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Senario: 7 year old boy gets abused by 12 year old boy. This goes on until the abused boy is 15 years of age and the abuser is 20. They are both now in the 20's. Abused boy has reported the abuse to...
I have read the other threads regarding this however, none are clear on my situation. Currently living with the inlaws and daddy inlaw is a nasty piece of work(being polite) and a drunk. I had my...
my neighbour has a conifer hedge the roots of which are damaging the tarmac on my drive is he responsible for the cost of any repairs that i have to make ? t.i.a
Hi, I moved into a house share about 3 months ago and my landlord knew that I would be claiming housing benefits until I get a job. he agreed, and I moved in. he didnt give me a signed contract...
The house next door to us in our terrace of houses is being turned into two flats. The upstairs flat has no rear entrance.There is a long garden at the rear and there is a right of way on foot across...
Does anyone know the taxation that a landlord would pay on the income if, for instance, the property was mortgaged and the mortgage payment was equal to the rent charged, with no profit being made?...
Does anyone know the legal height of a restriction plate (council's wording)? It is the sign saying the terms of whether your can park there or not? Does it have to agree with the markings on th curb...
Last week I was arrested for Violent disorder at a football match, I was just wondering what Sentence or punishment I would be looking at if charged. (Bail ends early in march). I am a first time...
Hello, I hope you can help me with this problem. In September last year, I decided to open my own barber shop and was looking round for a suitable place. I found one and it is above a sandwich shop....
Hi, My mother was convicted and sentenced of a crime she didn't commit. We have exhausted all applications for appeal and have complained/wrote letters to everyone we can possibly can think of. They...
I have asked for the address of someone in a small athletics club (around 200 members) I belong to, as I need to post something to them. The person knows me through the club, but is rarely at the...
over the last few months Ive amassed over 400 pound in fines and court costs for relativly minor offences. I am currently in receipt of £99 p/w ESA. Come April I will have to find 30% of my council...
Good morning, I am about to leave my job and will give the required 4 weeks notice. If I gave my employer five weeks notice instead, allowing them extra time to replace me, could they then insist that...
Have any of you ever used the Freedom of Information Act? I want to find out some information from the NHS and thought this might be the best route to take....
If someone is left some money in a will but dies before they get the chance to recieve it would it then be passed onto the next of kin or would it be divided amongst the other beneficiaries? ... and...