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by darrow
Tue Sep 11, 2018 12:41 pm
Forum: General Discussion Area
Topic: From the British High Commission - new tax laws
Replies: 7
Views: 4350

Re: From the British High Commission - new tax laws

As non resident Landlords you should be completing a UK Self Assessment Tax Return, and of course if your rent does not exceed your UK Tax Allowance then there is no tax to pay, but you should still be completing the return. And yes you should also declare your UK rental income on your Cypriot Tax ...
by darrow
Tue Sep 11, 2018 10:01 am
Forum: General Discussion Area
Topic: From the British High Commission - new tax laws
Replies: 7
Views: 4350

Re: From the British High Commission - new tax laws

That is correct, rental income from a UK property is payable in the UK, it does not matter where you are resident. Hopefully you are registered as a Non Resident Landlord, which means you submit a Self Assessment Tax Return and are not having tax paid by your rental agency at source. Hudswell , We ...
by darrow
Tue Sep 11, 2018 9:12 am
Forum: General Discussion Area
Topic: From the British High Commission - new tax laws
Replies: 7
Views: 4350

Re: From the British High Commission - new tax laws

This presumably applies if you are a Tax Resident and living in the UK, if you are living in Cyprus, and you are renting a property out here then you should be declaring tax here. Paying tax in the UK on property as a Cypriot Tax resident would only apply to a UK property. We pay tax here on our UK...
by darrow
Tue Sep 11, 2018 9:08 am
Forum: General Discussion Area
Topic: Any gardening expert?
Replies: 6
Views: 3065

Re: Any gardening expert?

It depends where it is in your garden, but we had a huge aloe vera on our front. We kept it wet and scraped the soil away for weeks! We then tied a rope around it and attached to tow bar, slowly pulled away, and it came up, no problems! Otherwise a professional with the big guns!
by darrow
Fri Sep 07, 2018 8:48 am
Forum: General Discussion Area
Topic: Conundrums
Replies: 15
Views: 4558

Re: Conundrums

Dominic wrote: Wed Sep 05, 2018 6:29 pm Why don't expats integrate more and learn the language?
Ναι, γιατί; :D
by darrow
Wed Sep 05, 2018 1:11 pm
Forum: General Discussion Area
Topic: Conundrums
Replies: 15
Views: 4558

Re: Conundrums

1. They do hear. They don't care.
2. It doesn't matter whether they have indicators or not. They rarely use them. :lol:
by darrow
Tue Sep 04, 2018 9:44 am
Forum: General Discussion Area
Topic: B-Wise
Replies: 8
Views: 3703

Re: B-Wise

Be wise and Iagora are owned by the same people. They have lots of English tins and bottles up there, we use that one because it is nearer to us.
by darrow
Tue Sep 04, 2018 8:53 am
Forum: General Discussion Area
Topic: Over 80 driving licence
Replies: 8
Views: 2911

Over 80 driving licence

A friend has informed me that his driving licence was refused under "new strict rules" for over 80, because his pulse was found to be erratic on a medical examination. He his due to have his pacemaker changed. I could find nothing on the net pertaining solely to over 80's only the rules fo...
by darrow
Fri Aug 31, 2018 3:08 pm
Forum: General Discussion Area
Topic: TV issues again
Replies: 13
Views: 4873

Re: TV issues again

Ours down since about 5pm yesterday. Still down. Provider says waiting to hear from "them" in UK. Not cyta because internet working and the assistant at cyta said there were problems with some mag boxes. Tried to reboot. The IP is missing. As I said earlier, mine went down about the same ...
by darrow
Fri Aug 31, 2018 3:07 pm
Forum: General Discussion Area
Topic: TV issues again
Replies: 13
Views: 4873

Re: TV issues again

Ours down since about 5pm yesterday. Still down. Provider says waiting to hear from "them" in UK. Not cyta because internet working and the assistant at cyta said there were problems with some mag boxes. Tried to reboot. The IP is missing. As I said earlier, mine went down about the same ...
by darrow
Fri Aug 31, 2018 9:56 am
Forum: General Discussion Area
Topic: TV issues again
Replies: 13
Views: 4873

