Leaving the UK for a better life in Thailand EP 14 | Flat goes on the market - Shocked at the price
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 10 ธ.ค. 2024
- ** Please note, I left the UK in February 2024. I'm showing these videos because I was asked how I made the move **
This was recorded in January 2024 when I finally got the flat on the market.
All my hard work had paid off but it came at a price, I was mentally and physically drained and the pains in my foot, leg and back were at an all-time high.
As you know, I now live in Thailand and I'm determined to stay here forever. I can not touch the money I got from the sale of the flat, that is invested for Chloe to enjoy when I'm gone. All I have is my personal savings and this will run out eventually unless I can build my channel back to where it was before.
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I think it’s a mistake to sell up and move. You can find an honest agent to manage your place. To sell is final. And property is only going up in value. And you are getting older. How about medical care in Thailand. Grave mistake.
Seeing as you took the time to construct something properly (instead of the usual "don't sell, rent" comments without explanation) I'll take the time to reply in full:-
I've been living in Thailand since the middle of February this year and I got paid out for the flat/apartment 6 months ago. I've honestly never looked back and this has been the most relaxing 6 months of my life, I don't have a worry in the world :)
I couldn't rent it out, due to it having such a low EPC rating (F - the minimum is E). I could have spent £15k (money I didn't have) and brought it up to level 'C' so it would have been rentable but this is the highest EPC level that it could have ever been (due to constructional limitations) but even so, it would never completely conform to the forthcoming 'net zero' state that the government want every property to comply with. As a homeowner, I would then have to pay an additional 'tax fine' and no one knows how much that will be yet.
Also, being a flat, it is highly likely that the government would take control and use it for housing asylum seekers or it's possible that the tenant could trash the place. I'd have to fork out a lot of money to have the place redecorated. If it was occupied by someone claiming benefits (very likely) I have to wait until the tenants want to leave before I can sell it, rather than serving them notice and the thought of someone trashing my own possession was too much to handle.
Plus which, I'd have to pay 40% tax on rent as an expat which would wipe out any profit.
Once a property is put up for rent, it becomes a personal income. As such, if I wanted to sell the property after a number of months/years I'd be liable for capital gains tax at 24% because it would be void of any 'private residence relief'. I would have needed to rent it out for at least 12 years (at the current rate of property price inflation) to get the same amount back as I did when it sold (Value in 12 years minus Capital Gains Tax equals the price I got paid today) but the money I got is now in an investment account and earning interest.
If I wanted to move over here, my only option was to sell it and staying in the UK was not an option, due to health reasons. I'm not saying that every person is in the same boat, most people will be fine with a little nest-egg but I couldn't keep it because I felt that it would have become a real money-pit and a worry I could do without.
I don't regret selling it, people think that renting is easy when it's not - you can't just rent it out for 12 months and then decide to sell it because you lose a massive percentage in Capital Gains Tax. If I'd waited 12 years when it was worth a lot more, I'd still get the same amount of cash as I did when I sold it.
I'll pin your comment so others can see the reasonings why I did what I did.........
@ I get ya. I wish you the best of luck in the future. I spent a few months there in Thailand. The women only want your money and make it very clear. There is no such thing as love or affection in there book. I find that very creepy. But if you’re happy that’s the main thing.
@@Vortecks Good for you brother, always do what you want to do yourself. Best of luck for the future.
@@Vortecks Definetly a smart move!! I hope you are stacking sats and not holding your savings in fiat money.
@@Vorteckswell put, these are the things the leftists don't see
Don't sell any off your property rent it out incase thialand goes wrong trust me
Wise advice, as the grass isn't always greener on the other side.
Landlords getting bent over wouldn't surprise me if Labour force landlords to give free housing in future.
He probably needs the cash to start his new life.
I've been over here for 7 months now and I regret nothing I did, I only regret not doing it sooner actually.
@@Vortecks yh until you get sick or have to come back to the uk permanently and start over again always keep your assets in your home country as security
Your making the right move this country is finished i left 40 years ago i saw what was coming.
My only regret is...... I wish I'd left sooner.
I've been living in Thailand for 7 months now and I've never looked back.
Yes it's finished london 1# on the list most people I know over 30 are leaving to other countrys even the states it's finished
so it took 40 years and still counting?
This person should play the lottery 😂@@patoises
Yes, my father told his girls, to get out of UK, because what was on the cards, was not good & not a way for people to live. He mentioned Big Brother & a limited lifestyle. I'm so glad 2 of us listened & left. We both have a free, successful, happy life, in the sunshine. It appears the country is near as dam it broken.
IMHO
I left the UK with my wife and 2 kids in June, we left for Cyprus and regret nothing! Well done you! We also started the channel the same as you 🙏
Cheers mate, I've pinned your comment so other will come and subscribe 😁
@Vortecks I thought I'd replied to this already. Really appreciate it mate! Hope all is well with you in Thailand 🙏
so your kids don't see grand parents much
@beaulieuc8910 nope not even when in the UK, so no problem!
You have made a great decision. All western countries are being deliberately bankrupted and culturally, religiously and societally collapsed. I'm in Australia and if I didn't have peripheral neuropathy I'd be moving to Thailand as well. All the best mate.
Cheers mate. I've lived in Thailand for 7 months now and I've never looked back.
All the best to you, I hope your life improves (if that's ever possible).
But Australia was an aboriginal country which had their ways and culture collapsed.
Philippines 🇵🇭 Thailand 🇹🇭 Turkey 🇹🇷 Serbia 🇷🇸 Slovenia 🇸🇮 Romania 🇷🇴 Bulgaria 🇧🇬 Montenegro 🇲🇪 Cyprus 🇨🇾 or Northern Cyprus Hungary 🇭🇺 Slovakia 🇸🇰 Russia 🇷🇺 Poland 🇵🇱 Portugal 🇵🇹 are doing OK..
