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Landlord Liabilities Question

A friend just told me of this situation with his landlord (an actual friend by the way, not me). When he moved into the flat there were no curtains, no window coverings at all. She agreed he could... ...
14:08 Wed 25th Sep 202417 answers, last by barry1010 15:47 Wed 25th Sep 2024
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dave50

Just Witnessed People Driving To A Food Bank To Pick Food Up.

These people weren't getting a lift, they were driving themselves and not all in old bangers either. Are people taking the proverbial?
13:41 Wed 25th Sep 202467 answers, last by fripfrip 20:03 Fri 27th Sep 2024
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Backdrifter

Lawn To Meadow: Tips Welcome

Blimey, first gardening question here! I'd never imagine I, one of the least green-fingered people who ever lived, would be asking it. The house we recently bought has a large back garden, mostly...
13:44 Mon 26th Jun 202317 answers, last by KUSTARD 07:30 Wed 05th Jul 2023
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Backdrifter

What's The Best Wood For Open ('Floating') Bookshelves?

I have a U-shaped space to fill with open shelves for books, about 19m of shelving in total. I've got a joiner coming in to put them up but I'm sourcing the wood. I've seen some really nice looking...
14:45 Wed 28th Jun 20235 answers, last by rowanwitch 05:23 Thu 29th Jun 2023
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Treacle71

Does Anyone Know What I Can Do About Neighbours Shisha Pipe Smoke

I live in a small terraced two up two down property and about 3 years ago new tenants moved in next door. Every night, in the warmer weather, they smoke shisha and the smoke gets into my home. I can...
09:01 Wed 28th Jun 202334 answers, last by Superakroid 12:07 Thu 18th Jul 2024
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naomi24

Woke Left Wingers Are Trying To Control Everything

So says Trainspotting author Irvine Welsh. He goes on to say 'a drive towards banning anything possibly upsetting risks turning us into robots….We can’t expect other people to tiptoe around us in case...
10:41 Wed 28th Jun 202311 answers, last by andy-hughes 03:18 Fri 30th Jun 2023
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smurfchops

Glastonbury

Would you rather be there, or watching it on the telly??...
20:27 Sun 25th Jun 202331 answers, last by anneasquith 19:58 Mon 26th Jun 2023
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Vagus

Blt

How do you make yours? Haven’t made one for a number of years but just fancied one and happen to have all the ingredients in so that’s our evening meal sorted. Suggestions I’ve found for tasty...
13:36 Mon 26th Jun 202318 answers, last by calmck 19:10 Mon 26th Jun 2023
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Rosie29

Frittata

I like the idea of these but aren't they just a Spanish omelette but more trouble? I've not got a small oven and from the recipes I've looked at you have to oven cook it to finish it off. Any tips on...
16:27 Tue 20th Jun 20239 answers, last by Backdrifter 13:53 Mon 26th Jun 2023
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Backdrifter

Removing Dog 'Fragrance' From House

We're moving into a house the previous owners of which had dogs. It wasn't too 'doggy' to start with, and after lots of cleaning and vacuuming it's further improved but there's still a lingering dog...
13:43 Mon 15th May 20239 answers, last by lankeela 08:51 Tue 04th Jul 2023
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ToraToraTora

More Desperation From Sir Beer And Co?

https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-politics-65590121 ...how many Brits living in the EUSSR get to vote in their elections? This could backfire badly, they seem to forget that 35-40% of Labour voters voted...
17:03 Sun 14th May 202326 answers, last by retrocop 19:48 Mon 15th May 2023
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Backdrifter

Solicitor Not Accepting Screenshots For House Completion

We are due to complete a house purchase and have provided the solicitor screenshots of the passage of funds from our savings account to our current account to the solicitors account. Because we are...
13:19 Thu 27th Apr 202315 answers, last by Peter Pedant 13:07 Tue 05th Sep 2023
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Savings Interest Payments Tax Question

My partner and I have a joint NS&I account which contains the proceeds of a property sale. It's generating substantial interest payments into our joint current account. How is the tax on these...
13:52 Mon 09th Jan 202317 answers, last by SarraMarines 15:54 Thu 16th Mar 2023
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Backdrifter

Itunes Playlist Issue

I've made a few playlists on iTunes using tracks imported from cds as MP3 files. No problem with a number of artists until I got to REM. Tracks from 4 specific albums of theirs, while apparently...
08:46 Wed 08th Sep 20218 answers, last by Togo 10:19 Wed 08th Sep 2021
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Capital Gains Tax Question

3 years ago my partner and I moved from London to Scotland as she'd got a job there. Since then, we've been tenants in a rented house. During that period, we retained our London flat mainly as a...
14:07 Tue 29th Sep 20202 answers, last by Backdrifter 14:30 Tue 29th Sep 2020
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spathiphyllum

"offended"

So, we're in the age of the easily offended. However, why do people think they have some kind of right to not be offended? And also, why do people assume, because they are offended, some kind of...
15:44 Thu 13th Jun 201959 answers, last by Deskdiary 18:23 Sat 15th Jun 2019
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Subconcious Racism Or Valid Precaution?

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-45818176...
08:23 Thu 11th Oct 2018190 answers, last by -Talbot- 09:22 Fri 12th Oct 2018
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Why Is There A Racist "professor" At One Of Our Universities?

https://www.bcu.ac.uk/social-sciences/research/centre-for-critical-social-research/black-studies/staff/kehinde-andrews No doubt the Usual suspects would be having a fit if there was one for white...
14:09 Tue 09th Oct 201853 answers, last by Halki 08:02 Tue 10th Jan 2023
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HansUrbancka

Gdpr

There have been a number of postings in AB on this subject matter. Nevertheless, I feel it warrants another. It is the case that a lot of News/Media sites are informing us that cookies are necessary...
15:38 Sun 03rd Jun 201813 answers, last by Backdrifter 11:17 Thu 11th Oct 2018
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Theland

One For The Scientists Here.

https://youtu.be/4C5pq7W5yRMI found this interesting. Would like your views. Only short....
06:31 Wed 10th Oct 20188 answers, last by jim360 13:13 Sat 13th Oct 2018

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