September in London: Work and Accommodation

The end of the holidays is getting closer. Some months when many changes happen in this great city, Londoners come back from their summer vacations and many foreign go to their own countries after having spent some time learning English, working...

This affects London in many ways, people start acting like children when the have to go back to school, they pick up their bags, cry a little at home and then go to work. So be ready to see some stress in the streets, you might think it was different but even Londoners appreciate calm, beach and sun.

But don't you think everything is going to be this way. London's spirit is always going to be latent, many festivals and events will help you throughout the hard process September is!!London fashion Week, Oktoberfest, iTunes festival... and many other things that will make you forget summer is gone!

Come2England can provide you the best service during the year, as you probably know all our clients find job in less than 2 weeks and within the next months of craziness you will be able to save a lot of time looking for the job you need to start earning money and learning some English. Remember, when things get hard you can always trust us!

Work in London. Tax refund: Paye, P45, P85

Steps to follow in order to recover the taxes deducted from your salary. 


Probably once you've checked your "payroll", you've realized you are paying a considerable amount of taxes ; which you may not know  is that you have the right to recover part of them.

In contrast to Spain, where the employer is responsible for the management and repayment of taxes on final settlement in England is the worker who is responsible for these matters.

In this article we focus on the "Income Tax" and PAYE (Pay As You Earn) tax that is deducted from wages, according to the annual gross income of a person.

When can I get my money back? 

English fiscal year runs from 6 April one to 5 April the next year. You can only claim taxes from fiscal years when you have not worked completely and you can recover the taxes of the last 6 years.

Steps to follow. 

1. Going to the Tax Office that suits you: Find out when the tax office where you belong, because there you must submit your application by mail. The Human Resources department of your employer can give you that information. If you have worked a while and have received a P60, you will find information on that form.
2. Get the Form P45: The employer or the HR department will provide you this document when you stop working, with the final pay settlement. Contains information regarding gross pay you received and your monetary contribution in the current fiscal year, when leaving your workplace. This is information that the tax office use to calculate your refund. You must send the original parts 2 and 3 and stay with part 1 for your own records.
3. Form P85: This type of form is used when you leave the UK, do not plan to return in the short term and warrant that you will not keep any business in England, that is subject to taxation. In this document, you must include your English account number, the other option is to recover your money through a check. You can download this form through the website of the "HM Revenue & Customs".

Once you've completed documents ...

Once the form P85 has been completed, you must mail it to the appropriate tax office, along with parts 2 and 3 of form P45. It is advisable to include a note where you explain that you have left the country with no intention of returning in the short term and that's your right to get your money back, but includes an estimate of the money that you have to be repaid. It is advisable to send these documents by certified mail as you send the original parts forms.

For more information: http://www.hmrc.gov.uk/

To find job and accommodation in London: http://www.come2england.com/

Helena's experience in London

Today we are going to introduce you to Helena.

Helena came from Spain to London with the aim of working and improving her English, then she saw that Come2England offered many resources to start from the beginning...

She found our agency thanks to a friend who talked to her about us, she searched us on the internet and then she contacted us by email. Her impression during the whole process is that the service received is direct and customized, adapted to her own needs.

Helena paid for the English courses and she is specially happy with the results she had!! She is really satisfied with our system and she has even said that if she went abroad again she would hire our services again, the reason is that our performance is very useful when taking the first step towards an unknown country and a new language.

What are her future plans? She wants to go back to Spain, after having worked in London this summer, to keep on studying. She does not put away the idea of coming back next year or any other, now that she knows London and she has been able to see that it is a city full of opportunities.

We wish you the best Helena! :)