moving this summer (hopefully)

well finally plucked up the courage to put my house on the market in Dundee, Scotland and move to murcia once the sale is completed.

its some thing ive been toying with for a good few years and thought if i dont do it now il never do it. ive been lookin at long term rentals in Sucina, La Puebla and surrounding areas. hopefully ill find some thing pretty close to the airport seen as il be travelling back and forward every few weeks to Aberdeen as ill still be working offshore.

hopefully my house will sell rather sharpish and ill be out there sooner rather than later

anyway, i look forward to joining you all in sunny spain ASAP

Well done, you won't regret it. We have lived here for a long time so if you need any help or advice just let us know. We have a business here called homecomforts.es and as a familly we have been here for over 30 years so we know a lot of people. I also do a lot of work for property manegment ccompanies and letting agents so can point you in the right direction if you are looking to rent.

Good luck with the move - my only suggestion would be to come over and rent before you sell your UK home. You will have a homebase to go back to just incase (though unlikely) that you dont like it.

 Shedboylinz   ,  have sent you a private message.

than very much for your replies.

chris, thats much appreciated once im sorted and ready to come over ill maybe take you up on that offer. ian and angie, i have another property in Dundee that i let out at the minute which i can move back to incase it all turns pear shaped. hopefully that wont be the case though and ill spend the forseeable future some where slightly warmer than scotland :-)

hopefully my house sale will go through shortly and ill be over there joining you all before i know it

hi tamaraessex i like your suggestion, it's a great one.

Ian and Angie-if the house is sold after they move here, surely  they will get a capital gains bill!

CGT - not payable if they become resident after 2nd July, so if they sell up and move over before the end of 2013 they will  not be liable.

IF the house sale is finalised AFTER 1st january 2014 and they are resident before July 2nd  then although not tax resident untill after 180 day rule, they are liable for CGT as the tax year - as you all know - is Jan to December, and you are deemed tax resident for the whole year if you are living there  - prior - to July 2nd.   More so now under the new overseas asset declaration form. Hence we have 2 arrival dates.  House sells before year end - can arrive anytime next year. House sells post JAN 1ST will not  move  untill July 2nd, well actually we willl, we  intend spending several months travelling through France and then 

well its took slightly longer than i thought but today i finally got the offer ive been waiting on and accepted a price for my house. i now have 5 weeks to pack up and move out as the entry date for the new owners is the 6th of september ( assuming everything goes to plan )

in between that i have a week in ibiza ( leaving this saturday 3rd august ) and a week offshore. giving me three weeks to pack up a 4 bedroom house worth of furniture and kids toys.

wish me luck :-)

Dont build your hopes up an offer means nothing wait till you exchange otherwise you may be unpacking

Sorry to put a downer on it but its a fact

Never assume anything to many variables in life poor valuation,bad credit history,banks not lending 

Good Luck hope you acheive your dream I have but I am ubber careful

This message was last edited by whatagayday on 01/08/2013.