gazamataz
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Speaks English. Trying to learn Hungarian slowly.
Registration: 23 November 2014
Which bank in UK allows you to open an Account if living in Hungary by paulc99
Hi Am living in Hungary and may get a job from a UK company (remote working) but they want to pay my salary into a UK bank account, does anyone know which bank in the UK allows you to open an international bank account. I have looked at Lloyds, ...
N26 is no longer available to UK residents, so not sure how well it's supported post Brexit. But spending time in both the UK and Hungary I can vouch for both Revolut and Wise (formally TransferWise). I'd say Wise seems more established and ... Read More
Today's Weather by GuestPoster279
What is the weather today, where you are? Just thought this would make for an interesting long term project.
Overcast and 15°C here in Plymouth, UK. Torrential rain forecast tomorrow and lightning on Saturday... Fortunately be back in Budapest from Saturday! :-) Read More
Canadian coming to Hungary! by smarkin
Hello all, New to this forum, hoping to get some advice and meet some people. :) I am Canadian and eager to make the move to Hungary (preferably Budapest) for the upcoming fall. I don't know how common special education jobs are but that's ...
Hello! Budapest in particular is a fantastic place, I think you'll love it! Initially you'll probably want to meet some other expats to show you around/advise you on all sorts of things. There is a good expat community in Budapest, though ... Read More
Finding English speaking accountant in Budapest by Bill Cole
Hello. I am moving to Budapest as a self employed management trainer. I am looking for a reliable English speaking accountant who can manage my tax affairs. Can anybody recommend someone. Thanks a lot!
Hello! Sure things are still going well with her, though have to say our company has been very slow and not many transactions are happening! Her name is Tunde Batonay. If you want to send me a message I'll reply with her private email address... Read More
Sauna & gay scene in budapest by Amit74
Hi can you please advise the best gay scene and sauna in Budapest. Also What's the best way to get to gelert hotel via bus or train from airport. Thanks Amit
Good links Vicces1, your Travel Gay Europe one in particular seems to be kept up to date: https://www.travelgayeurope.com/budapest-gay-dance-clubs-parties/ Read More
Sauna & gay scene in budapest by Amit74
Hi can you please advise the best gay scene and sauna in Budapest. Also What's the best way to get to gelert hotel via bus or train from airport. Thanks Amit
Hey Amit. There's a nice gay café/bar called "Why Not!" which overlooks the Danube, closest metro Fovam tér. They do snacks/toasties etc and coffee, plus of course wine and beer. Open every day I think. During the week they ... Read More
Running a UK ltd but living in Hungary by BettiS
Hi Everyone, May I ask if there is anyone here who runs a UK ltd from Hungary? I am a Virtual Assistant and moving to Hungary in the summer. The best option to carry on with this activity if I do this through my own company. I would love to hear ...
This is only the way I thought it worked... The way I understand it is that when you spend more than half your year in Hungary you would need to declare your personal worldwide income - and be taxed on personal income you get from all sources ... Read More
What Is Your Favorite Hungarian Wine? by GuestPoster279
Be creative. There are dozens of worthy varietal wines in Hungary. Many unheard of outside of central Europe. Negative points for Egri Bikavér (bulls blood) or Tokaji wine, as those are way, way too predictable. :)
I like a nice red wine. If I'm going out and in somewhere like divino then my choice is a Heimann Birtokbor. I love Budapest for it's wine bars as you can try so many by the glass. From a supermarket then there's a fairly cheap bulls ... Read More
What is your favoritate fall event, adventure, or actvitiy in Hungary. by GuestPoster279
As I write this, the fall equinox is just a few days away. While the Gaelic festival of [url=https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samhain]Samhain[/url], is coming next month. What do you like to do in the fall in Hungary?
Went to the "Pig Slaughter" festival at the railway museum last year. It's basically a food and drink festival with sausages as the main theme, with bands and entertainment. Had a really nice time. Also it's in a nice setting and ... Read More
Tax question please help if you can! :) by william.maybanks
Hi All! Hoping someone has the knowledge or experience to help me! I am currently registered as a sole trader (last 2/3 years) in the UK for a small business that I run which is website based and involves organising sport trips/camps for people ...