I totally agree with everything you say..been saying this for years..this country is doomed and fast approaching...keep ya chin up pal
Cheers mate. I left the UK over 7 months ago and I haven't looked back. Sadly, the UK is getting worse by the day now.
I personally think, it's what kind of life and where in the UK you are living. I travel a lot with my work, I spend quite a lot of time in Dubai.
Having that said, I love coming back home. I live in a beautiful Cotswold village and as much as other exotic countries are very beautiful and the hot weather is guaranteed, I personally would not want to live anywhere else. Each and everyone to their own.
It’s your life my friend, I myself would not sell my property to move abroad. I would hold off, find a long term tenant and rent it. When the money is spent, it’s gone.
Your a British man and right now we need British men in our country more than ever.
That’s just my opinion.
Good luck with all your future endeavours. 🙏
Cheers mate, I appreciate your input.
It's gone now and I've lived in Thailand for 7 months and, to be honest, I've never looked back. On the other side of it, the price of the flat could have gone down and it needed around 10K spending on it to meet the forthcoming 'net zero' policy and I didn't have that kind of money. I sold it just in time.
Life over here is so simple, it's like the UK in the 80's. I do miss the UK but only how it used to be.
This is absolutely crazy that native British people are literally that unhappy with living in Britain they are almost being forced to leave , hopeless situation 😳. Alot of people thinking of doing the same thing too including me .
It is a sad situation but it's all by design mate. I left the UK 7 months ago and sadly, I've never looked back.
Can you do Thai vid then?
No one forced him out
@@nolslifegren you sure 🤔?
The writing is on the wall, for GREAT BRITIAN, Mr starmer is making it quite plain. I'm so happy I left years ago, for a successful, free, happy lifestyle in the sun.
IMO
Thanks for sharing these videos about your mindset and prep for leaving, it’s very insightful and gives us a good idea of how difficult the prep was but how important the decision was for you. This is what TH-cam was made for, unlike 98% of the guff on this platform. Yourself and Andy Kirby have the best channels!
Cheers mate, I appreciate comments like yours, it's what keeps me going. One day, I'll get back to building electric stuff to give you something better to watch :)
I have to say it my friend ..I’m glad you’ve left the Uk only because a bit of every one of your followers has gone with you good luck on your journey 👍
It's nice to know that people still follow me mate. I was put on this planet to educate people and show people that anything is possible and that's what I'm trying to do now.
@@Vortecks that’s the way I feel and see life at 71 ,it gives me great pleasure to help people and pass on what Iv learnt from my journey so far ..not much of real content on tube nowadays but your channel is one of the few examples that gives us hope for our future …like living in Disney world 🙈👍
Good luck mate. I totally get where you are and having lived in Thailand with a Thai wife and our daughter, I'm itching to escape once Great Britain to return there. The UK is on borrowed time, and Sir Kneel-a-lot freebie Stasi and his band of thieves are nailing the lid on over the next 4 years, 10 months. I have to remain here for a few more years until my daughter finishes school, but I'll be back in Thailand as soon as possible.
The UK is over
Same situation just waiting for kids education to end then Thailand forever
@@davewordsworth1251 what are your thoughts on Spain and Canada? Are they better off.
Would you live in Canada? It's close to USA?
What countries are safe for next 10yrs?
@@MJWINNER_Sketchbook999 spain is the best in terms of cost canada is nice if you have money the states two uk a total nightmare unless your rich and could afford to live in a rich area/community but even then immigrants have taken over most big uk cities and even rural areas horrible uk
Wherever you live you will need money to manage on.
Good on you for getting out for a better life in the sun!
Good on you, good luck in Thailand, don't get sucked into any scams or end up buying a bar in Bangkok or Pattaya (there's more than enough already!)
Hope you get a good job there but it's difficult to work if you're a foreigner in Thailand. Some guys lose everything there, go careful.
I've lived in Thailand for 7 months now and never looked back. I've bought 3 bars and I live with my beautiful 25 year old wife in the house I built on her land. Her buffalo in Buriram got sick and the vets bills were astronomical but I think it's fine now (never seen it).
I'm joking..... I'm single, never falling for any scams and it's staying that way mate. I've retired and enjoying life to the max now I've escaped the clutches of the UK :)
@@Vortecksend in tears
What a nonce 😂. I wouldn’t love Thailand for all the monies in world. A third world dump
@@Vortecks 😂
We done the same a few years ago.....sold up and moved to rural Spain..... it's fantastic....the people are so friendly and helpful...... great weather...... great food and culture......I feel so sad to see what is happening in UK.....I hope you find happiness.....🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
Good for you mate , my Thai misses and me was heading to retire in Lanzarote before that poxy brexit vote stopped it .
I’d love to retire in a climate like Spain , at the moment in the cold uk my arthritis is killing me with the pain
I've been living in Thailand for 8 months now and I can truly say that I've never looked back. It is very sad to see the UK in such a state but it's all by design, they have all the answers but they refuse to act on them.
Congratulations !!!!!!!!! Everyone get out I can't wait for my turn but it's going to be many many years yet 💯👍
Lets just hope that your turn comes more quickly than many many years. I've been away from the UK for 7 months now and I never looked back 😁
Sometimes its not good to wait, for the right time. Do all you possibly can to make that move. I did & live a good successful & free happy life, in the sunshine. Good luck.
IMO
Your last sentence in that video is the way most of us feel .
We all feel your pain Tony.
So glad you are settling in with only a few hiccups in your new home brother 👍
Cheers mate. The more I look back at these videos, the happier I feel about my decision to move here 😁
And,i think you made the right choice.
All the best from the west mate .
Good luck to you, well done for actually making it happen 👏
It took a lot of courage and a lot of planning but I've been living in Thailand for 7 months now and I never looked back.
