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10.03.2021, 10:26
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| | UK Census Sunday 21 March 2021 Reminder for those effected, more information www.census.gov.uk I believe this is pertinent to anyone who has an empty property in UK. | This user would like to thank moggy for this useful post: | | 
10.03.2021, 12:39
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Thanks! Didn't even know they were doing a census. | 
10.03.2021, 17:50
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Thing is they say you could get fined if you don't fill it in, but with an empty property and you not being there for over 12 months you don't need to do the census form. So how are they going to know if you were in the UK or not in the last 12 months? | This user would like to thank Medea Fleecestealer for this useful post: | | 
10.03.2021, 17:54
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We have had letters from our local Council every year, asking us to confirm that our apartment is not our place of residence, and is not rented out, but a second/holiday home, and that we live abroad. So each time, we confirm this is the case.
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10.03.2021, 17:56
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| | Re: UK Census Sunday 21 March 2021
We've had it a few times.
The other thing is - we'll send you a text! Hello! Not everyone has a mobile phone. | 
10.03.2021, 18:00
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| | Re: UK Census Sunday 21 March 2021 | Quote: | |  | | | We've had it a few times.
The other thing is - we'll send you a text! Hello! Not everyone has a mobile phone.  | | | | | We have a friend who goes to the flat every two weeks to empty letter box and check everything, for insurance purpose- in exchange for the use of our parking place- and he forwards anything that looks official and recycles the rest.
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10.03.2021, 19:40
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| | Re: UK Census Sunday 21 March 2021 | Quote: | |  | | | Reminder for those effected, more information www.census.gov.uk I believe this is pertinent to anyone who has an empty property in UK. | | | | | Affected.
Sorry - that and "could of" are really cause irritation.  Note the question about gender has changed recently.
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10.03.2021, 20:34
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| | Re: UK Census Sunday 21 March 2021
Can one still write “Jedi” in where it asks about religion?
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10.03.2021, 20:37
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Not sure, but you can certainly write 'European' for your identity | 
10.03.2021, 21:40
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So we only have 11 days to make it to Britain for the census? | 
10.03.2021, 22:02
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| | Re: UK Census Sunday 21 March 2021 | Quote: | |  | | | We have a friend who goes to the flat every two weeks to empty letter box and check everything, for insurance purpose- in exchange for the use of our parking place- and he forwards anything that looks official and recycles the rest. | | | | | Yeah, haven't really managed to organise anything like that since our old neighbour died.  Don't want to impose on the new ones really. Do have someone who drops by now and then to make sure everything's okay with the house, but not often enough for me to manage to get it insured yet. | 
21.03.2021, 16:06
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Done, now I've got the code. Didn't take long since there wasn't much to say. | 
21.03.2021, 17:13
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Come to think of it do the Swiss do census? Been here over 20 years and can't recall seeing anything about them. | 
21.03.2021, 17:16
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| | Re: UK Census Sunday 21 March 2021 | Quote: | |  | | | Come to think of it do the Swiss do census? Been here over 20 years and can't recall seeing anything about them.  | | | | | Not any more, they pull the data from their records. https://www.bfs.admin.ch/bfs/en/home/basics/census.html | This user would like to thank Belgianmum for this useful post: | | 
21.03.2021, 17:24
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| | Re: UK Census Sunday 21 March 2021
I do not see why not, choose the Other option, then presume another box appears for you to write
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Can one still write “Jedi” in where it asks about religion?
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21.03.2021, 17:50
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I just got the code online via SMS. All done as also nothing much to say. Details about the house only.
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21.03.2021, 18:03
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| | Re: UK Census Sunday 21 March 2021 | Quote: | |  | | | Affected.
Sorry - that and "could of" are really cause irritation. Note the question about gender has changed recently. | | | | | Seeing as you started it: "are really cause irritation"?
Despite the name, English doesn't seem to be the first language of this forum. It sometimes does my head in and was also the case at work. I relatively recently joined a UK group with UK people in it and it's actually worse. I really fear for the English language. They should add "could of went" type questions to the census.
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21.03.2021, 18:31
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| | Re: UK Census Sunday 21 March 2021 | Quote: | |  | | | | | | | | That would probably explain it then. We were renting up until 2011 so probably the landlord dealt with all that.
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