Originally Posted by injunfighter
if I was sufficiently loaded to be able to live out my days anywhere, why not here? Maybe i could get a holiday pad over there and do it the other way around...
I think this is near to the ideal solution, retain your home here and have another one wherever else you fancy. I almost made this, was within months and then divorce got in the way and ruined the master plan.
I have a friend who has a nice big house here and a big place in Cyprus and they tend to spend Apr - Nov there and the rest here. The house here has a small garden with little maintenance required and he has a load of land out in Cyprus to indulge in his mini tractors and other toys ! For myself I'd probably do it the other way around, summer here and winter in Cyprus, depends how well you react to constant sunshine !
I think that you must retain your house here though, for me a UK based bolthole would be an absolute must.