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property selling

extra to the question asked just now we shall be selling both the new build and the house we are living in so do we need to pay capital gains many thanks

rkp52

selling of a property

If you build a house in your own garden do you have to pay capital gains on it when you sell. many thanks....

Creepy

Cash some after opting out of Pension(s)

I am 51 and I approached a financial consultant about my pensions. After much thought and advice I have decided to go for a lump some and re-invest the remaining 75% in another company losing about...

kelfoan

Pay off mortgage or invest lump sum?

I have £5k to either invest in a 3 yr ISA bond at 3.5% or pay off some of the mortgage with current rate of 1.49%. Not worried about needing it for emergencies, so which option from a financial...

sooz07

Sponsor a child in UK

How can I sponsor a child in the UK? I don't want to just donate I want to sponsor, find out about their life, how they are getting on with the money I donate, how their progress is going. What...

millerxxx

print

when i try to print a page it only prints half a page help please...

Barney's pal

current head of the child support agency

danroll

Reclaiming bank charges from old account.

Hi, i know the case is currently on hold but i want to know where i stand on reclaiming charges from someone i no longer bank with. it\'s natwest, the account has been closed for about three or four...

iggymiggy

house sale

If I have a house up for sale through an estate agent and after more than 6 months they have not found a buyer. If I am approached by someone with an offer who have not viewed the property via the...

gossipgirl

bankruptsy

i was just wondering if anyone could shed any light on this question. A group of us were talikng yesterday for some random reason about declaring yourself bankrupt, and where as i said once your...

chrises29

What percentage of benefit claimants is estimated to either not want to work or to be working 'on the side'?

badgerchops

Friend buying a pub - seller wants them to pay their legal fees

My friend is buying a pub lease and the seller is trying to get them to pay the sellers legal fees ontop of their own can they do this - surely this is optional on a business lease/ pub purchase...

chrises29

what percentage of personal tax is used to fund benefit payments (jsa, housing benefits, council tax benefits)?

123ftd

shares

want to buy and sell shares online make a few quid, how do i go about this?

rainblue

J meaning £

Why is J used for depicting Pounds Sterling £ in many internet articles?

fruitsalad

paypal

if i was to add another debit card to my paypal account on ebay, and then, when i buy something and pay by paypal how do they know which debit card i want the payment to come from?( hope this makes...

Nosha123

Would you lend a stranger a pound?

I ask because I have a cunning plan up my sleeve (a la Baldrick!) I am trying to set up a 'viral email' campaign to try and get people I know plus people they know (and so on) to lend me and my...

b13thy

teatime 49\'s

Where is the betting section on here!? anyways.. i put a Teatime 49 bet on today.. i put a pound on and picked three numbers. Two of my numbers have come out.. have i won anything or did i need to get...