Re: TV issues again

Ours down since about 5pm yesterday. Still down. Provider says waiting to hear from "them" in UK. Not cyta because internet working and the assistant at cyta said there were problems with some mag boxes. Tried to reboot. The IP is missing.
by darrow
Fri Aug 31, 2018 9:54 am
Forum: General Discussion Area
Topic: TV issues again
Replies: 13
Views: 4873

Re: TV issues again

Ours down since about 5pm yesterday. Still down. Provider says waiting to hear from "them" in UK. Not cyta because internet working and the assistant at cyta said there were problems with some mag boxes. Tried to reboot. The IP is missing.
by darrow
Tue Aug 28, 2018 1:32 pm
Forum: General Discussion Area
Topic: Special defence tax
Replies: 8
Views: 2988

Re: Special defence tax

You need to go in and explain! We were told the same but our parents would be over 120 years old! They let it go.:-P
by darrow
Tue Aug 28, 2018 8:21 am
Forum: General Discussion Area
Topic: Swimming pools again
Replies: 11
Views: 5983

Re: Swimming pools again

On the link above, Nigel has posted the name and address of the minister responsible. It might be a good idea if everyone affected, wrote a petition and asked for the law to be amended pronto! They seem to love causing stress over silly regulations. If it goes to court it would be great if a sensibl...
by darrow
Sat Aug 25, 2018 4:23 pm
Forum: General Discussion Area
Topic: New "carrot and stick" proposals to reduce exhaust emissions
Replies: 5
Views: 1951

Re: New "carrot and stick" proposals to reduce exhaust emissions

I was told by a Cypriot quite a few years back that some of the old timers here have never registered their vehicles, so they don't get reminders to have MOT etc. It might well be an untruth of course! We had a reminder from Nicosia a few days ago that our MOT is due in about 3 weeks. It is true som...
by darrow
Sat Aug 25, 2018 8:36 am
Forum: General Discussion Area
Topic: work breaks
Replies: 7
Views: 2481

Re: work breaks

Check this out. It doesn't mention small breaks like a coffee break but they are supposed to give a meal break if you work during a meal time. It depends on what work you are doing. www.misi.gov.cy>dir>dlr.nsf >All
by darrow
Thu Aug 23, 2018 7:06 pm
Forum: General Discussion Area
Topic: EHIC query ...
Replies: 14
Views: 4945

Re: EHIC query ...

So did I..I am confused now..so do I understand this correctly...as a UK expat Resident in Cyprus.. I am entitled to a UK EHIC card? The NHS is a residency based system so I am not entitled to NHS care there....and because I am under UK state retirement age I am not entitled to reciprocal "sta...
by darrow
Wed Aug 22, 2018 6:32 pm
Forum: General Discussion Area
Topic: POISON ALERT CORAL BAY
Replies: 3
Views: 1968

Re: POISON ALERT CORAL BAY

Our neighbour got some stuff from the DIY when he had rats, which were in a block and hammered onto the trunk of the trees. It got rid of the rats and his dog couldn't reach them. :)
by darrow
Mon Aug 20, 2018 7:50 pm
Forum: General Discussion Area
Topic: Delivery from Amazon & DHL
Replies: 12
Views: 4787

Re: Delivery from Amazon & DHL

I had a large item weighing 25kg lost by DHL. They didn't inform my supplier. After 4 weeks of waiting I contacted my supplier and they investigated. DHL knew it was lost but hadn't informed them. The supplier got a refund. They replaced it via post office parcel which arrived fairly quickly. The do...
by darrow
Wed Aug 08, 2018 12:50 pm
Forum: General Discussion Area
Topic: Ikea Assembly + Delivery
Replies: 8
Views: 3767

Re: Ikea Assembly + Delivery

We went to collect an item, supposed to be flat pack, coming in from Italy, it was already assembled, too big for the car and cost €50 for delivery! The item had to be returned because it was not adjustable, as stated online, so didn't fit! They collected it but we didn't get our delivery charge ref...