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Thankyou, great info. I agree with your thoughts on the larger the building company the safer and better build quality you receive BUT my experience so far is that these larger companies are only interested in building ''new builds'' not refurbishment/renovations but i will contact them because the work i require to be done is quite substantial and they could be interested. One problem i constantly am faced with is i don't speak Thai and invariably they don't speak English but hopefully i'll get lucky.

???? I could'nt care whether they are open or closed because they would never get any of my business, sharp practice imo.

Thats why i'm lucky to have a mate whose very competent with IT and he only lives 10 mins away from me, ''i got a problem mate, don't worry i'll be round asap'' lol If you live in Thailand i find getting help with IT issues is relatively cheap, think Tukcom in Pattaya ?

I don't know if it would work for W10 as i went straight from W7 to W11 using the above info, well my mate did (com dino here). Yes indeed, W7 was/is the dogs <deleted> AFAIAC and i believe we are not alone in that thinking. You could always give it a try if on W10.

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My mate did it for me so i'm pretty much in the dark, i'll chat with him later and ask him and repost. I would think 'Google could be your friend'

Yes indeed, it goes to show that not all IO are grumpy unhelpful people. I did'nt comply with the rules and she could have made life very uncomfortable and imposed a fine, she chose not to. I have to say after using Korat IO for 14 years i have always received great friendly service.

Yes indeed thats the problem.

Yes a very big problem. I made a point of seeing the boss in Korat IO and explained my predicament (she spoke English) and she was perfectly happy to accept the Wise pdf's but ever since then i have been getting the BB statement.

Thanks great info. I don't have any assets in the UK other than my HSBC account which is in my sole name with my son as POA. I have no will. I am in the process of making it a joint account with my son as i understand what you say regarding my death and the issues with POA.

Thai guy sat next to me fell asleep lol

Now that is not strictly true, it very much depends on your IO. When first obtaining my retirement extension using the income method my IO in Korat accepted 12 Wise pdf's showing my transfers as i could'nt comply with the requirements regarding bank info.

Sincere apologies guys i got confused, disregard everything i said. I was'nt watching the PL channels but SkySports Football, i still have'nt got used to my Saints being in the Championship lol

No

I did'nt have any of the problems you have described, all was working correctly with English language.

I'm same same Com Dino, a mate did for me, went from W7 to W11 but he put something called Windows Shell Experience on my PC which means i've got W11 but it appears like W7, i'm a happy chappie lol

Thanks, my son sorted the POA out on my last UK visit, all i did was signed the form but i would not think he would set up anything with any restrictions but i'll check with him. I just want him to have the authority to close the account in the event of my death and then transfer the dosh to my Thai wifey. If it is permissable according to the POA for him to go into HSBC and change the account to a joint account by adding his name then that would be fine, job done.

I've had my house for 16 years now and its showing signs of needing refurbishment. Can anyone recco a good builder that is prepared to undergo refurbishment work ? TIA of any help.

Thanks, i'll ask me son and get him to check with HSBC.

I would recco a Thai professor and you can check that their English capabilities are as sound as a pound. My wifey could'nt speak a word of English when i met her 17 years ago. The lady professor came to our apartment in Pattaya every day Monday to Friday for an hours session and charged 400bht per session. With my help also wifey could converse with me albeit obviously not up to a high standard 4 weeks later, we continued to have the professor for a further 2 weeks before we moved accomodation and now she is very proficient. I should add wifey is not stupid and applied herself to the task in hand.

Agreed and i intend to do exactly that on my next visit to the UK. Question - If my son holds POA can he just go into my bank and add himself to my account ?

BINGO, postal delivery in Thailand is hit and miss, why oh why we have these idiots posting about their prompt delivery expecting EVERYONE to enjoy the same service is quite frankly ridiculous, they don't know Thailand.

All this talk about the UK's Royal Mail delivery time here in Thailand being acceptable is not relevant to ALL boardies. It very much depends on where you live in Thailand IME, my deliveries here in Korat take circa 4 weeks but mates who live in the boondocks can take as long as 8 weeks. Just sayin like ????

and i believe that is perfectly legal......

I appreciate and understand what you say but i have no problems whatsoever with complying with the 65K monthly income requirements in every respect and never have had, now surely i can't be the only one ? The whole purpose of my posting this topic was to highlight the UK deposit % rates compared with the Thailand deposit % rates and the fact that it makes financial sense to have your 800K in a UK account and use the income method for your extension if you are able to do so. My money will remain in a UK account attracting a far better % interest rate and i just keep a few hundred thousand in my Thai account for wifey's benefit when i pop me clogs until she can claim her widows pension. My thinking just seems to make financial sense to me but i'm not a millionaire who does'nt GAF lol