I dont blame you for leaving. I live in France and its so much better.
I've also visited a friend in Thailand 3 times and I'd happily live there . Healthcare is excellent. . I had dental work done. So fast, so good and my £4000 work would have cost £14,000/16,000€. Major work, stripped out all the crappy NHS amalgum fillings, crowns and bridges and i had 4 root canals. I havent had an issue in the 6 years since...and people complement me on my smile !
The UK is about to go downwards in a big way....the pressure is building and it will go bang soon.
Excellent move mate, you're definitely better off where you are.
12 months ago, I saw that something was going to happen and I gave it 4 years - The way the UK is going, private landlords won't stand a chance with the government's communist approach and the new 'net zero' thing that's going to hit 99% of poor homeowners.
I've also had dental work done over here, they wanted £1,400 for something that cost me £325 over here (and it was an upgrade) and I felt absolutely nothing, unlike the butchers in the UK.
This country is beyond repair , I know what you mean I’m sick of all this shit 😢
It's your chance to do something about it mate, there are always escape routes, you just need to find it.
It's not beyond repair it's just most people haven't got the stomach for it
Well done for getting rid mate, youre on the up now I think!
Oh yeah, I've never looked back mate 😁
I can't blame you good luck for your future
Avoid Pattaya and Bangkok,go to a quiet place like cha am, or hua hin don't be tempted to buy a condo or an apartment, rent, and Get Health insurance ,and finally do not lease a bar. I lived in Thailand for 8 years. It's not easy. Good Luck.
Don't worry mate, I'm not doing any of that stuff. I've been happily living in Huay Yai for 7 months now and I've never looked back. No more cold, no more pain and no more hassle!
Don’t encourage more han$um men to these nice, quieter places, ffs! Send them all to Pattaya … 😂
I agree 100% with you, I opted to live outside Jomtien near to Pattaya so it gives me the option to travel into the tourist areas should I choose. Stay safe
I fully agree with your views on what’s happening to our once great homeland. The writings been on the wall for years and it’s now ramping up rapidly. The ‘powers’ that be are doing everything they can to provoke mass civil unrest. It’s just a matter of time.
Good luck with your future plans.
I've lived in Thailand for 7 months now and I've never looked back mate. These videos are just a reminder of all the things I had to do in case it helps just one other person to do the same.
I hated what was happening to the UK so much, I had to get out and I'm so glad I did.
I sold my house while abroad, it was fairly easy. Only thing is, had to go into Agent office to give copy of passport and sign few docs, completion docs, ETC. All the Solicitor stuff was online, facial, video recognition scan and passport.. I guess you can get Agent to act on your behalf too.. If no fixed address.. / travelling..
I've lived here for 7 months now and the sale of the flat went through 5 months ago which was very easy. I also had to print out and sign some documents and FedEx the whole lot back to the UK. Even the FedEx experience was a pleasure - people over here certainly know how to supply a superb service.
@@Vortecks how's life now my friend moved Thier for same reasons he says he's never coming back he's even deleted all social media says he's living a real life now instead of just existing 😮
good timing. good luck
@tony have you checked about medical over there and how it works. As in price I know they offer a "basic" public package for all citizens, as for the UK. I agree something will happen because the working class will only put up with so much like a pressure cooker looks all quiet on the surface but the pressure is building, NHS can not cope with the influx I need treatment and in past 5 years I've had well especially past 2 years had appointment upon appointment cancelled. With no reason even when I asked, too many mouths to feed from the tax pile.if people want want to be on the dole nothing wrong with them and pretending they have a headache or backache you can pick up waste and rubbish, clean buildings for your money. If you don't like it get proper employment, people come to the country you have to work a minimum of 5 years to get NHS treatment. Otherwise you will have to pay for a basic plan. Same for no benefits from the government. And if you come here in a rubber dingy "illegally" then sorry but you can not stay. Especially with no papers. The longer this country carries on like this the harsher the treatment. If I wore a tinfoil hat I'd say the government wants it to go to crap so they can bring in martial law or more Draconian rules.
Great post mate. Spot on. The government both tories and now labour are allowing them into the country for a reason. What is their end game? It's scary.
I'm in Australia now 23 years. Great country but I feel it may end up the same in the future. In 5-6 years I'm going to send half my time here and half in Asia between Thailand, Vietnam and Cambodia. Thank god for Asia 🙏
I have basic medical and I have insurance from the bank. Apart from that, I'm self insuring because I'm not paying the massive excess that all insurance companies expect you to pay.
in the UK, only 3 years ago, a simple operation like a hernia was performed without problems but now, they won't even do that because of cut-backs. I have 2 friends who are in agony because of hernias and they refuse to treat them unless they become strangulated (which is life threatening).
The influx of immigrants into the country is by design mate. They have plenty of opportunities to stop them from coming but NOTHING has been done, it's the fuel the next generation which won't have a middle class, just a lower and upper class because the middle class still have a voice which causes the establishment problems.
In 4 years time, the UK won't be anything like it is now, I'm sure of it.
The government allow them into the country because its big bussiness
well done for making the move man! All the best with it
9 months ago, I left the UK and I have never looked back and I will never go back either :)
Good luck. I'm in the process of moving out of the UK. Bought a house in Vlora, Albania. Everything is much cheaper here, including fresh food and 300 days of sun a year. It pains me that the UK has been destroyed
I've got to admit, Albania is a place I'd never have thought of going. Looks very nice in Vlora, I wish you well and I bet you feel much better now you're nearly free of the UK in its demise.
I've been in Thailand 14 yrs you need a plan and medical insurance and what visa
Shocked to hear you mention Cannock I lived there as a little kid, Grew up in Rugeley and now live in Stafford, 100% want to live in Thailand and working on it now. Good luck with everything.
Coincidentally, I grew up in Rugeley (next to the cricket pitch) and my mum & sister live in Stafford now.
