old grey mare Posted August 5, 2012 Share Posted August 5, 2012 when and if we full time, we will have to rent out the house that we have not yet bought. The problem is ----mail. HAS anyone had this problem? we have no family so that is not an answer. Problems will be insurance, banking etc. We lived in France until recently and have discovered, the hard way, the penalties of a lack of UK address! (lol) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corky 8 Posted August 5, 2012 Share Posted August 5, 2012 Have you thought about opening a PO Box, some info here.http://www.royalmail.com/delivery/inbound-mail/po-box/details Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
johnnerontheroad Posted August 5, 2012 Share Posted August 5, 2012 Have aread here http://www.magbaztravels.com/content/view/80/136/ also you have a PM Good luck Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dave225 Posted August 5, 2012 Share Posted August 5, 2012 I do not know if you plan this pre retiral or post retiral. However, be aware that if and when you want your State Pension you will have to list all the times you spent outside the UK, whether working or not. What they are looking for is to see if you are eligible for benefits abroad. Now you may be planning to spend the whole time in the UK but to my mind if you are full timing sooner or later the sun will beckon. Remember also if you 'drop off the radar' then you are no longer on any electoral register and if you ever need any financial activity in the future you will be stymied. Getting normal mail is not a problem, someone somewhere will handle it for you whether it be relative or freind or business. However some mail needs a real address and you may have problems. Have you also considered medical planning as no doctor will register you unless you have an address. There are a lot of things to consider and the old days of basically ''going awol' no longer apply. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cliffy Posted August 5, 2012 Share Posted August 5, 2012 If you do not have a permanent address in the UK and you leave the UK for more than 3 months (6 months if over 65 years old) you will no longer be eligible for NHS treatment. You will be charged for any treatment at a fixed rate which is not a private medical rate but is still expensive also as said before you will not be able to get a prescription from a doctor unless you pay the doctor for it and then pay for the medication. Most people beleive that if you have paid NI for forty odd years you are are entitled to free treatment but this not the case it is based on residency. If you come from abroard and have been resident for one day you are fully entitled to NHS treatment. All wrong but true Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bettyjmaar Posted August 6, 2012 Share Posted August 6, 2012 I will say that you must not rent a home that you don't already own. It may seem good today but after some time it may pose serious problems and legality issues. Life is not worth that kind of risk. Always take calculated risks. (>) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basil Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 bettyjmaar - 2012-08-06 9:38 AM I will say that you must not rent a home that you don't already own. It may seem good today but after some time it may pose serious problems and legality issues. Life is not worth that kind of risk. Always take calculated risks. (>) Why and how so? Bas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old grey mare Posted August 7, 2012 Author Share Posted August 7, 2012 Yup-,,, All the problems you state have been either considered or experienced. We have no one to send mail to, we blag at the Dr's ( havn't been there for years) car insurance, well I was ready to commit suicide or murder. Now sorted.Our only address will be the one we rent out. Many on the forum decry house ownership-it becomes more important when there is no income, the dreams are reality and an income is not only desirable but essential!!!!!!! (lol) (lol) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old grey mare Posted August 7, 2012 Author Share Posted August 7, 2012 Oh, and we will own the house , just solicitors taking there own sweet time and the Continent is not at the moment, an option. :-D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nowtelse2do Posted August 7, 2012 Share Posted August 7, 2012 Not 100% sure but I don't think the DVLA recognise a PO Box. So problems may arise when taxing vehicle, and if there are any future fine's or run ins with the law. Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ips Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 Often wondered how gypsys get round this assuming of course that some of them have insurance. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Basil Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 ips - 2012-08-08 10:18 AM Often wondered how gypsys get round this assuming of course that some of them have insurance. Mainly because they aint Gypsys, they are itinerent Irish travellers who have their propertys in Ireland but chose to come over here and carry out their shody and despicable practices on the unsuspecting! Bas Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old grey mare Posted August 8, 2012 Author Share Posted August 8, 2012 which don't help us none! We aint iterants, we don't do shoddy, and insurance companies love a legal address!!!!!! :-D :-| Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nowtelse2do Posted August 8, 2012 Share Posted August 8, 2012 Same goes for the passport office. They don't do PO Boxes so any passport queries and you have a problem. Life's a bitch in it. (lol) Dave Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
old grey mare Posted August 9, 2012 Author Share Posted August 9, 2012 Yep it surely is! Address for insurance passport health the list is endless! must be some full timers out there who have got around these problems. :-D Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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