My borough - Gedling in Nottingham - has always been super-super-efficient at getting their shit together and sending me all the voting forms I've ever needed since being here in Berlin, but a couple of months ago, when the prosepct of a snap election became real, they also advised Brits outside the UK to arrange a proxy rather than a postal vote because whenever the election is called, it's likely to be short notice. Now that the date has been announced, does this election count as "short notice" enough for me to arrange a proxy instead of waiting for Gedling to send me the postal voting documents? Like I said, Gedling have always been incredibly efficient, so if I can count on anyone to send postal voting documents out to me in good time, I can count on them. But still...
If it comes to a proxy vote, what can you do if you don't actually know anyone in that constituency? I don't have family there because it's not where I grew up and none of my friends/ex-colleagues live anywhere near Gedling.