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Keith5588

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  1. Thanks @topt I will also try to start another redirection with Royal Mail to my friend, I think in the last year of redirection there was a total of only about 20 letters, so not too much work for Royal Mail for about £60 per year.
  2. @NanLaew I don't understand I thought there was only 1 Royal Mail redirection service?
  3. Thank you @Chomper Higgot but as @Upnotover said Royal Mail refused to continue the re-direction to my friend. That was Aug last year so I do wonder if I reapply they may start again. Re-directing to Thailand is not good for me as I am still renting in Thailand.
  4. Hi, I am a UK citizen. After retiring from work I put my house in the hands of a rental agency to fully manage and came to Thailand. That was over 6 years ago. All has gone very well, I love life here in Thailand, I have no family in the UK so have no reason to return. I have done my best to stop letter post but there are a few letters each year that I would like to see and sometimes take action. I initially had my letter post re-directed to a very good friend in the UK but last year Royal Mail refused to renew the re-direction. The rental agency for my house will collect my letters when they do a house inspection and deliver them to my friend, but that is only once per year. Maybe I could pay for more house inspections but it all seems to be a bit messy. I would like something more permanent, to pay a company to receive my re-directed letters and for them to process them, basically send me a secure copy (password protected) by email. Does anyone know of such a company or have any other suggestions? Thanks in advance Keith
  5. I am a UK citizen, came to Thailand 7 years ago and love it here. During Covid lockdown I was luckily in Thailand, I had time so I researched details and wrote 2 Wills myself, a Thai Will and a UK Will. I have since updated my Thai Will and this time paid a Lawyer to do it and to also keep one of the originals. I now plan to visit the UK in about 2 months from now with my long term girlfriend. Some things I am not sure about, for instance in my UK Will, do I mention my Thai Will? Would the UK want to know my assets I have in Thailand? Do I need to tell them? So I would like the Will writer / Lawyer to be familiar with what is needed for expats living outside the UK. Thanks in advance Keith
  6. Thank you @hotandsticky for your replies, you are very knowledgeable. I am not overly concerned at the moment as I do have a UK bank current account but reading this and another thread caused me to think of my options if my bank current account was ever closed. I am planning to visit the UK next year but not to sell my house. I want to do a bit of work at my house and to show my gf/partner some places in the UK. I do use WISE to transfer money and will open an account with them in the future. Thanks again.
  7. Thank you @BritManToo I have added to do just that just before I go to visit the UK next year, much appreciated.
  8. Hi, I am from the UK but now retired and living in Thailand. I still have a UK bank current account. My main assets are still in the UK, savings, house that I rent out, pensions, and I pay UK tax. I think most of us need to still have a bank/building society in our home country mainly to have money paid into and to make transfers from. We may or may not need a debit and credit card. I have used building society Fixed interest accounts, sometimes they insist on opening an instant access account but I have never actually wanted to use the instant access account. I still have some fixed interest savings accounts and I think a couple of instant access accounts. So my question is assuming a debit and credit card is not needed would a building society instant access be adequate for a UK expat living in Thailand? Or is there a reason why they would need a bank current account? I am wondering when withdrawing money from a building society instant access account can you pay any external account or do you have to transfer the money out to your nominated bank current account? Thanks in advance Keith
  9. Hi,I am from the UK but now living in Thailand.I have read threads on here concerning UK banks closing peoples accounts when the banks know that the person is not living in the UK.I think most of us need to still have a bank/building society in our home country mainly to have money paid into and to make transfers from. We may or may not need a debit and credit card. I have only used building society Fixed interest accounts, sometimes they insist on opening an instant access account but I have never actually wanted to use them. When withdrawing money from a building society instant access account can you pay any external account or do you have to transfer the money out to your nominated bank current account?So my question is assuming a debit and credit card is not needed would a building society instant access be adaquate for a UK expat living in Thailand.Thanks in advanceKeith
  10. Wow thanks for the very good fast replies. @Eff1n2ret thanks for the info and the link. @Polar Bear thanks a lot for the very good detailed explanation. I am now happy as I was hoping that I would only pay a proportion of tax for the years I have had my house rented out as that seemed to be fair. So thanks to you both I realise that is the case. Thanks again Keith
  11. I renewed my UK passport last year, I think for the larger passport + courier fee it was £138 payable by CC. I made an appointment Trendy building in Bangkok. So I had to travel to Bangkok for this with all the necessary documentation, photo copies of every page of my old passport, photos of myself, the filled in form. They notified me when they had my new passport ready for collection. Luckily a very good friend had to go to Bangkok so I just gave him a note giving my consent to collect it. It's everyone's personal choice, I have never used an agent but maybe I will need to one day. Personally I would not wish to risk my old passport being lost by an agent, I have read that this has happened.