Good luck with your life journey, you won't regret the move mate. I've been living in Thailand for 8 months now and I can truly say that I've never looked back :)
@@Vortecks Thanks, My mind set is such it takes an awful lot for me to be happy in the UK, But virtually nothing to be happy in Thailand.
You better have the best medical insurance, that includes a flight home...
Good Luck & All The Best
Cheers buddy, I've lived in Thailand for 7 months now and never looked back.
I left uk years ago to philippines anywhere there is heat and u can have walks get a beer with out hazzle is good uk cold wet miserable good luck on u travels
The Philippines weather is awful and the food is questionable and hygiene is near non existent….not the best Asian county to live in …
@Bereadyalways123 Sounds like you just described the UK to me.
Hope it all works out. Never look back.
I've been here for 7 months now mate....... I've never looked back and I've never been happier 😁
Cambodia is also a great place to live along with Vietnam. I've lived in Thailand for about 15+ years and never regretted leaving the UK Sheet hole that's sinking fast while Asia is rising. Subscribed mate
Cheers mate 😁
I've been living in Huay Yai for 8 months now and I've never looked back. The whole feeling it gives you here is a feeling of peace and happiness, nothing like it was in the UK which is full of angry people who love to hate each other.
I'd point out that someone saying we can take care of everything means they are probably charging a premium for it. Just this week a visit to the vet she said I' can give you this' a small bag of dog food. My thoughts were elsewhere and I presumed it was free, an incentive to buy more in the future. That 1.5kg bag was £50 added to the bill! I didn't realise until days later. Bloody dog wont touch it and she's not a fussy eater.
Actually mate, I was very surprised that everything went though without a hitch. They even went further than I'd expected and they didn't charge me a penny over what they said. I moved here 7 months ago and I sold the flat 5 months ago and I've never looked back.
It just goes to show that there are still some businesses in the UK who aren't just out to scam every last penny out of you.
Don't blame anyone for leaving England
When you go there you will have problems, just different problems..
I've been living in Thailand for 7 months now and I've never looked back, I'm an immigrant and a second class citizen but I'm treated better than I was in the UK and I've had ZERO problems.
@@Vorteckshow much do you spend on them bar girls? Hiw much have they taken from you?
Well done mate.. my family and I are thinking of moving out of the uk ❤
Don't think about it, just do it ;)
I've lived in Thailand for 7 months now and I've honestly never looked back. The toxicity of the UK had become too much for me to handle and I couldn't leave quickly enough. Life over here is much slower but everything gets done quicker, happy friendly faces everywhere and the infrastructure leaves the UK behind.
@@Vortecks I know my husband is half Spanish so a lot of his family including his dad live there they tell us go pack up and go to them ❤️
DON'T go with the solicitors suggested by the agent. You already have a solicitor, so use them. A lot of people ended up with problem properties because they used online conveyancing services. I have to say that I don't like the sound of this agent and bet she will get a kick-back from the conveyancing firm she suggested. Good luck with your plans to move abroad and I hope it works out for you.
These videos were made 9 months ago and everything went through as smooth as can be, they even went above my expectations on many occasions and didn't charge me any extra. I was more than happy with the service I was given :)
I lived on and off in Asia over 30 years , keep your flat PLEASE , you cannot own FREEHOLD in most Asian countries a flat/condominium yes that is leasehold… 100% you will regret this move, I was a lecturer/teacher for many years in ASIA, your health will be in question in Asia, go there for say 6 months please , then make your mind up …
I moved here 7 months ago and I sold the flat 5 months ago. To be honest, I've never looked back and I've never been as happy as I am now.
@@Vortecks Okay, I was just worried about you, the reason I can say such things is this never mind the others on social media they would agree if you Said you were going to swim with great white sharks….I got married in the Philippines in 1987 my son 33 half Filipino and he’s mum and me live in Norwich city, I have lived on and off in the Philippines for 36 years, so I know the people there ATTITUDES and behind those Filipino smiles, just be so- so careful of the woman there , YOU are a TARGET, they will melt your heart but there needs are not what you think as much as they say they love you NOT TRUE… have fun there TRY not to get to involved ROMANTICALLY, please some TAGALOG no matter what area you live in …good luck, Ray in beautiful Norwich city…
the Philippines isn't Thailand.
@@alexandramcpherson4189 I am so happy you care to give me a geography lesson, have lived in Asia on and off since 1987..
Good chance your health issues will resolve if you go on a low or zero carb diet. Not just bread but most vegetables which can trigger inflammation or autoimmune conditions. What have you got to lose by eating just meat for 30 days just to see
I now have a very healthy diet of Thai food, loads of vitamin D and I have my medical massage every week - I haven't suffered pain for 7 months now and this is the best move I've ever made.
Just found your channel ,I don't blame you for leaving the uk
I have been to Thailand 11 times
Philippines twice , but for me Thailand is far better for infrastructure etc
I am off to Thailand soon
Bangkok, khon kaen ,udon thani, kanchanaburi, and hua hin
Gone for 1 month
Hope you find a good place to live that suits you
From walsall area midlands
Cheers mate, I lived in Gt Wyrley. I've lived here (Huay Yai) for nearly 8 months now and never looked back. In November, I'm riding up to Chiang Mai and touring around the north of Thailand for a few weeks.
You are right about the hassle and bustle our bodies are not built for that the pain is too much. The whole country is falling apart quickly nothing can stop this country coming down a pothole.
It won't be long mate, I'm a firm believer in that. I'll give it 3 years before the communist party completely destroys the last remaining parts of society as we know it. It's a shame that our once loved country has systematically been destroyed and the middle-class won't even be a thing for much longer.
I left Cannock in 2009 to live in the Philippines, if you retire here you will receive your annual state pension increase, in Thailand you won't, something to bear in mind..
