Polterry
English expat in Poland
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Registration: 12 April 2014
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Ownership of flat after marriage by Polterry
I am British and my wife is Polish. We married in the UK 23 years ago. At that time my wife owned a flat in Poland. I was informed that under Polish law after the marriage half of the flat belonged to me. I found this rather amusing as at the time ...
Thanks for the input. You are contradicting what I was told many years ago. You state only property obtained AFTER marriage becomes joint property. Therefore individual property owned before marriage remains individual. That appears a sensible ... Read More
Ownership of flat after marriage by Polterry
I am British and my wife is Polish. We married in the UK 23 years ago. At that time my wife owned a flat in Poland. I was informed that under Polish law after the marriage half of the flat belonged to me. I found this rather amusing as at the time ...
Thanks for quick response. My memory of the framing of the wills is that it was very frustrating, the ideas on how property should be allocated seemed very different from UK. I have some legal knowledge and obviously the law varies from country to ... Read More
Ownership of flat after marriage
I am British and my wife is Polish. We married in the UK 23 years ago. At that time my wife owned a flat in Poland. I was informed that under Polish law after the marriage half of the flat belonged to me. I found this rather amusing as at the time ... Read More
Polish Driving Licence with no expiry date.
After living in Poland for many years my wife and I have moved to UK where she uses her Polish licence. It is a photo card type with no EU symbols and does not have an expiry date. She has read somewhere online that she must exchange it for EU style ... Read More
Making phone calls in Poland by Maximilien
Hi, When settling in Poland, one of the priorities is to be able to make phone calls. How to proceed to get a landline installed in Poland? What are the mobile operators? What is your average monthly budget? Thank you in advance for ...
You do not have to live in a large city; my town is about 60K population. Orange, the old state utility, has provided very good service here. However a word of warning before using their ASDL internet. Check the actual connection speed is as ... Read More
Making phone calls in Poland by Maximilien
Hi, When settling in Poland, one of the priorities is to be able to make phone calls. How to proceed to get a landline installed in Poland? What are the mobile operators? What is your average monthly budget? Thank you in advance for ...
There are many choices when it comes to mobile phones; all alledgedly offering you the best deal. Check out various networks and look carefully at your anticipated usuage. Take your time and make sure you are clear regarding contract length; notice ... Read More
Tax In Poland by harryhull
Hi all I'm thinking of moving to Poland. I am self employed and all my business is done in England and that's where I pay my tax. If I was to permanently reside in Poland can I continue to pay my tax in England. I here there's a rule ...
Minnes thanks for very comprehensive reply. I was rather like you until I retired; I have also done Khazakstan and China amongst others. The difference is that I became non-resident in UK and paid tax, or rather company paid tax as part of package, ... Read More
Tax In Poland by harryhull
Hi all I'm thinking of moving to Poland. I am self employed and all my business is done in England and that's where I pay my tax. If I was to permanently reside in Poland can I continue to pay my tax in England. I here there's a rule ...
Further to your previous comment I have just spent some time on HMRC's site trying to find confirmation of your remarks concerning domicile of choice whilst living outside UK. My searches usually give some 800+ results and so I would like to ... Read More
Tax In Poland by harryhull
Hi all I'm thinking of moving to Poland. I am self employed and all my business is done in England and that's where I pay my tax. If I was to permanently reside in Poland can I continue to pay my tax in England. I here there's a rule ...
Very interesting comment particularly regarding domicil. I shall now be doing a lot of research as it would be advantegeous for me to be taxed in UK Read More
Driving in Poland by Maximilien
Hi, What do you think of the way people drive in Poland? How different is it from your home country? Respecting the road safety rules, driving etiquette such as general courtesy, speed excess聟 what are the characteristics of the driving style ...
Thanks for update. Presumably you must have data active for police traps. Do you know if fixed cameras are available in the navigation mode without data i.e. just using GPS? It appears that is the case from my small test in the garden. I only use ... Read More
Driving in Poland by Maximilien
Hi, What do you think of the way people drive in Poland? How different is it from your home country? Respecting the road safety rules, driving etiquette such as general courtesy, speed excess聟 what are the characteristics of the driving style ...
Paddy thanks for info on App. I am afraid I am one of those expats who has not learnt the language very well. I did try, honest, but I just cannot produce the words, not to mention the grammar. Anyway the the App would only work if my wife and/or ... Read More
Driving in Poland by Maximilien
Hi, What do you think of the way people drive in Poland? How different is it from your home country? Respecting the road safety rules, driving etiquette such as general courtesy, speed excess聟 what are the characteristics of the driving style ...
Minnes's comments sums up the situation very well. Lack of courtesy on the roads is in my opinion just another aspect of lack of courtesy / manners in general in Polish society. I know the exaggerated manners of well educated people are fine but ... Read More
Tax In Poland by harryhull
Hi all I'm thinking of moving to Poland. I am self employed and all my business is done in England and that's where I pay my tax. If I was to permanently reside in Poland can I continue to pay my tax in England. I here there's a rule ...
If you register as living in Poland you will have to pay taxes on your income; probably world-wide but not sure. The amount of tax you will pay in Poland is much higher than in the UK for an equivalent salary as the personal tax allowances are much ... Read More