British Expats

Hi. New member here. I've read the FAQ and back a couple of years so hopefully this isn't a FAQ.

We're looking to buy a house in France, and are currently out here looking but I'm out of my depth.

Most of what we're being shown are 1980s builds, but they're single skin walls, often that hollow blockwork that's popular in France, and uninsulated roofs, in one ca...

Anyone been bitten by a redback before?

I was bitten on the back 2 days ago. Intense pain on the back and now my feet are aching/pins and needles and legs below the knee are sweating.

Nsw poisons hotline advise only to seek medical help if symptoms get worse.

How much worse can they get?

A long time ago, I put a lump sum into a Variable Annuity to act as a pension.
Now that it's time to take payments from this, I can see that the annuity can be transferred to another company as a type of exchange.
Are there any issues that would stop such a transfer, particularly as I would be receiving payments while living outside of the States?

Has anyone any experience of this sort of contract - a rent-to-buy contract—Alquiler con opción a compra?
Coincidentally enough I have two separate semi-friends who could possibly be at either end of one, a renter/buyer for one and an owner for the other (both EU citizens but not Spain). Not the same property though.

I'd not heard of them but have had a quick look a...

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