I left Great Wyrley in 2024 and I've never looked back mate.
I didn't know that about the state pension increase - maybe one day I'll move to the Philippines, it was a toss-up between the 2 countries to be honest.
In another 5 years Thier will be no pensions left the UK government is going to absolutely wipe us all out watching kier starmer is gonna be the UK's worse downfall
I applaud you for moving to Thailand, but I applaud you even more for selling and deciding never to come back to the UK. Such peace of mind for you knowing you don’t have to come back to the UK for any reason at all. It’s mental freedom!
Thank you! We have someone who actually knows what freedom is!
@@Vortecks I know it, but you’re living it mate. I’m already feeling the cold in my hands and the UK summertime hours only finished yesterday!
Do you have a working visa? I live in Thailand on a retirement visa, but I do not work here, hopefully everything works out for you all the best from jomtien 😊
I've been here for 7 months on a retirement visa mate and I don't regret anything I did. Thailand is an amazing place and I will never go back to the UK.
All the best from Huay Yai 😁
Good for you. Renting your property could become hassle. Clean break will be good for you . Good luck
I've lived in Thailand for 7 months now and never looked back. I'm glad all the stress is over and I don't have to worry about anything in the UK.
Good luck. Life is better outside UK.
You're not kidding, I've been here 7 months now and never looked back.
A,few,points have more than one bank account in uk as,when santander found i was living in philippines they debanked me . i had sold my last house and tranfered money here to buy property . customs blocked my pensions and i had to give a full account on sale off my house which i had done once it was sold .they asked again and proof what i bought in phills. This is why santander debanked me was very stressfull
@@1t_wasnt_me was,with santander 30 years
My next door neighbour had exactly the same problem with Santander, they closed his account and I had to help him sort it.
I called Lloyds bank before I left and told them I'm moving here, they were fine about it. I keep my Lloyds investments open and a couple of direct debits going so they're happy.
I’m already out there now and I’ve been here 4 months it’s the best thing rather than stressing about working all the time
I've been here for 8 months now mate, I've never looked back and I swear I'm never going back to the UK!
UK works motto,
Work until 67 & enjoy the remaining 10 years..
..... if you're lucky.
I've been in Thailand for 8 months now and I've never looked back :)
Mate, I left West Brom for Oz in 1976, I wish you all the best. I couldn’t live over there now. I think it really sucks, especially now with the sausage man now in charge. Having said that, my two top picks for moving to in SE Asia would be Prachup Khiri khan in Thailand, or Da Nang in Vietnam nam.
West Brom...... the place I travelled to worked for 20+ years (which is probably why I've got a brum accent).
The sausage man is methodically destroying the country now, I don't think there are many more groups of people that he can drag down to their knees, the people will revolt!
I have to go through Prachup Khiri khan when I go touring down the west of Thailand but but next month, I'm going up to Chiang Rai and working my way down the centre of Thailand.
You wont regret it mate, renting is a nice income, but you will always be thinking about it while your in Thailand, house prices may crash & also rental income especially the way things are with the new government........
I've lived in Thailand for 7 months now and I've never looked back. I'm very sad that I was driven out of my homeland but it's a matter of sanity, health and wellbeing.
The flat was sold and I was paid out 5 months ago. With the very recent 'net zero' emission target that the government has announced means that the flat would need a lot of money spending on it to meet targets or face a penalty.
You’re going to have so much fun in Thailand…… Rent just outside the city its 4 x cheaper and also food etc, I have lived here two years and have not regretted it.
I've lived in Huay Yai for 7 months now mate. I miss the UK so badly that I think I'll return there very soon.
Only joking..... I've never looked back, never been happier and I've never felt this free since the 1980's in the UK. I was asked "why would you want to move to a third world country?" and my reply was "I'm moving out of a third world country in comparison to Thailand" 🤣🤣
Are you still in Thailand? Where did you move to, what city?
Yes mate, I've been happily living in my bungalow in Huay Yai for 7 months now. I'll be doing a review of the place I'm living - it's total paradise :)
Talk about coincidence mate. I’m renovating a house with the goal of getting rid of it next year so I can get out of this god forsaken country.
Good luck mate, I hope everything goes well for you. I've been living in Thailand for 7 months now and I've never looked back!
@@Vortecks thanks mate. I think my life will change dramatically for the better as soon as I leave. There is no hope here anymore and wasn’t like this in the early 2000s
@Vortecks In 1984 I was so sick of the prison called the UK I left with a couple of thousand quid in American Express travelers checks, literally, and caught a plane for New Jersey. I had got to such a point with the UK that I was ready to either find a new life or die. I ended up in many extremely dangerous situations in the USA and Latin America but I didn't care. We are all on a one way ticket. The time we have is precious. Being stuck in a miserable, immigrant infested communist in all but name country is not a wise use of your or my time.
I know Thailand well. It is not paradise and nowhere as cheap as the spin tells us. HOWEVER it is about a million times better than the UK.
Sometimes you have to throw the chips on the table and they land as they may. You have done that and I respect that. I have read the comments and the idiots telling you to not sell and rent are not in your head. They do not know all the intricate angles of your situation as you do.
I ended up becoming an American citizen. I have now lived here for 40 plus years. I regret nothing. With just a little money and at the point that the next step was death I made it work. YOU CAN TOO. Don't spend all your time in bars in LOS. Stay away from the Thai gold diggers and make a life for yourself. As you well know now accommodation can be super cheap often with breakfast thrown in. The food in the markets and on the street is good and again cheap. There is company there if you choose to seek it out. I made lifelong friends there.
As for health the commenters do make a valid point. Thai dental care is not good but the hospitals and doctors are perfectly adequate. You will need insurance though. These negative morons in the comments just do not see your desperation and unhappiness like do. There comes a point that it is do or die no matter what the possible dire outcome. Take a little joy out of life then bow out with grace ad dignity. I respect you.