The way I understood it was that there's a double taxation treaty between the UK and Hungary. This means you (only) pay tax in the jurisdiction where you spend more than half your year - and this is tax on all income whether earnt in the UK or ... Read More
Finding English speaking accountant in Budapest by Bill Cole
Hello. I am moving to Budapest as a self employed management trainer. I am looking for a reliable English speaking accountant who can manage my tax affairs. Can anybody recommend someone. Thanks a lot!
I've just opened a Kft and have an English speaking accountant. She seems fine. It's still early days though (less than 2 months), so not comfortable recommending her yet - unless you get stuck and want to take a leap of faith (let me ... Read More
Thoughts on the Brexit vote? by Vicces1
How will this affect you? Does it mean anything to your daily business / lifestyle? Do you think any other countries will consider leaving? Will Scotland leave the UK? Do you think the remaining EU countries will make it more difficult for England ...
Haha thanks Marilyn. For info, is that rule more than 90 continuous days, or total 90 days in any 180 day period? It's difficult to understand how it's defined. So I guess you stayed 90 days then had to stay in the states or somewhere for ... Read More
Thoughts on the Brexit vote? by Vicces1
How will this affect you? Does it mean anything to your daily business / lifestyle? Do you think any other countries will consider leaving? Will Scotland leave the UK? Do you think the remaining EU countries will make it more difficult for England ...
In terms of what Brexit means for me, it's uncertainty. I'm British. I've been living between the UK and Hungary for the past 15 months, and own a small apartment in district VII. I'm a computer programmer by trade and I'm just ... Read More
Gas engineer needed / Gazszerelo
Thank you for all your comments. ;) I think I found the online directory on the "Angloinfo" website. Not sure if it will let me, but I'll paste the link here: https://www.angloinfo.com/budapest/directory Also I struck gold and had an ... Read More
Gas engineer needed / Gazszerelo
Hello! I wonder if anyone can help me. I had a chimney inspection last year and they said one of my outlet pipes needed changing or a filter added to it... Anyway, the inspection is coming up again and I've failed to make the changes and I ... Read More
Hungary to scrap law on Sunday shopping ban by GuestPoster279
More info ...
Wow. How quickly do you think shops will react? Do you think shops will be open this Sunday? Read More
Food Shopping by Vicces1
I saw a lot of interest in bottled water in another post, so it got me thinking about food. Where do you shop and why? Are there any real price differences or quality differences? Are meats better in one or produce in another? Perhaps the store ...
Living in district VII and always seeming to be busy I tend to use the local supermarkets/corner shops. I'm aware they are not as cheap as the bigger Tesco stores etc, but need to factor in the time taken for a round trip to these places, seeing ... Read More
Bank Transfers by fidobsa
I have a Forint account with OTP which I use for everyday living expenses. I need to transfer some money to a lawyer in Bulgaria and he asked for payment in Bulgarian Leva. I went to my local OTP branch but they say it is not possible to do the ...
I used Transferwise many times, but more recently have got a better rate using XendPay. The rate you get is fixed when you book it too, when I used Transferwise the rate could change by the time the payment was made. Read More
Expat friendly banks
I got my bank account with OTP, the branch on Nador utca (corner of Nador and Mérleg) - though they were refitting it and the entrance may be on Mérleg). They have English speaking staff and you can open an account before you have a ... Read More
Visiting Budapest by Rosequartz
We are visiting Budapest in the 1st week of October, we are visiting with the view of looking to purchase property and we would like to meet up with someone who has done this recently. Also is there anywhere that expats from the UK meet up bars ...
Hello Terence. I may not be in Bp in October but I can let you know closer to the time. I purchased my apartment earlier this year, picked up the keys in March. It was a fairly painless experience really, I had a great English/HU speaking ... Read More
Shops closed on sundays? by gosubmit
I see that since few months, almost all shops and shopping malls are shut during sundays in budapest. Super markets too! Summer has come, and this is a problem in budapest. I also see that because of Spar, CBA and Tesco is closed on sundays, lots ...
