colin in amsterdam
English expat in the Netherlands
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Registration: 27 January 2025
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Declaring foreign property in box 3 by Joana Valenca de Sousa
Hi all,I am living and working in the Netherlands and pay taxes here. Last year in March 2022 I have bought a property in Portugal.Do I have to declare this property as part of my assets in box 3 in the tax declaration form of 2022 or only from ...
When assessing property in The Netherlands for tax purposes the Dutch tax authorities base any assessment on the WOZ value - an annually updated value of every Dutch property (so for example if you bought a house 20 years ago the WOZ value of the ... Read More
Which mobile network and why? by PaxNL
Hi,I'd like to hear from others who have relocated, on how and why you chose the mobile network / contract you did, and if you are happy with your choice (now presumably down the line)?I am investigating which cellular provider to go with, ...
This topic is getting ‘interesting’ again as technologies change, some disappear and new ones come along. I’ve used Lebara for quite a few years now - poor customer service but cheap and efficient. Calls/data in almost all of ... Read More
UK bank account and Brexit by Henry McGrath
Just received a letter from Lloyds bank announcing that (because of UK leaving the EU) they intend to close my UK current and saving accounts as from 2 November. The reason they give is " After 31 Dec 2020 we'll no longer be allowed to ...
Quite correct ! I forgot to mention that Revolut is a realistic alternative to using a NL bank for your sterling account. It costs about the same. Its big plus is that its currency conversion fee is somewhere around 0.15% off midrate instead of ... Read More
UK bank account and Brexit by Henry McGrath
Just received a letter from Lloyds bank announcing that (because of UK leaving the EU) they intend to close my UK current and saving accounts as from 2 November. The reason they give is " After 31 Dec 2020 we'll no longer be allowed to ...
@SimCityATIndeed .... but I expect it will become an issue in a few years time. To the extent I have an issue now it's the following: As a retail customer I have no way of seeing what HSBC's game plan is. Their websites are information-free; if ... Read More
UK bank account and Brexit by Henry McGrath
Just received a letter from Lloyds bank announcing that (because of UK leaving the EU) they intend to close my UK current and saving accounts as from 2 November. The reason they give is " After 31 Dec 2020 we'll no longer be allowed to ...
As a NL resident: After Brexit when Lloyds UK ditched me as a customer I opened a GBP account with HSBC. Now (Jan 2025) they are not letting NL residents open any new sterling accounts (though I can keep the ones I have for now). I assume they'll ... Read More