moving to cyprus coral bay

[iang]

we are seriously considering moving to coral bay cyprus and buying a villa/bungalow,could anyone give me some advice as its a big step for us.we have had 5 holidays to coral bay and we have fell in love with the place,will it affect my sons benefits from back here in the uk and what is the cost of living like.

i look forward to your reply's

thanks ian+steph

[PeteandSylv]

Originally Posted by iang

we are seriously considering moving to coral bay cyprus and buying a villa/bungalow,could anyone give me some advice as its a big step for us.we have had 5 holidays to coral bay and we have fell in love with the place,will it affect my sons benefits from back here in the uk and what is the cost of living like.

i look forward to your reply's

thanks ian+steph

I think a review of other posts on the board will yield a lot of information to help you.

I would certainly say you should not buy and instead take a rental for a year to learn at first hand what living here is like and whether it suits you. It is not the same as holidays.

Sylvi and I find the bottom line cost of living to be similar to the UK.

Pete

[collyjohn]

Originally Posted by PeteandSylv

I think a review of other posts on the board will yield a lot of information to help you.

I would certainly say you should not buy and instead take a rental for a year to learn at first hand what living here is like and whether it suits you. It is not the same as holidays.

Sylvi and I find the bottom line cost of living to be similar to the UK.

Pete

Sorry I believe it to be MORE expensive with regards to buying food etc, eating out is about the same but the cost of living food elec water just seems to be escalting

[virgil]

Originally Posted by collyjohn

Sorry I believe it to be MORE expensive with regards to buying food etc, eating out is about the same but the cost of living food elec water just seems to be escalting

Is it the same in Espana por favor then collyjohn?

I used to live in Tenerife about 15 years ago - no air 'con', no heating required in Winter, El cheapo cost o' living.

I suppose even the Canines have now been scuppered by the flippin €uro

[collyjohn]

Originally Posted by virgil

Is it the same in Espana por favor then collyjohn?

I used to live in Tenerife about 15 years ago - no air 'con', no heating required in Winter, El cheapo cost o' living.

I suppose even the Canines have now been scuppered by the flippin €uro

No it's cheaper here for sure

[iang]

we have just come back from a 2 week holiday in cyprus coral bay and we where talkin to the entertainer in the hotel who is from the uk and he said the most expensive thing can be the electric,he also mentioned food can be aswell but only if you stick to buying imported goods,he said if you buy local stuff then its alot cheaper but we could adjust no problem.we pay £2200 a yr here in the uk for our council tax so we would save a fortune there alone..

[PeteandSylv]

Originally Posted by collyjohn

Sorry I believe it to be MORE expensive with regards to buying food etc, eating out is about the same but the cost of living food elec water just seems to be escalting

The cost of food is escalating everywhere and while I agree the cost of electricity is absurdly higher than the UK, the cost of rates is absurdly lower. Water is much cheaper and your cost of food depends on what you buy. If you buy local produce it is cheaper but if you buy imported British foods - sliced loaves, Iceland chicken, pizzas etc of course you will be paying a lot more.

I repeat, the total cost of living here, what I referred to as the bottom line is about the same for us.

Pete

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by iang

we are seriously considering moving to coral bay cyprus and buying a villa/bungalow,could anyone give me some advice as its a big step for us.we have had 5 holidays to coral bay and we have fell in love with the place,will it affect my sons benefits from back here in the uk and what is the cost of living like.

i look forward to your reply's

thanks ian+steph

Hi Ian & Steph

I have been back in the UK now for 7 months, myself and family lived in Coral bay for 3 years and it was lovely a totally different way of life but I do stress it can be expensive as we found out, we had a successful property business and my eldest son was a footballer over there with his family . Cost of living works out about the same as UK some things are cheap some aren't but we did find food the most expensive especially if you have children, the normal things you take for granted here like crisp, biscuits etc. can be expensive, meat is very expensive except pork that is very cheap also fish is expensive, local produce is lovely and very very cheap especially potatoes. Ideal to retire to if you are elderly with a pension because the pensioners seem to manage fine but if young or middle aged with a family to support I recommend you have a back up plan and come with a good few thousand to help you. Hope all goes well for you and good luck
Cherie.

[iang]

Originally Posted by Cherie

Hi Ian & Steph

I have been back in the UK now for 7 months, myself and family lived in Coral bay for 3 years and it was lovely a totally different way of life but I do stress it can be expensive as we found out, we had a successful property business and my eldest son was a footballer over there with his family . Cost of living works out about the same as UK some things are cheap some aren't but we did find food the most expensive especially if you have children, the normal things you take for granted here like crisp, biscuits etc. can be expensive, meat is very expensive except pork that is very cheap also fish is expensive, local produce is lovely and very very cheap especially potatoes. Ideal to retire to if you are elderly with a pension because the pensioners seem to manage fine but if young or middle aged with a family to support I recommend you have a back up plan and come with a good few thousand to help you. Hope all goes well for you and good luck
Cherie.

there is me and my wife,son 26 and daughter 18,we are quite wealthy so fundin is no problem,1 question though,my son gets incapacity benefit in the uk and dla because he is disabled,would he lose these if we made the move to cyprus...
thanks ian

[Cherie]

Originally Posted by iang

there is me and my wife,son 26 and daughter 18,we are quite wealthy so fundin is no problem,1 question though,my son gets incapacity benefit in the uk and dla because he is disabled,would he lose these if we made the move to cyprus...
thanks ian

Sorry Ian I can't help with that but I will say this one of the other reasons was My middle boy was 18 when we where there and my daughter 15, the young ones seem to all drink and smoke allot because they say there is nothing else for them to do and they tend to go with the flow which i didn't want that direction for mine. The main place they all use to go was bar street a dangerous place if you ask me my son was mugged a few times but if they are not easily led they will be fine.
Plus we have 2 granddaughters 4 and 2 so time to come home together couldn't imagine living so far away from them.

Cherie. A beautiful place to live though.