Archive for December, 2009

Neighbour disputes trigger almost 100,000 home removals

Monday, December 14th, 2009

If you have every had an argument with your neighbours, you are not alone as figures show 100,000 home owners brought in the removals company during the last two years following disputes over the garden fence.

As many as 95,200 home owners decided they could no longer remain in their properties because of fights with neighbours, according to the survey by Abbey Mortgages.
However, the most common reasons for moving home saw one in three households move to climb up the property ladder and one in five moving because they needed more room, based on a total of 680,000 home owners moving since 2007.

Other popular reasons for moving home included relocating to a new job and moving into a better school catchment area.
Nici Audhlam-Gardiner, director of Abbey Mortgages, said:

“The saying ‘love thy neighbour’ seems long forgotten as so many of us plan to move each year just to get away from those next door.

“Despite this, people are still moving for positive reasons such as the desire to move up the property ladder or as a result of their dream home coming on to the market.”

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Outrage as council pays £1,500 for removals across the road

Friday, December 11th, 2009

A council paid £1,500 to hire a removals van to move staff just yards across the street.

Because of health and safety fears, Lancashire Council workers were told not to try to carry boxes over the road.
Instead a van was parked outside the Guild House offices in Preston facing towards the Winckley House property into which some of the building’s 200 staff were relocating. It was filled up and driven down the road to turn around before reversing over to the other side of the road.

Files, computers and office furniture were among the equipment needing to be moved.

The council and the company said the seconds-long journey was necessary to ensure the health and safety of the firm’s staff.

Kevin Thompson, owner Liverpool-based The Removal Team, which carried out the work, said: “It is health and safety – we just can’t carry boxes across the road.

“If you can imagine it being carried across the road and a car comes and one goes one way and one the other you will end up with a desk in the middle of the road.

“I’m sure it looked humorous and I believe it was 10 yards from one building to the other. It is our company’s health and safety guidelines. We can’t just carry boxes across the road.”

Colin Boardman, Environment Directorate support manager, said: “We are moving all furniture and equipment from Guild House to Winckley House. We hired a removal firm so that we don’t have to carry everything, which includes some specialist IT equipment, across a busy road.”

Guild House largely houses the council’s environment directorate, including highways consultancy workers and business services.

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Why choose to live abroad?

Thursday, December 10th, 2009

An extensive survey by HSBC has looked into the pros and cons of living abroad and it seems the former far outweighs the latter!

1. Expats Earn More

Depending on where in the world you relocate to, there is evidence out there to suggest that professional expatriates can earn significantly more than their peers back home. For example, the latest Expat Economics report from HSBC’s Expat Explorer range of surveys reveals that those living and working in the likes of Russia, Hong Kong, Japan and Switzerland earn more than $250,000 on average. A survey from NatWest International also revealed that on average, an expatriate professional’s salary was up to £20,000 higher than their onshore counterparts. So, if you’re money motivated or you just want to get ahead in the great savings race, going to live and work abroad can make a lot of potential sense!

2. Expats Pay Less Tax

By becoming non-resident in the UK for tax purposes you can take advantage of better tax regimes around the world. Those expats who live and work in the likes of the UAE where there is no or limited personal taxation find that they can really advance their wealth status as a result of the perfect combo of a higher salary and less tax. There are also ways for those who are paying income tax in their new nation to perhaps defer the payment of it on savings and investments which can then advance the rate at which said savings and investments grow. This is something that has to be researched on an individual basis because when it comes to your liability for tax, ignorance is not an excuse. So, explore your personal options with a financial adviser.

3. Expats Have a Better Quality of Life

The majority of expatriates surveyed by HSBC revealed that they now enjoy a better quality of life since relocating overseas than they enjoy previously. This can be put down to many of the other factors that come with relocation – such as being able to spend more time at home, outdoors and just away from the workplace, having more opportunity to travel, explore and have adventures and living in a better environment.

Anyone else immediately thinking of overseas removals?!

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