  12. Hi, I bought my house in the UK in 1980, was working and lived in it as my only home. 5 years ago I retired, rented out my house and came to Thailand. I now wish to return to the UK, live in my house for about 6 months while I sort out a few things as well as selling my house. So I lived in my house as my only home for 37 years, then rented it out for 5 years. Does anyone know what the rules are for me paying Capital Gains Tax? Thanks in advance Keith
  13. Hi, I now live in Hua Hin, about 3km inland of the centre. I do have a car and scooter so not need taxis often. We will need a taxi in near future to pick us up at home and then drop us at the Bus station on Petchkasem road not far from Bluport. Also very occasionally when out to take us home or possibly home to a hospital. I would love to have two or three contact details of taxis companies based in Hua Hin suitable for such short journeys. Also I have never used Grab or Bolt, can you phone these or does booking need to be done via their apps? Thank you I'm advance for any help Keith
  14. Thank you @FriendlyFarang very precise good information. In the past I also concluded that I will not change the address in the registration books. I think the only small problem is that if you get an automatic speeding fine it will go to the wrong address, then when renew the tax you will pay more. That's the way it should work but knowing Thailand it doesn't and it may be an advantage in not paying any fine. I will very soon be moving to a rented house that I think I might stay at for a long time so thought it would be nice to have that address in the books. I will try to phone again today as going to PKK by car would be OK but not by our small Honda Scoopy. I am starting to feel that doing nothing might be best.
  15. Hi I bought a car and also a scooter when myself and my Thai girlfriend were living in rented accommodation in Khon Kaen so both vehicles have Khon Kaen number plates. We relocated to Hua Hin just over 1 year ago. The addresses in both registration books are just rented appartments in Khon Kaen and so totally wrong. A couple of weeks ago I felt that I wanted to change the ownership of both vehicles into my girlfriends name. We went to the Transport office in Pran Buri which is about 24km away, so not far from Hua Hin. They said that they cannot change ownership because the number plates are Khon Kaen and that we would need to go to the Transport Office in Prachuap Khiri Khan (PKK) town to have the number plates changes to Prachuap plates first. PKK is about 100km away. OK so now I know that Prachuap Transport offices can only change ownership of vehicles with Prachuap plates. I have now decided not to change ownership but I do want to change my address which is in the registration books. At the moment the Transport offices are not answering their phones. Can anyone please help. Can I change my address that is in my car and scooter at the Transport Office in Pran Buri while still keeping Khon Kaen number plates? I am getting the feeling to update anything in the car or scooter registration books whilst in Hua Hin I will need to make two trips to PKK to have the number plates changed. If I go to PKK to have the number plates changed + change of address what documents do I need to take other than the registration books? Cert of Residence? Photocopies of the registration books? Thanks Keith
  16. @StevemercerThank you so much for the very detailed, informative and helpful information and the very good advice.
  17. For this post I would like to understand the situation if I bought a house and also bought a 30 year lease of the land from a Thai National. Also assume that house prices do not change. Lets say the house is 6 Million baht but that includes 2 Million baht for leasing the land for 30 years. So 4 Million for the house + 2 Million for the land lease. 1. When a house is advertised at 6 Million baht lease hold is that price usually the total price that includes the house and the lease of the land for 30 years? 2. I assume that after 30 years if the Thai owner of the land would not renew the land lease for another 30 years then that Thai person would own the land and everything on it. They would own the land and the house and the foreigner would own nothing. Is this correct? 3. Assume I wish to sell the house after 20 years what is the situation? Would the house + the remaining 10 years land lease be worth just 2 Million? But if the new owner could form a new 30 year land lease for 2 Million baht with the Thai land owner then the house would be worth the original 4 Million? Thanks in advance for any help Keith
  18. Very good information Tim, I see they have the Non Imm O Visa Retirement. I had a quick look at gov.uk foreign travel advice for curiousity and it advises not to go to Myanmar except for Yangon region. So OK to go there but I currently live in Hua Hin so would be best for me to fly and I would prefer to have a weeks holiday in Kuala Lumpur, no visa requirements for me, and I think more relaxing. Thanks again for the information
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