fergie11
English looking for information about Malta
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Lives in worthing
Registration: 16 November 2012
Serious Landlord Problems- Help Appreciated! by iamharibo
I've posted a few times about the trouble I had with my previous landlord. When we moved out we paid him a lot of money- 750 for bills plus 250 towards some painting (I had marked the ceiling- we told him at the time and he told us not to worry ...
yeah , have sort of resigned ourselves to losing the deposit anyway , have heard enough tales of landlords making up any old nonsense to get out of giving it back !!! I was just concerned that he would turn around and say he wanted the last 3 months ... Read More
Adapting to Malta by RKH
Hello, My husband,son,dog and I are looking to make the move to Malta. I am fine with the island life as I grew up in Hawaii. However, I moved 5 years ago to Lake Tahoe, Nv. which is at a much slower pace with traffic, which was a big motivation for ...
Hi RKH, I am only basing my view on 6 mths here and living in Qawra. We have a dog and a 2 yr old boy who has boundless energy too. I am regretful we brought our Labrador out mainly because unless you have a car here, you're stuffed for walks as ... Read More
child benefit. by fergie11
Hi Guys , just wondering what if any child benefit is available to EU parents who have moved to Malta ? - I'm sure there will be some qualifying period involved and possibly residence requirements but just wondering the what's and if's etc ...
OK thanks guys, the general vibe I'm getting is that although possible and most certainly entitled ......the process could be long , drawn out and thoroughly painful !!! - one to hand over to my wife I think !!!:) Read More
child benefit.
Hi Guys , just wondering what if any child benefit is available to EU parents who have moved to Malta ? - I'm sure there will be some qualifying period involved and possibly residence requirements but just wondering the what's and if's etc ... Read More
Pets
Hi everyone , does anyone know of a landlord or landlords that are pet friendly ? - I know there are thousands of properties to let in Malta but finding owners that are willing to allow a dog seems a little more difficult ! - we're looking at the St ... Read More
Banking by maltaangel
Please can anyone explain what exactly a Maltese Bank requires as a reference. I had posted under another thread about problems with Banif Bank and waiting for over 6 weeks to hear anything, to cut a long story short, my Bank in the UK have happily ...
Hi guys, With regard to the banking situation , does anybody know if Maltese employers will do a bacs transfer of salary to a UK bank such as barclays , Santander etc ? - can't imagine it would be that difficult as everything these days seems to be ... Read More
new letting agents !!!
Hi guys and redmik in particular ! Interested to hear of a new letting agents in Malta , one with ethics and morals etc !!! - Redmik did you say you knew the guy behind this new company and he's a pretty sound bloke ? - be great to get some more ... Read More
what a liberty !!! by fergie11
Hi everyone, bit of a rant this I'm afraid !!! - just been going through the threads and came across "move to Malta" dated 21/2/13. OK ,let's get this straight ..... the comments posted by fergie11 i.e. ME, are NOT and I repeat NOT my words and are ...
well it is puzzling ! - I'm going to get my friend who works in I.T to have a look , see if he can make any sense out of it ! Read More
what a liberty !!! by fergie11
Hi everyone, bit of a rant this I'm afraid !!! - just been going through the threads and came across "move to Malta" dated 21/2/13. OK ,let's get this straight ..... the comments posted by fergie11 i.e. ME, are NOT and I repeat NOT my words and are ...
Hi georgeingozo , exactly !!! - that post is not from me !!! - I'm not very computer savvy to be honest but I just don't understand how someone can put stuff out there under my user I.d ? - I mean to be honest the comments weren't really offensive ... Read More
what a liberty !!!
Hi everyone, bit of a rant this I'm afraid !!! - just been going through the threads and came across "move to Malta" dated 21/2/13. OK ,let's get this straight ..... the comments posted by fergie11 i.e. ME, are NOT and I repeat NOT my words and are ... Read More
Driving from the UK by Rocking Ken
Hi All, Plans are going well for the move to Malta :D I was wondering if anyone has actually driven from the UK? I am looking at importing my car once I'm in Malta as I would have had it for the two years and hopefully avoid the import tax. Would ...
Hi all , i'm intending to drive down to malta from the uk this august but am starting to think it might be cheaper to send the dog by plane(the main reason why i'm taking the car)!! - anyone know the cost of the ferry from sicily to malta ... Read More
cost of living
Cheers Ricky , I will check out the cost of living thread - undecided about the private school bit and I have to pay for the flights back to the UK so have to factor all this in but my work is very flexible ( I'm a RN ) so I can always stay and work ... Read More
cost of living
Hi toon , yeah you're right , it is a very tough one to answer so i'll give some details. Basically we're not an extravagant family by any means so eating out would be more of a treat than a regular thing , the apartments we've looked at are coming ... Read More
cost of living
Hi , as our move to Malta gets closer(down next month to check out schools , apartments etc) and making the BIG move on august 25th , we are trying to get serious about how much we are going to need each month to live on. I will be commuting back to ... Read More
Ex-pat children in Maltese schools by fergie11
Hi guys , we're a UK family gearing up for a move to Malta in August 2013 and were wondering how ex-pat children integrate into Maltese schools ? We had previously heard excellent reports on the school system down there but have read some not so ...
Thank you , I'm sure you're right !!!😊 Read More
Ex-pat children in Maltese schools by fergie11
Hi guys , we're a UK family gearing up for a move to Malta in August 2013 and were wondering how ex-pat children integrate into Maltese schools ? We had previously heard excellent reports on the school system down there but have read some not so ...
Well thank you all for taking the time and trouble to post your thoughts on this subject !!! - I see a rather lively debate has developed between some of you and several interesting and valid viewpoints have been expressed !!! I'm very new to this ... Read More
Ex-pat children in Maltese schools by fergie11
Hi guys , we're a UK family gearing up for a move to Malta in August 2013 and were wondering how ex-pat children integrate into Maltese schools ? We had previously heard excellent reports on the school system down there but have read some not so ...
Sorry that was meant to read " we're NOT sure yet " !!!😄 Read More
Ex-pat children in Maltese schools by fergie11
Hi guys , we're a UK family gearing up for a move to Malta in August 2013 and were wondering how ex-pat children integrate into Maltese schools ? We had previously heard excellent reports on the school system down there but have read some not so ...
We're sure yet , we're coming down in February to have a look at schools so we're very much open to suggestions ! Read More
Ex-pat children in Maltese schools by fergie11
Hi guys , we're a UK family gearing up for a move to Malta in August 2013 and were wondering how ex-pat children integrate into Maltese schools ? We had previously heard excellent reports on the school system down there but have read some not so ...
Ok , thanks for your info. The kids will be christened catholic before we go , not that we're an overly religious family but we were planning on doing it anyway ! - what about the Maltese kids towards ex-pat kids ? - is there any issues with ... Read More
Ex-pat children in Maltese schools
Hi guys , we're a UK family gearing up for a move to Malta in August 2013 and were wondering how ex-pat children integrate into Maltese schools ? We had previously heard excellent reports on the school system down there but have read some not so ... Read More