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I don't remember anything about s01 - but s02 of The Gold - a (docu-)drama about the Brinks-mat robbery starts on Monday - I don't remember a lot about it, but must have been half decent if it came up on my watch list.

I think Criminal Code S01 was well received here, A Brazilian police series You can find the first episode of the new series in the usual places.

I quite like Friends & Neighbours on AppleTV, the missus is also watching it, which is surprising. Does anyone else find the Stereophonics theme tune for Long Way Home, really annoying? She's signing along with it all day too. It's drilling my brain. Hopefully they will call it a day after this. The wife asked me what Charlie Boreman did, was he an actor? He hasn't acted for 20 years, I didnt know what the answer was.

That'll be because it was in Gaelic, maybe?

Worth a try

Thanks, I just sent them an email to clarify - this is interesting. What is the negative of doing this? If I transfer my pension to a fund that welcomes expats then I can manage any future investments, does the current pension stagnate? I had a couple of good meetings with some advisors today, they were quite honest in saying that the best way to proceed, if possible, is to basically do this yourself - do as @BritManToo first suggested, but they said this is becoming increasingly difficult to manage if you are a long term expat without property in the UK - as mentioned above by @PBob now the fund know I'm not in the UK I would need to jump through hoops to prove some kind of residency - the transfer cost would be comparable to a return flight to the UK, and time spent doing the legwork - I would also benefit from having a financial advisor to lay down the foundations for any future developments, for instance, inhertance. But thanks for the tip, It will be interesting to hear the reply.

Yes, correct - sorry about that - Im just saying, I wouldn't recommend either officemate or Lazada, they are all the worst Chinese made chairs with different labels and price tags, they look the part, but really aren't. Good luck with your search.

Many of the chairs in officemate can be purchased on Lazada and they are all POS. I don't do so much work now, but before and during Covid, I was spending 12-16 hours at my desk. The work was such that I couldn’t move for the duration apart from 5 mins toilet breaks. I thought spending 3k down at officemate was the key but the padding went, the fake leather split, bars running in the seat appeared. It was painful to do my shift, some days I was close to tears, constantly moving to find comfort. I bought some similar chairs from Lazada, but they were equally as bad, basically the same as chairs as officemate but cheaper. In the end I bought an ikea Markus - still going strong, I really like it, a little beyond your budget, but way better than anything else I tried.

Just to say, thanks for your input. When I contacted them at first, I told them I had been abroad for 30+ years and hadn't kept in contact - not thinking it would be an issue. Now its impossible to turn back the clock, I should have changed the policy in 1998, I should have updated the address to my parents new address, 25 years ago. Basically, two options, take the whole lot and pay 40% tax or move the pension to a company who deals with overseas customers. I have a few meetings lined up with companies in the UK, it could be in my interest to make some plans now, rather than at a later date.

Yes, it's possible - I don't think there is a charge for moving funds.

I spoke to pensionwise regarding QROPS and unless I had a large amount it wasn't worth it and HMRC rules were quite strict regarding transfer. I messaged a couple of financial service providers and they scheduled calls for tomorrow. I hope I can transfer the 25% from my original fund without any trouble, I do have a wise account, I just saw that I have a regular bank address and account number.

I don't believe that is the only viable option, there seems to be plenty of other options, for example, using a financial advisor will limiting the tax payable, as mentioned above, opening offshore accounts may help with dealing with TRD and HMRC, along with international SIPPS may suit my purpose.

Nice idea. I dont even think it's possible, when was the last time you opened a UK bank account? I hear that if you are lucky you can plead and maybe they will open a building society account for you. Again, I would rather pay someone to do it for me and save the flight.

Why is this? I spoke with pensionwise, some government advisors and they said it was difficult to arrange this, they suggested something else. That suggestion was from my existing pension fund, they say they cant advise, they just told me the facts.

Yes, this is what I want! (I discussed with the wife, it would be nice to have 30K and continue to do a little work, with no pressure) - just 10k per year. The issue is .. I live at this address in the UK, honestly, but can you just pay it into this account in Thailand - do you think they will go for it ? 😄 I like your ideas, its the perfect solution, I would just like someone to assist - to pay a financial advisor to arrange it seems the best idea. This is great, the issue is, as soon as I pull the whole lot, I pay 40% tax - afaik - and I again, I know nothing! but I value your comment and will check it.