Best country to live as a UK Contractor

[portseven]

So, if you were to choose a country to live in as a contractor, but still work in the UK (via weekly commute) where would you live?

Taking into consideration Tax benefits, cost of living, climate, etc?

[chicane]

I'd live in the UK - life in this country gets better by the day.

[Cheshire Cat]

south of france is quite nice. old friend of mine works in a london IB (actually a US IB in london) and commutes from Nice. She works 3 days / week in the office, and monday and friday from home on the riviera. she's married to a froggie, and blockbooks her easycrash flights well in advance to save cash.
good job if you can get it.

[NickNick]

I've met a few who live in South Africa and do the weekly commute, but then they were on a whole chunk o cash.

I love it here to be honest and wouldn't want to live anywhere else.

[Torran]

Haute-Garonne, Midi-Pyrénées, France.

[oracleslave]

I've met a few who live in South Africa and do the weekly commute,

How is that possible over any length of time? Flight must be 11-12 hours each way?

[KevinS]

I've met a few who live in South Africa and do the weekly commute, but then they were on a whole chunk o cash.

I love it here to be honest and wouldn't want to live anywhere else.

My brother-in-law lives in Cape Town and commutes to Geneva.. Works out about 17/18 days in Europe and 10 days in Cape Town.. ClientCo pays all hotels and flights and expenses and he still earns a wad of cash on top of it..

[NickNick]

How is that possible over any length of time? Flight must be 11-12 hours each way?

Depends on which part, but it's about a 10 hour overnight flight with no time difference of course. So a Sunday overnight from JoBurg will get you into heathrow at 5 or 6.30 Monday morning and leave there at 6 or 8 of a Friday evening. 350 quid if you were flying this weekend. Obviously this is cheaper if you book in advance.

[NotAllThere]

Why would you still want to work in the UK?

[oracleslave]

Why would you still want to work in the UK?

Traditionally probably because of the spending power of the pound in comparison to almost any other currency.