British Expats returning to UK in droves.....

duncwilson

I reckon it's the Euro - the pension must be worth nada if you are in europe

boomerangs

StiflersMom wrote: »

Well spotted Hamish.

People voting with their feet, and returning to the UK is a tangible sign of confidence in the UK.

And all these lovely people will need somewhere to live when they get home. I wonder what impact that will have on house prices??

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

Heavens above, you're nearly as transparent as nollag. Maybe you are Nollag, that would explain alot!

If you didn't try so hard you might get someone to take one of your posts seriously. Maybe, just maybe. LOL

sillystudent_2

It's not just EU expats who are suffering - when I went to Thailand a couple of years back, when the 'crunch' was just starting, you saw Americans and Brits everywhere (invariably male 45+ years of age with a beautiful twenty-something Thai girl on their arm ) but apparently that's beginning to change. Someone I know on my course is from Thailand and he says a lot of the poorer expats are finding it really hard to survive.

Think it's because a large number of these 'sexpats' (although I'm sure they're not all like that ) actually retired out to Thailand/Southeast Asia and are surviving off a state pension (plus whatever they saved up i guess) - as the pound's taken a nosedive they've been hit really hard. You used to get 80 or so baht to the pound at one point, now I think it might be as low as 45bht to £1.

Sad to think our once strong currency's been brought so low, though I suppose the whole world's suffering in these times - it could be worse, we could be in Greece's shoes :eek:

Emy1501

StiflersMom wrote: »

Well spotted Hamish.

People voting with their feet, and returning to the UK is a tangible sign of confidence in the UK.

And all these lovely people will need somewhere to live when they get home. I wonder what impact that will have on house prices??

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

its a sign that the pound is not worth too much rather than people think the Uk is a great place to live. Also prices have crashed round the world so they will be lucky to sell and if they do they will not be getting much for their money in high flying UK

lostinrates

blueboy43 wrote: »

It beats me, but plenty of people just cant settle / don't like living in Australia.

True, but plenty can.

DH's best friend has been in Sydney since graduation, and loves it, never wants to come home (even having been through a break up, redundancy and taken a Brit out to marry there.) We have a fmaily friend who is much older who has gone with misgivings, for personal reasons, and despite having thought he'd hate it, seems to be having ball now.

I've met expats all over the place...some hack it, some don't, some feel life improves elsewhere, some want to come hoe more than anything else.

another friend announced last week he is moving...this one to NZ. NQ doctor.

nearlynew

I would imagine that most of these ex-pats are HPI cheeleaders who funded their move by selling an expensive house here and using the equity to buy over wherever.

Wouldn't it be ironic if they came home and could not afford to buy another house here because prices have gone up so much.

treliac

Generali wrote: »

You'd be surprised. I regularly meet couples who have moved to Aus in their 50s to retire - no idea whether their capital is in the home country or brought with them or (most likely I guess) a bit of both.

What do retirees have to offer to be accepted in Aus? I thought immigration was restricted to employment viable under 45's.

HAMISH_MCTAVISH

treliac wrote: »

What do retirees have to offer to be accepted in Aus? I thought immigration was restricted to employment viable under 45's.

Crikey!!!!!

I thought immigration to Aus was restricted to those with a conviction for stealing loaves of bread.

Or is that me just showing my age again........;)

Pobby

StiflersMom wrote: »

Well spotted Hamish.

People voting with their feet, and returning to the UK is a tangible sign of confidence in the UK.

And all these lovely people will need somewhere to live when they get home. I wonder what impact that will have on house prices??

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

That`s given me a real good laugh. All the pensioners in Spain, possibly having bought somewhere saying " My oh my, let`s flog our ( now very difficult to shift home ) and move back to dear old Blighty. It`s blinking good there, much better than the last 10 years we have had in the sun. Should have never had left, England`s great place to live as an old person and a great economy to boot ".

Generali

HAMISH_MCTAVISH wrote: »

Crikey!!!!!

I thought immigration to Aus was restricted to those with a conviction for stealing loaves of bread.

Or is that me just showing my age again........;)

Immigration love it when you tell that joke. So much so that they might take you to a room and put their hand up your ar.......

treliac wrote: »

What do retirees have to offer to be accepted in Aus? I thought immigration was restricted to employment viable under 45's.

I'm a bit hazy on the details as I came out on a type 100 spousal visa.

I think you can get in if your kids have migrated if you have enough money. Or if you have loads of cash you can get in at any age if your health's ok.

I think the under 45 is only if you're coming over on the points system. Generally that would be because you're a doctor or a hairdresser or something on the list of desired jobs. Call me agist if you must but I can understand why Australia doesn't feel the need to import 90 year old plumbers.