isle of man

[tom52]

If top tax rates are 18% and there are no immigration restrictions for UK citizens why don't all yachties retire to the IOM.
What are the drawbacks ?

 

[Talbot]

all those motorbikes - wait, thats not a disadvantage!!!! /forums/images/graemlins/laugh.gif

perhaps listening to rolf harris singing "Jake the pegaleg"

 

[Twister_Ken]

Climate. Population - it's a small, small world.

 

[tome]

Spent a bit of time there in my teens staying with an uncle & aunt. It's a bit dull in winter to say the least. It was, however, exciting being driven around the narrow lanes by my uncle in his beetle after he'd polished off a half bottle of scotch and fired up a cuban to heat the interior.

Summer is full of, erm Everton supporters and bikers from over the water. Pretty scenery though, apart from daft roadsigns warning of fairies crossing ahead

 

[claymore]

Go and stay there for a couple of weeks.

 

[Rosa]

House prices?

 

[Lakesailor]

Norman Wisdom

 

[tom52]

House prices ?

Your user details dont say where you are ( or anything else) but the house prices look cheap compared to Poole/Bournemouth.

 

[guernseyman]

The place is so unattractive they have plans, soon to come to fruition, to reduce company taxation to zero or 10%, depending on category, to try to filch some of our finance industry. They don't think we can compete without crippling ourselves.

It hasn't been a great success so far. Soon after the announcement Abbey National closed their Isle of Man operation, and moved it to Jersey.