Yes initially I thought this was a pain - due to flights I normally arrive into Bp on a late Saturday evening. I'm trying to renovate/furnish my apartment and it's a pain not being able to make progress on the Sunday. However, it has forced ... Read More
I recommend a good lawyer who speaks good English by marcbloom
I am English and living in Kecskemet and have a good Hungarian friend who is a lawyer and speaks good English and i trust a lot. He was very helpful with buying our house and although not living in Budapest i still highly recommend His details are ...
Me too. I would add mine to the list too.. I used Andras Toth. office[at]tothandras[dot]net Very patient and good English skills, helped me purchase my apartment. Read More
Trustable lawyer by Alex1959
Hello, We are a middle aged couple looking for Hungary property to buy and live. We need good and trustable lawyer who will help us (check all utilities bills and ownership documents, prepare all documents with translation in english etc… ...
Hello, I'm just going through a property purchase and using a lawyer called Dr. Toth-Kalaszi Andras, his website is here: http://www.tothandras.net/en/law-firm-in-hungary-central-europe Andras speaks English really well, and has been very ... Read More
British television by Soersje
Hello all, My husband and I are Dutch and we live in Hungary. For our television we have a contract with a Dutch enterprise that delivers satellite television that gives us a good range of tv canals from a lot of different countries. Unfortunately ...
You may be able to use a VPN service which basically gives you a British IP address on your computer which may then allow you to access BBC iplayer etc. However I think they charge you a monthly fee and I'm not sure of the legalities. If you ... Read More
Buying a Property in Budapest by grh1976
Hi In the early stages of buying a property in Budapest and wondering if anyone can recommend an English speaking solicitor. Regards Gary
I can also recommend Andras Toth, tothandras.net Read More
Would like to know more about Housing in centre location and Banking by Imin
Hi, plan to move in Budapest around/end of August. I would like to know more of housing (safe/easy access to transport and shops) in central location, and banking. Any suggestion to look housing in which district as female?
I opened a bank account with OTP on Nador utca 6. They are currently renovating the branch, so are around the corner in a temporary office. The lady who helped open my account was called Katalin, she spoke fantastic English and was really helpful. ... Read More
Furnishing an apartment - some advice please ;-) by gazamataz
Hi everyone. I'm just purchasing an apartment in the 7th district of Budapest, on the top floor of one of the old buildings. I won't have a car in Budapest and I wondered if anyone had any experience of furnishing their apartment? I'm ...
I was out visiting last week and had a walk around the Antique area. I loved the traditional lighting and some bits and pieces, but thinking to get some more modern stuff for the main sofa, bed and probably shelving. Thanks Eva! Haha yes both ... Read More
New members of the Hungary forum, introduce yourself here by Julien
Hi all, Newbie on the Hungary forum? Dont know how to start? This thread is for you ;) We invite you to introduce yourself on this topic, to share with us your expat story if you are already living in the country, or to tell us more on ...
New to the forum. I'm Gary, British guy who is purchasing an apartment in the 7th district of Budapest. I hope to move in next year around March, which will be on a part time basis. I'm a tech geek and run my own company in the UK. I love ... Read More
Furnishing an apartment - some advice please ;-) by gazamataz
Hi everyone. I'm just purchasing an apartment in the 7th district of Budapest, on the top floor of one of the old buildings. I won't have a car in Budapest and I wondered if anyone had any experience of furnishing their apartment? I'm ...
Thanks Anns, Ron, klsallee, Balazs! I may get some basic/cheap 2nd hand stuff until I get a feel of Budapest and can check out the local shops. Some of the furniture stores I've looked at online seem to be quite expensive - perhaps I'm ... Read More
Furnishing an apartment - some advice please ;-)
Hi everyone. I'm just purchasing an apartment in the 7th district of Budapest, on the top floor of one of the old buildings. I won't have a car in Budapest and I wondered if anyone had any experience of furnishing their apartment? I'm ... Read More