SimonMT
English expat in Mauritius
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About me
English
Registration: 18 October 2023
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A Hammer Blow to Real Estate Confidence by peterg123
These peoposals on retroactive tax increase on purchase, and compultory 20% sales tax or 30% of profit are going to cause a drop in confidence in Mauritius real estate. Take my own case: Our contractor has聽 endlessly delayed our PDS ...
@peterg123 Yes as a retired real estate guy - the waters are muddied - I can no longer tell my friends come to Mauritius there is no CGT - there is - remember we compete with many other countries and this is a mistake and puts us behind them.聽 ... Read More
Catholic mass in English please by carinagloria
HiWe will be in Mauritius in a month's time, and we wanted to find out if there are any Catholic churches in Mauritius that celebrate mass in English on Sundays, to make things a bit easier for the kids. We will be based on the west coast but if we ...
@carinagloria First Sunday every month at the Church of Angels on the seafront in Garnde Baie Read More
New members of the Mauritius forum, introduce yourselves here - 2024 by Julien
Hi all, Newbie on the Mauritius forum? Don't 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 your ...
@Bhavna actually given the amount of development at 5,000 new units a year and a finite amount of brickies on the island this chap should easily find construction work Read More
Discount card by Pete27mu
Hi,Years ago there were various discount schemes available to residents for hotel bars/restaurants and leisure clubs etc, does anyone please know if such schemes still exist?Cheers, Pete.馃嵒
@Pete27mu Hotels def do room discounts and other institutions eg The Acquarium at Port Louis. It is haphazard (no set rule) just explain you are resident when booking something and ask for a discount. No discounts in restaurants, bars etc and ... Read More
Looking for a decent estate agent to sell an Azuri Townhouse
锘縃i I am looking for a decent estate agent to sell one of my Coralis townhouses at Azuri in the North.聽 Does anyone have any good suggestions?聽 Best wishes to everyone.聽 Simon Read More
Re-Registration of MYT Sim Cards by lesmar54
Today I visited the Myt shop at Cascavelle to re-register my Myt Sim card. I believed I had all the correct information as I had my passport the phone my residence permit and proof of address. I thought the process would be quick but then the ...
@lesmar54 well welcome to my world - absolute chaos - it fails, it works, it fails again - the process steals a large chunk of your life and it is hopeless. Of course the horror is that they cancel your mobile number. To date I have spent around ... Read More
Silk to buy by dumbravd
Hello everyone,There is a place to buy real silk fabric in Mauritius ?
What weight or what do you need to make? Read More
Property security by Hodmandod
We recently spent a month touring round Mauritius. Early on we took a wrong turn and found ourselves driving past a prison. It had large gates and a high wall with razor wire on top, which was understandable. Then we started noticing a lot of ...
Extraordinarily safe and top rated by the CIA web base. Petty theft will happen if you leave your wallet on the beach but mugging, violence and anything extreme is amazingly rare. I have had no problems at all in 12 years or felt in the least bit ... Read More