Where do I live??? I write to you from my camper in northern Mississippi. I wander America following the weather. Wyoming, Colorado and Montana in the summer and Arizona in the winter. I owe nothing. Everything was liquidated over 5 years ago. I live frugally and happily.
LIFE IS TOO PRECIOUS TO LIVE IN MISERY. I am almost certain that your medical issues will improve in time due to the lack of stress and climate. I doubt I will return to Thailand but who knows. Maybe I will bump into you in Pattaya or in the Jomtien immigration office.
Take heart my friend because nobody gets out of this alive and nobody knows the future. Enjoy each day as if it was your last and for the love of god stay away from the grog. It is so easy to become an alky in both the UK and Thailand. It is poison. Moderation is the key. Best wishes from America.
Izi.
I'm hoping to sell my flat soon in outer London but I've always wanted a place in the Scottish Isles. 62 next year.
After covid,i sold up and went travelling round Thailand 4 months.invested some in a property with my girlfriend of 3 years,and spend 3 months a year out there in the village in Buriram..just coming back to work and pay my pension.Im 46,changed my life..Dont be hesitant,do your research and do it.😎🙏
Well done mate. I lived in Thailand from 2008 to 2020, it was the best thing I ever did. I plan on returning when my health improves. Have you thought about investing your money in dividend stocks to create some income?
Here's an example...
Diversified Energy Company PLC (DEC) = 15% annual dividend
British American Tobacco PLC (BATS) = 8% annual dividend
Just trying to give you some ideas...
Cheers mate, I've been living here for 8 months now and I put the money into a simple and relatively safe investment with Lloyds bank. It's earning more than a high interest rate account which is all I wanted really. Maybe I'll change things in the future but I'm not familiar with how to invest in other accounts.
Took the Gatwick Express to the airport, never looked back, happy 20min north of Valencia,Spain .
I've been living in Thailand for 8 months now and, like you, I never looked back :)
Totally get where you're are coming from. You are right, the UK's situation is not maintainable - hasn't been for decades. We are already at the highest levels of taxation in 70 years. Labour will try a money grab at the next budget, but when the boomers and their assets are gone, and the inheritance tax paid, what then? I first went to live in Thailand in 2003, and it was a great decision. I've spent most of the last 20 years living outside of UK, although I did keep a base in UK (Family). Was in Philippines earlier this year (magic), but some of the EU countries are still good for a decade or two yet. You've got a lot to think of though...
I've lived in Thailand for 7 months now and I've never been happier, it's like a massive weight has been lifted from my shoulders.
The sale of the flat went through without a problem and I've never looked back. I thought I'd miss the UK but it's totally the opposite, I now feel like this place was always my home but I got lost.
@@Vortecks Excellent, and glad you made the move. Your first trip back to the UK after your move to Thailand will probably be the most depressing experience of your life - I know mine was - arriving on a particularly grey and drizzly day didn't help either! Thailand is a fantastic choice, and I was very happy there, after 20 years of sheer misery in the UK. You mention a massive weight lifted from your shoulders - I know that feeling only too well. I was sitting in MBK in BKK having a quiet coffee and felt like suddenly for the first time in my life I was actually living, rather than existing. It's a powerful feeling, and once you've tasted it, you'll never want to give it up. All the best...
well done me and my husband left England 18years ago it was the best thing we ever done and we never looked back
I left the UK nearly 9 months ago and it's the same for me....... I never look back. It's probably the best decision of my life!
You see the future. I want to leave france too.❤❤❤❤
When you say that I see the future, I think you may be correct. Everything that I said will happen, has happened and the future of the UK (and the rest of the EU) is in jeopardy now.
I moved to Thailand in 2006, both places have pros and cons, the UK is great if you have plenty of friends and close family, and of course money. Thailand is fine, weather is good here which is the main thing for me, after my first marriage to a Thai I gave up trying to fit in with the Thais, they just are not that interested unless there's money involved so it's nice if you can get some western mates to hang out with, the canabis here will help with your pain too.
Left the UK for thailand 11 years ago. Best move I ever made
I've been living in Thailand for 8 months now and I can truly say that I've never looked back mate.
It's like the UK was in the 80's (when it was a free country and not the communist one like it is now).
100% wish you the best in your new life. 🙏
I've been living in Thailand for 8 months now and I can truly say that I've never looked back 🙏🏽😁
Mate, first time I watched your channel (this video). I utterly agree with everything you are saying, and if I had the chance I'd move to Thailand or Spain. I spent a month in Spain in August. The heat agreed with my arthritis. The supermarket had fresh fruit that tasted delicious and for half the price of England same for other foodstuffs. England is finished. Its a cesspit. We only live to pay money to corporations who demand premium prices for basics like water, gas and electricity. Council tax for non existent services. Depressing myself now. Best of luck mate.
I've lived in Thailand for nearly 10 months now mate and I've seriously never looked back. The food over here has 100 times the taste of UK food. Electric is 8p a unit, water is 68p a unit, petrol is 77p a litre and I could rent a bungalow for 12 months and it would still be cheaper than the monthly rent on a 1 bedroom flat anywhere near a city in the UK. Oh and the 2630 hours of sunshine a year compared to 1493 is perfect for old bones.
Sounds similar to Australia, the government let's far too many immigration in with little to no english, or work skills..some cannot even read basic english !
Zero reconised Qualifications then the government looks after them better than their own people/ permanent residents.
Meanwhile Australia has a extremely high cost of living & House Shortage as a result of Tradesmen shortages.
I believe the government should use this wasted money & focus on providing "incentives" to both the Companies through new Apprenticeships & Young Residents just out of school like tool allowance, and a bonus for completing each year of Apprenticeships etc. to entice them into "Valuable Trade & Apprenticeships thus more Tradesmen which build the essential buildings & infrastructure, services we need both now & the long term future. I can imagine the UK is of a similar problem from what your describing.
