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most of them will charge you commission, even the american express booth in the terminals, if you don;t have local currency in hand, which u can get from your local bank back home. then change a small amount at the airport, and find an american
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It really depends on whether you can make friends with someone in London and when you plan to be there. I live in London. My suggestion is that you spend some time making a real list of what you plan to do and then get in touch with London residents,
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When you are self employed the NI Stamp you pay only entitles you to benefit payments if you are sick .As long as you are self employed it is up to you to bring in enough work to live on.
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Don't worry - I am a recruitment consultant and we ask everyone for 2 forms of identification (passport & bank details) This ensures that you have the right to abode in the UK and bank details so that if you do temporary work, they can pay into
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A provisional driving licence is worth as much as a full driving licence (well, as ID- not for driving obviously!) Some airlines are OK with just photographic ID, but some still want a passport. Check with your airline. It's not worth the risk of
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There are quite a lot of things to do. Warwick has a lot of reinactments that happen. Last time we went they had the storybook princesses. We met Rapunzel and the Princess and the Frog, and several others and my nine year old daughter really loved
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If interest rates are below the inflation rate, people will tend to do the sensible thing and borrow cheap money to buy assets. This is what has been happening over the last few years and has caused the inflationary bubble in house prices. Usually
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Most of the museums in London allow photography as long as its for personal use only and you don't plan to sell the images or use them in a book. Using a camera is usually OK but you might need to ask permission if you want to use a tripod. Some
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You will pay Capital Gains Tax on the sale unless you have lived in it recently. You could move in for a year or two and avoid that tax. Anyway, why sell it? Keep it rented and at least you will have a hedge against inflation (assuming you plan a
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The Transport for London website provides maps and fares allowing you to determine how much a fare would cost. Travel by Oyster will be cheaper than paying by cash - you pay a £3 refundable deposit for the card, load it up with funds for travel,
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