The timing of the move
Bring the intended move, travel, school year and your advisers’ requirements into one working sequence.
United Kingdom to South Florida
From the UK.
Into your next chapter.
Last updated: 1 November 2026
For families moving from the UK to Florida, the Le Strand Landing Plan connects the South Florida home search, the school timetable and your UK and U.S. advisers' responsibilities in one written sequence, with Florida real estate representation delivered directly by Le Strand. Independent professionals deliver the advice; Le Strand coordinates it into the Landing Plan.
Family relocation coordination from the UK to South Florida, connecting your home search, school timetable and UK–U.S. adviser responsibilities.
International arrivals
What does a UK-to-Florida Landing Plan coordinate?
Le Strand helps families moving from the UK coordinate the South Florida residence search, school-search logistics, household arrangements and relevant professional introductions. A written Landing Plan records the open decisions, who owns each one and the dates that depend on them.
Begin with the intended use of Florida: a main home, a second base or a phased move. Keep your UK commitments and appointed UK and U.S. advisers in the picture as the local plan takes shape.
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Request a Private Landing ConsultationThe decisions ahead
Start with what matters to your family.
A home with a purpose
Clarify whether Florida will be a main home, a second base or a staged move, and build the residential brief around that intention.
A connected professional team
Keep UK and US professional work coordinated through the relevant appointed advisers.
Status first
Your family's status sets the timetable.
Your Landing Plan starts with your family's status and dates every school, home and banking step against it. We begin by mapping who is moving (each parent, each child and any grandparents travelling with you) and the dates your independent immigration counsel confirms for each person. School entry, the residence handover, account opening and shipping are then sequenced around those dates, so each commitment follows the answer it depends on. Le Strand introduces you to independent immigration counsel matched to the UK corridor, coordinates their timetable with your UK advisers and keeps one current, dated plan as the answers arrive.
Request a Private Landing ConsultationBefore leaving the UK
Bring the UK decisions into the Florida timetable.
Use the official departure guidance with your advisers to identify the relevant council, pension, benefits or other notifications. Source guidance checked 1 October 2026; confirm the requirements that apply when you act. For homes in England worth £2 million or more, the High Value Council Tax Surcharge sets out the published bands and dates.
Which UK commitments continue?
List a retained home, employment or business responsibilities, planned return visits and the people staying in the UK. Ask your appointed advisers which decisions affect the move before fixing a property handover or travel date.
Who owns the departure notifications?
HMRC says you must notify it when leaving the UK to live abroad permanently or to work abroad full-time for at least one full tax year. The route depends on your circumstances. Ask your UK tax adviser to confirm the relevant process, records and dates; keep the resulting actions in the Landing Plan.
How does each child's school transition work?
Record current term dates, examination commitments and the proposed leaving point. Ask each receiving school to confirm grade placement, records, assessments and the date an offer must be answered before treating a Florida start date as settled. UK school year to US grade sets out England's year groups by age and Florida's school-entry ages.
UK pensions and estate
Pension and estate answers, in place before you act.
Le Strand introduces independent UK–US tax and estate professionals and builds the UK tax-year and pension deadlines into your Landing Plan. Families leaving the UK often hold SIPPs and other pensions, property, and trust or estate arrangements, and want clear answers on inheritance tax and cross-border reporting, including the pension and inheritance tax changes announced for April 2027, before they act. We help you assemble advisers who work across both systems, alongside your existing UK advisers. Families may be introduced, for example, to Collyer Bristow's US/UK private wealth team, independent lawyers who advise individuals with personal and financial ties in both the UK and the US on tax, estate, trust and succession matters. Their decisions sit beside the move date, the decision to sell or keep the UK home and the children's school start. Le Strand brings your UK–US tax and estate advisers into one timetable and dates every decision they give.
Request a Private Landing ConsultationFlorida's tax setting, inside one plan.
Florida has no state personal income tax. Your Landing Plan places that tax setting alongside your own advisers' guidance. Florida's property tax and homestead treatment follow their own rules, which differ from UK norms, and windstorm and flood insurance shape the carrying cost of each home. Le Strand records these features of the Florida market in your plan as part of the location and household picture for every residence under consideration. Your independent tax advisers confirm how the federal and Florida settings apply to your family, and Le Strand dates their answers into the sequence of the move.
