After tentative discussions at the start of the year, applications on February, interviews and a job in March,and a preliminary visit in May it seems incredible that coe are now only two weeks away from moving. The biggest went in our lives is so very close.
The last couple of weeks have seen the pace increasing as the packing and preparations become increasingly desperate. Fortunately I managed to sell my car this weekend, admittedly for a fair bit less than I thought it was worth, but at least that provides me with the money to purchase a cheap car when we arrive.
We've also managed to dismantle and tip some of the larger furniture that we're not taking as well as make the packing look like an achievable task. The main things left to pack are the kitchen items and the clothes, most of which will need doing in the final week. We will be flying out with two suitcases. One will contain swimming clothes, towels, toiletries, air beds, a pump and a lilo. The other will contain the essential clothes to see us through the first few days until our removals van arrives.
On the paperwork side we have also been fairly busy. Both our English and Spanish banks needed Internet banking to be set up. We need to complete a "Non resident landlord" form for the tax office. Also a form to claim back overpaid tax as a result of not working the full financial year in the United Kingdom. In addition I had to arrange a bulky items refuse collection for a couple of days before we leave in order to ensure that the fridge freezer and washing machine are collected before our tenant moves in... which brings me to the only major incomplete task, renting our house. I'm hoping that as it was listed with more agents last week we now have a better chance of finding the right person.