I thought Australia had stopped immigration completely? That's the impression that the rest of the world has anyway.
We should all take a leaf out of the Poland policy.
@@Vortecks record big unwanted 👽 migration 500k a year white race disappearing its sad australia
So he’s living the UK to live in another country because of immigrants lol
@glowwurm9365 Grow a brain you Terd Sniffer, that's not what im saying at all. I can't believe some peoples ridiculous logic. You truly have 💩 for Brains. 🤣
That's interesting, I'm a New Zealand (actually English born!) and always wondering if Oz would be better...so many kiwis heading over... but I don't know, your new PM isn't great, NZ was being overrun by our natives being treated as the superior race but that seems to be being curbed a little now with our new PM, I think your PM is going the way of our old Labour government.... and then we're always wondering if we could move back to the UK!!!
Good for you mate! 🥰
Cheers buddy, I've been here for 7 months now and I've definitely never looked back 😁
My partner and I are doing the same. We're gone. Sick of politicians doing as they want, dismissing the needs and wants of Brits for everybody else from everywhere. The weather is as miserable here as the mood of the nation. Sunnier climbs and a healthier lifestyle incoming. I'm not paying a single penny more than I have to politicians who feed themselves from the trough and people who shouldn't be anywhere near the UK based upon merit. Good luck pal. I hope you find everything you wish for. 🤞
I've been living in Thailand for 8 months now and I can truly say that I've never looked back. I'm done with the UK now it's been overthrown by a legal invasion, the future is certainly not bright.
What would you do IF like any country in the EU Brexit had prevented you from living in Thailand ...? because that is how it is for myself and many ..i wanted to escape the UK for Greece ..but Brexit put a stop to that ..
If it had prevented me, I simply wouldn't have done it. I was happily working when Brexit happened, it was only when I hurt my back that I decided to do something about my life and I found a way out.
I have complexed PTSD been homeless for 4 months and have a moving in date to a flat on 22nd September, could i please buy the TV of you? Regardless i i wish you well with your future live in Thailand and i agree this country is broken sadly.
I've been living in Thailand for 7 months now so I do apologise, the TV went with the flat.
Good luck for the future, I also suffer with PTSD so you have my fullest sympathy.
You are a long time looking at the lid!
Allways have a plan B if it didn’t work out in Thailand down the road. Worst case scenario due to ill health you had no choice but to return to uk you will need a place to live. I sincerely wish you happiness with your new adventure in Thailand 🇹🇭 🙌..
I do have a plan B mate and it doesn't involve the UK, I will *NEVER* go back there to live.
I've lived in Thailand for 8 months now and I've never looked back, I'm in no pain which is one of the main reasons I came here. The lifestyle is what I remember the UK being like in the 80's but with far better infrastructure than the UK has now. I'm an immigrant myself and I have to pay for absolutely everything - the difference is, I'm treated better over here than I was in the UK after paying taxes for more than 40 years.
I live and work in Thailand. Yes, UK is finished but you must keep your flat because when the west kicks off into pandemonium, as it will, do not think Thailand will be your panacea.
Its very hard to live here long term and the red tape is becoming more extreme. You cannot easily work here; I am fully qualified British teacher and even this requires some extreme headaches to convince immigration etc that my job is allowed.
Good luck here but keep your flat in UK.
I've lived in Thailand for 8 months now, these videos were taken early this year.
I sold the flat, retired and I'm taking life very easy with zero stress. My old life in the UK is long behind me and I've never looked back.
THE ONLY THING OF RENTING IS IF YOU GET SOMEONE THAT CANT KEEP UP WITH THE RENT, ITS HARD TO GET THEM OUT UNDER THE LAW YOU CANT MAKE ANYONE HOMELESS!!! AND YOU ARE LEFT WITH THE BILL!!!!!!
Exactly and it will only get worse mate.
Mate i feel like im in the same situation as you but im early 30s.
I am buyin my flat this year but UK is a mess and its down to immigration 100%.
The government are replacing us using our taxes to do it aswell.
I will be leavin.
6 months ago, I did a video where I mentioned about us being replaced...... I was called a conspiracy theorist.
I don't envy you buying a property now mate, it's going to be a bumpy ride from now on :(
@@Vortecks We are being replaced culture community everything.
Il buy this place and then be looking to move.
Sell your flat and put 50% of your money in the SNP500! 9% return per year on average. Good luck in Thailand! I moved here 3 years ago. I did miss the UK sometimes but 7/10 - 8/10 things are better out here than the UK
Cheers mate and yes, life over here is amazing compared to the UK. I've been here 10 months now and I've never looked back!
Your not the only one getting out of here mate. I’ve been planning it for 5 years back and forward to Thailand. Give it 5 years and I’m off. But in all honesty I would rent the house out. Which is what I’m going to do just in case….. I’m doing the 800000 baht in the Thai bank and going to live off my pension and the rent. As long as I’m not on the bevy every day I’ll be fine. Issan here I come
Mark my words - with the new 'net zero' thing and the way the government are shafting private landlords and turning the UK into a communism, renting will be your worst nightmare mate. I calculated that I'd have needed to spend in excess of £15k on my flat to bring it anywhere near to what the government wanted. It's gone now and I'm so glad it has, I've been living in Thailand for 8 months now and I've never looked back!
Make sure you dont pay estate agent even if not sold some sre cheap for a reason
This was 9 months ago now. The estate agents did their job very well and everything went through very smoothly.
Wise to escape a country formerly known as Britain. Rent it out! Live off it.
I've lived in Thailand for 7 months now and never looked back. The forthcoming 'net zero' policies would mean I'd have to spend a small fortune on the flat to bring it to standard or face an increase in council tax..... I'm sure I sold it at just the right time before Labour got in!
