time to split between the two, once we've investigated tax, residency options etc.

Yes, that fight is LONG, we do it twice a year at the moment so that would be a saving in cost and time! The tax issue we'd need to investigate, my husband would be paid here in Aus - so main issue would be conversion rates I suppose.

Having spent the last 14 years living in Sydney (we are both originally from the UK) we are looking to spend a period of time here and sometime there .. initially thinking 6 months split. Or a trial for 3 months this year more next year ....This is due to elderly parents and grandchildren in Scotland. My husband has his own business that can be remote, so work would only be an issue for me. I guess we'd love some thoughts about how others have made it work? Such as how do two homes work? Buy/rent?? Getting short term work and setting up again in the UK, Doctors, mobiles Internet et etc. We still have banking in the UK thankfully! Thinking London or Edinburgh. Probably heaps we haven't thought of!!! Any input?