Before you book the visit
Give the Florida trip a decision to resolve.
Start with the intended campuses, workplace and ordinary weekly journeys. Arrange relevant appointments before travel, compare the locations that serve those needs, and leave room to test weekday routines. A useful visit narrows the decisions to a clear shortlist.
If a UK home sale, school decision or professional answer remains open, compare buying, renting or an interim arrangement against that dependency. Confirm actual availability and terms for each option.
Your arrival, considered
A clear sequence for a complex move.
A private introduction
Discuss your objectives, the intended timing and what is already in place.
A written Landing Plan
Connect the residence and family arrangements with the requirements of your appointed advisers.
A considered Florida base
Move forward with a local point of contact and clearly agreed responsibilities.
UK-to-Florida questions
A clearer starting point for your family.
Where does the visa fit in a UK family's Florida plan?
First. The Le Strand Landing Plan starts with each family member's status, as advised by independent immigration counsel, and dates the school, home, banking and shipping steps against it. Le Strand introduces counsel matched to the UK corridor and coordinates their timetable with your UK advisers and the rest of the move.
What should a UK family decide before planning a Florida move?
Set out who is moving, whether Florida will be a main home or second base, and the earliest and latest workable arrival dates. Add each child's school stage, the home budget, work locations and any UK commitments that continue. Mark which decisions are settled and which depend on immigration, tax or other advice from your appointed professionals. We use that brief to connect the residence, school and arrival timetable; planning can begin while you are still in the UK.
How should we budget for a move from the UK to South Florida?
Separate the one-off move from the ongoing Florida household. For the move, obtain itemised quotes for professional work, travel, shipping or storage and temporary accommodation, including any period when you will maintain homes in both countries. For the household, compare rent or ownership costs, insurance, utilities, transport, healthcare arrangements and any school fees. Record the currency, payment date and assumptions for each estimate. Each family's figures are its own, and the written Landing Plan's scope and fees are agreed with you.
Should we buy a Florida home before the school decision?
Compare both timetables first. Ask the school what remains to be confirmed and consider how each possible outcome changes the residence brief. A home can be assessed in parallel, with commitments informed by the dependencies your family is prepared to accept.
Is Miami a good fit for our family moving from London?
Start with the ordinary week your family needs. Compare the schools you are considering, confirmed work locations, school-run and work journeys, housing requirements and ongoing household costs. Use a scouting visit to test those routes at the times you expect to travel. Each school runs its own admissions process, and Le Strand coordinates your home search around that timetable so the school and the address move forward together. Le Strand brings these priorities into the residence brief and Landing Plan, alongside your appointed advisers.
Can our UK advisers remain involved?
Yes. Your existing advisers retain their mandates. Le Strand coordinates their relevant requirements with the Florida residence and arrival timetable; any separately appointed professional work has its own agreed scope.
What if we want a second home rather than a permanent move?
Define how often the home will be used, who will stay there and what must work while you are away. Bring the travel pattern to your appointed advisers and shape the residence and household brief around the intended use.
What does the first conversation include?
The first conversation establishes your needs and whether Le Strand can help. The written Landing Plan, scope of work and any fees are agreed separately. A brief outline of your plans is enough to begin.
Can Le Strand help with UK pension and inheritance tax questions before we move?
Le Strand introduces independent UK–US tax and estate professionals who advise on pensions, including SIPPs, inheritance tax and cross-border reporting. The decisions they give and the UK tax-year dates they identify go into your written Landing Plan, sequenced against the move date, the UK home and the school timetable.
How does Florida's tax setting fit into the Landing Plan?
Florida has no state personal income tax. Le Strand records that, together with Florida property tax, homestead and insurance considerations for each home, in your Landing Plan as market context. Your independent tax advisers confirm how it applies to your family, and their guidance is dated into the plan.
Before the move
A clearer starting point.
Explore the UK-to-Florida brief, or map your family’s open decisions in the private assessment.
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comes next.
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