How to Retire Abroad: Your Complete Guide to a Fresh Start in the Sun

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Author(s): Roger Jones
Edition: 3Rev e.
Publisher: How to Content
Year: 2007

Language: English
Pages: 321

Contents......Page 6
Preface......Page 10
Acknowledgements......Page 13
New attitudes towards retirement......Page 14
Making a fresh start......Page 17
The lure of foreign places......Page 18
Planning ahead......Page 20
References......Page 22
2 Thinking Things Through......Page 23
The Third Age and beyond......Page 24
Permanent or temporary foreign residence?......Page 25
Your dependents......Page 26
Your home in the UK......Page 29
Your financial health......Page 31
A different social environment......Page 32
Going to live with other people......Page 33
3 Choosing a Location......Page 35
Physical location......Page 36
Other considerations......Page 38
Finding out about the location......Page 54
4 Acquiring a Property......Page 56
Renting......Page 57
Buying......Page 59
Checklist......Page 69
Legal aspects of buying a property......Page 78
5 Health and Social Security......Page 86
Your state pension......Page 87
Other pensions......Page 91
Additional state benefits......Page 92
Health service......Page 93
6 Financial Matters......Page 99
Taxation......Page 100
Investments......Page 109
Insurance......Page 114
Banking......Page 117
Car......Page 119
Children......Page 121
Forwarding of mail......Page 123
Your home in the UK......Page 124
Language training......Page 125
Medical matters......Page 127
Passport and visa......Page 130
Pensions and other benefits......Page 131
Pets......Page 132
Removals......Page 133
Travel arrangements......Page 135
Your will......Page 136
Checklist......Page 137
Banking......Page 139
British Consulate/Embassy......Page 140
Church......Page 141
Legal matters......Page 142
Local authorities......Page 143
Social security......Page 144
Utilities......Page 145
Your new address......Page 146
Acclimatisation......Page 147
Reference......Page 150
Discovering your new lifestyle......Page 151
Get to know the country......Page 152
Learn the language......Page 153
Get to know the local people......Page 154
Develop new interests......Page 155
Keep in touch with home......Page 156
Eat sensibly......Page 158
Keep fit and healthy......Page 159
Finding work......Page 160
10 Dealing with Emergencies......Page 162
Accidents......Page 163
Culture shock......Page 164
Death......Page 165
Disability......Page 166
Hospitalisation......Page 167
Incompatibility......Page 168
Marriage problems......Page 169
Shortage of funds......Page 170
Keeping safe......Page 172
Trouble with the authorities......Page 173
11 Returning Home......Page 174
Before you go......Page 175
Selling up......Page 177
When you arrive in the UK......Page 182
Reference......Page 185
Reasons for not retiring abroad......Page 186
The alternatives......Page 188
A job abroad......Page 195
A final word......Page 198
Appendix A: Retirement locations in Europe......Page 199
Appendix B: Retirement locations: rest of the world......Page 239
Associations and services......Page 274
Emigration advisers......Page 277
Employment opportunities......Page 280
Estate agents (UK)......Page 281
Estate agents (abroad)......Page 298
Finance......Page 302
Government departments......Page 304
Holidays......Page 305
Insurance......Page 306
Language learning......Page 307
Legal services......Page 309
Removals......Page 311
Appendix D: Bibliography......Page 313
C......Page 316
F......Page 317
L......Page 318
R......Page 319
T......Page 320
W......Page 321