chilly07

Since DWP outsourced mailing to a Belgian company I have never received a POL letter so I email relevant docs ( last time my postal vote confirmation) once a year and get an email back from DWP

Is Trump writing editorials now or is this Putin's AI?

Worth checking the fire ressistance of any composite panel

Or agree to split Ukraines rare earth metals with Putin?

I email DWP every year whether they send a POL letter or not because I never receive them despite staying at the same address in Thailand for more than a decade. I get letters from the UK all the time so I presume the agency they use to send these are paid by results IE cancelling pensions. I get a grudging response by email but this goes on my file proving I exist. This year I copied them my electoral registration which I can do by email

I email DWP every year whether they send a POL letter or not because I never receive them despite staying at the same address in Thailand for more than a decade. I get letters from the UK all the time so I presume the agency they use to send these are paid by results IE cancelling pensions. I get a grudging response by email but this goes on my file proving I exist. This year I copied them my electoral registration which I can do by email

I email DWP every year whether they send a POL letter or not because I never receive them despite staying at the same address in Thailand for more than a decade. I get letters from the UK all the time so I presume the agency they use to send these are paid by results IE cancelling pensions. I get a grudging response by email but this goes on my file proving I exist. This year I copied them my electoral registration which I can do by email

Working as I did in social housing I was buying back ex right to buy homes in very large Nos including very many mortgage defaults. Agencies existed to promote RTB promising to purchase ex RTBs back to back with tenants and despite resale restrictions these finished up in the private sector rented at exorbitant prices and unfortunately all RTBs will go this way. Stupid system designed by politicians who are gerrymandering and many of whom are gouging landlords themselves.

Wise will provide without and will send card to Thailand

Problem is BB is heavily favoured by Thai Immigration and Agents. One reason for poor branch service is the high percentage of expats queuing for Immigration certs and follow up queries

Theoretically you have to declare all foreign income if tax resident in Thailand but how this will be enforced by Thai Revenue especially where there is a Dual Tax agreement meaning you can't be tax resident in more than one country is very very unclear!

Problem with BB is their appaling branch service - sheer lack of branches and sheer lack of staff in the branches they have left open. Wise to BB yes but need to transfer monies to another bank to obtain service. And don't start me on BB facial (farcical) recognition!!

Need to include unfreezing UK State Pensions to ensure UK expats not excluded just as the UK has done post Brexit with 27 EU nations. This is relevant to all free trade agreements!

Won't avoid tax as if tax resident IE 180days+ the new rules cover all financial transactions both in Thailand and elsewhere. Financial institutions have to declare internationally including Thailand. That said I'm not sure Thailands revenue dept can cope with so many expats. Only K bank has sent forms. Can't see all the others doing same. Like other countries income tax depends on deduction at source or self declaration and with tax credits available for the 57 dual tax agreements little increased revenue will be generated

Wise will DHL your card to you but it's expensive 40+gbp

Don't bother! Eva Air turfed me out of my on line reserved aisle seat when I boarded in favour of a supposedly sick passenger who hadn't bothered to pre-book theirs. Won't be travelling Eva Air again!

If you use a bank loan then they will deal with the land office and protect their and your position. Thai lawyers take no responsibility for their advice. Agents add no value to the process.

Still works for me-too express VPN

My problem is not managing to get facial recognition to work. I blink slowly, smile slowly and turn my head to the left slowly but that never works and I have to call CS to get my account unlocked

Even with an agent it's come back tomorrow or even next week!

Which offices?

At my last retirement extension at Jomtien I presented my P60 HMRC tax declarations to show the origin of my pensions. This time they kept them wheras before they returned them. Not sure why but they contain a summary of tax deducted in the UK???

Difficult to apply for an Ed Visa extension in Thailand. Immigration (Jomtien) require seismic expansion and extraordinary level of proof of tenants residency. Copy of rental contract and Landlords housebook for rental apparently not enough any more. They want housebook for landlords own residency plus reduced to A4 full colour copies of land registery for rental and landlords residency despite City Hall only issuing housebooks upon presentation of land office title deeds. Apparently Immigration don't trust City Halls certification. (Mind you Jomtiens paperwork demands for a simple retirement extension have also undergone a seismic expansion)

Won't use Eva again after they bounced me from a pre-booked aisle seat to a window seat

A Trump and a BJ. Couldn't describe them better! Certainly deserve each other!