@Vortecks Just getting out of the UK is a dream not available to many. For you, it's happened, so you're fortunate, and there's little chance things getting better in Blighty. Good luck my friend!
Yeah man, rent the flat and collect the rent. Well done, the west is done💪🏻
I couldn't rent the flat because the EPC was so poor, it would have cost me around £15k to turn it into a rentable state.
I've been living in Thailand for 8 months now and I can truly say that I've never looked back.
🎉👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏 Enjoy the sunshine Tony, be far better for your health.
Oh yeah, looking out of the window and seeing sunshine is just what the doctor ordered mate. Well, it was when doctors were proper doctors and they wanted to make everyone healthy instead of putting a plaster on everything.
Rent it out for big money to the home office for ectopic migrants I think £2000 a month 5 year contract
I've lived in Thailand for 7 months now and never looked back. The property was sold 5 months ago and I'm glad I don't have the hassle now.
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If you got any sense RENT the Flat OUT.....and get the monthly income.. Do you know you can not work in thailand unless you are a teacher.. there are only a few jobs a Foreigner can do WITH A VISA.. my advice rent out your flat to a nurse doctor its Guaranteed RENT MONTHLY..and you will have your flat if it goes T..ts up.. BE WISE OK..
I couldn't rent the flat because the EPC was so poor, it would have cost me around £15k to turn it into a rentable state.
I've been living in Thailand for 8 months now and I can truly say that I've never looked back.
I’ve been retired & living permanently in Thailand for the last 5 years, it’s the best move & decision I’ve ever made…Thailand is such a nice country with people that actually smile!!!
I have no regrets leaving what was a nice country “England “ but the influx of the immigrants has slowly degraded it!!!
I've been living over here for 8 months now mate and I haven't looked back! It's such a beautiful country and there's a lot to explore (which I can do because it's always warm).
I know the UK is swamped with immigration but I don't blame the immigrants themselves, I'd do exactly the same if I was them. I blame the government for opening the flood-gates and allowing it with zero deterrent. When I came over here, I expected to be treated like a second-class citizen but I'm still treated much better than I ever was in my own county "England".
Dont be afraid and follow your dream
I've lived here for more than 9 months now mate, I've never looked back.
The writing is on the wall for Great Britian.
IMO
Absolutely mate. 2 years from now, something will happen which the UK will never recover from. Mark my words.
Yes, please rent your flat. With that money you could perhaps be comfortable in Thailand.
I am comfortable in Thailand. I couldn't rent the flat because the EPC was so poor, it would have cost me around £15k to turn it into a rentable state.
Honestly i don't blame you the uk is a hell hole and getting worse! as you say the matter will come to ahead in the not to distant future. It's driven by poor politics and of the basis they have completely lost control of the system. Not just the politcians though the media have driven it with poor left wing views. Without a new direction it will never recover. Within the next 2 to 3 years it won't be controllable anymore, its already at breaking point.
Also looking to get out as well, just need to convince the wife! Good Luck bud.
Your views are like I'm looking in the mirror mate. I've been called so many different things for leaving the UK but I've been living in Thailand for 8 months now and I never looked back. I'm so glad I did what I did, it's completely changed my outlook on life!
@@Vortecks give me a shout and I'll come out see what it's like bud
I would keep the flat. Never burn all your bridges. I’ve kept my flat in case I decide to return
I'll never return to the UK. I've lived here for 8 months now and I've never looked back.
The way the UK is going, private landlords won't stand a chance with the government's communist approach and the new 'net zero' thing that's going to hit 99% of poor homeowners.
We're in the middle of a global shift mate ..... hold your nerve , keep the faith
I've been living in Thailand for 8 months now mate..... I've never looked back.
I'm 50 and have worked all my life. A single guy in Tamworth. I cannot afford to live. I've worked all my life to buy my house. I understand completely. We have no voice. Our wages are not able to allow a basic life. I now have a full government pension eventually. This country is dying. Eventually there will be civil riots. It's already started.i feel for my nephew and nieces who will have no life. 0 hour contracts or whatever the next scam policy the government will create to further reduce our ability to survive. Wishing you the very bestofluck. Wayne
Wayne, if I were you, I'd get out as soon as you can. I've got 8 years before I can draw my pension so I can happily live off the proceeds of selling the flat. Live your life the way you want, not the way that's expected by others.
Going there with medical conditions is not good unless you get very expensive medical insurance and thats if they insure you at all .
I've been living in Thailand for 7 months now and I've never looked back. I have no medical insurance, the same as in the UK. The NHS refused to treat me but now I'm in zero pain.
Great move mate, I left the UK in 83, came back 2004 left 2006 back 2019, I live in a lovely place, however with all the shite that this government and previous government have put us in I will probably join my daughters in NZ eventually. Spain was my first choice but regrettably my partner will not go there.
For 19 years, my mum lived west of Alicante in a little village called Raspay. I drove from the UK to see her twice (1,400 miles each way).
It was a beautiful place but they had 45c heat with a UV index off the scale and it snowed badly in the winter because they were in the mountains.
Now, I live in Thailand and I've been here for nearly 9 months and I've never looked back.
Will the last one out turn the lights off. 😁
I turned the lights off 8 months ago and I now live quite happily over here. Actually, I'm not far from you 😁
What visa did you get and for how long?
I'm on a retirement visa. Renewal is every 12 months.
Now labours got in you will see more people leaving England. I wish I was lucky enough to be able to afford it. Over 9600 millionares have left England since January and weve still got 3 months of the year left so more wealth will leave this country in the next 3 months. Labour dont mention it
I had to Google about the millionaires, I didn't believe you! I'm absolutely shocked!
I've been living in Thailand for 8 months now and I really haven't looked back, it's like I've been missing out on this life for decades.