Andrew-scuba
English expat in Malta
Forum posts
7
About me
English
Lives in Ghasri, Gozo
Registration: 27 March 2014
Activity
Property Purchase - Final Deed by Sally8585
Hi Everyone! Hoping to get a few opinions here so please share your experience! We are looking at signing a final deed for a property we are buying real soon! Our Notary has advised to transfer to him the final amount. He is already holding our ...
I sent the money to the notary who held it in a separate account for clients money. The notary distributed the money to the sellers after the contract was signed, like you would do in the UK. Check with the notary that this is what will be done ... Read More
Buying prperty in Malta by ciarano
Hi Im looking to move to Malta ( Im from the EU) and hope to buy a property. However , Im confused as various sites state a minimum price I can buy a property for. They vary from 100000 EUR to 350000. Has anyone any experience in buying property ...
From your question I think you are asking 'is there a minimum you have to pay to buy a property'. My recent experience is the property you intend to live in, your 'ordinary residence' has no minimum price. As an EU national, as ... Read More
Driving across Europe from Uk to Malta by ItsMrsGray
Hello, My husband and I moving to Malta em Feb and we are planning to drive there with our 2 years-old boy. We will obsviously stop for sightseeing and we think will be impossible to do it straight with a toddler.... Has anyone done this trip ...
Hi, My wife and I drove all the way from UK to Malta last February. We arrived in Pollazzo on a Tuesday and hadn't booked a place on the ferry from Pollazzo to Valletta for the Wednesday crossing. Fortunately, being winter time we were able to ... Read More
Private health insurance by alftupper
Does anyone here contribute to a private health scheme in Malta? I am moving over soon , and will be applying for residency under the self sufficiency rules. Can anyone recommend a company and what sort of annual costs. I know everyone is different ...
When you get Maltese residency are the UK authorities notified? I still have 'significant interests' in the UK and work and pay tax and NI when in the UK. According to the HMRC website that makes me still officially a UK resident although ... Read More
Taking a car to Malta permanently possible hidden costs by RodBrown
Hello ex pats ,on 20/10/16 I finally succeeded in getting my 2001 Toyota Yaris 1.5 tsport registered in Malta. It's been a pain in the butt and looking back I would probably decide to continue hiring in my circumstances. If you own property in ...
I'm close to finalising the registration of my UK car on Gozo. The whole process has been easy so long as you don't mind having to make several trips to the transport office. As stated elsewhere, you need to have an ID before you can ... Read More
Are you happy in Malta? by Priscilla
Hello everyone! According to the 2016 UN World Happiness Survey, Denmark, Switzerland and Iceland are the happiest countries on earth. How about you? Are you happy in Malta? Do you feel happier today in your host country than before in your ...
My wife and I are much happier on Gozo than we were in the UK. In the UK we felt we were working hard just to pay the bills and not much else - living here we return to the UK every couple of months to work for 1 or 2 weeks. We then spend the time ... Read More
Problems opening bank account b'cos transfer of money for property! by hanham
Hi everyone, I am in a bit of a pickle and any advice would be appreciated. I moved from the UK to Malta 2 months ago as I am studying at the university this autumn. About a month ago I put a deposit down on a flat and and now trying to work out ...
I recently bought property in Gozo without having a Maltese bank account by transferring the money directly to the notary. I just had to provide proof of where the money came from, which was the proceeds of my UK property. As in the UK clients ... Read More