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My Estate Agent went bust and a new company has taken over

I decided to put my house up for sale and the Company went into liquidation. I have since wthdrawn the house from the market and the new company has taken over the liquidated company. Two of the 3...

Im a BusyBee

VAT on land/woodland purchase

is the purchase of land or woodland subject to VAT please?

EDDIE51

Pension age ?

I was claiming JSA last year and I am sure the job centre told me you can claim your state pension from 60 years and 8 months. I am male aged 60 in January 2011. Have 40 years NI contributions. I...

chassyp

My employers, the NHS, are re recruiting posts. We have been given a timescale which is in November. They state that the recruitment timetable is not possible to accommodate leave, or holidays already...

Old Salt

Passport stamp, "Given Leave to reside indefintely"

Been here since1960. Filled in a host of forms, plus gave a financial undertaking to maintain sufficient funds to return to USA if asked to leave. Texas Instruments provided me permanent employment...

DC_FC

Uni grads

Is there much point in going to uni when at the end of it you end up waiting ages to get a job and a loan hanging over you

littleemms

planning pemission for a shed

at the risk of sounding stupied i want to put a shed in my garden its 22ft by 8ft do i need planning permission for this.

karentollet

Travel Insurance - Do I need to be insured now for a trip that is 10 months away?

A friend of mine is paying for me to go on holiday as a treat. The trip is in 10 months time and has now been booked and she has paid the deposits. I was planning to buy my travel insurance nearer the...

ilovemarkb

behind or up to?????

When tiling a bathroom...do the tiles go right behind the bath...or up to the bath? (for the neatest watertight finish? ) thanks julie

elin_hagberg

What is the minimum pay for unsocial hours?

Hi, The question is regarding a very big computer company where we have to work unsocial hours 5 days a month. we only get payed extra if we work 5 days unsocial hours shifts a month (each shift...

buildersmate

Confusing brussel sprout plants with cabbages

First time I've tried growing brussels (Evesham Delight). The fast-developing plants currently resemble 'open' type cabbages, with the largest leaves as big as your hand. 1) Does this sound right (or...

Robbo

Car tax is discrimination againest us brits

Hi i have been registered as disabled recently because of a back disability ive had for ten years that was misdiagnosed. i have a private car and have tried to get some discount for my road tax as i...

what..the?

Cesspits?

Hello there, just been looking on the title deeds for next door property for house I'm about to buy and it mentions cesspit I can buy the plans to see where said cesspit is/was but because there may...

sten102

Mortgage switching to low variable rate

My fixed rate mortgage (currently 5.9%) ends next month and the mortgage description then says it switches to 'a variable rate which is 1.69% above the base rate until the end of the mortgage term'....

kat2206

Advice required please?

Good Morning A few weeks back I posted a question on here and I have taken the liberty of copying the body of the text below but now things have escalated at work that the boss has decided to lower...

alipali2

boundary fence

We moved into our home over 3 years ago we noticed that our fence dividing us and our neighbour should run behind our garage instead it stops before the garage and is then angled and joined to the...

ermm

covenant

Hello Covenant between us has not been adhered to by my neighbour, what UK law if any has been broken. 1) In the covenant we should use the same insurance company because our buildings overlap one...

ziggy42

Do I pay council tax if I've never had a bill?

Hi, I've recently moved into a newly renovated cottage in the grounds of a country house in Fife. It used to be an uninhabitable stable. The address of the cottage includes the address of the house...

jaspercarrot

minimum wage for an apprentice

my daughter is an apprentice hairdresser and has almost completed nvq level 2, she has been paid £60 a week for a year which is barely covering travel costs etc, will she be entitled to minimum...

jackthehat

Extension leads............

Can an extension lead be operated 'the other way round' ? i.e. if you put power in to the socket part, does the plug become live ? Logic would dictate that it ought to, but I'm sure someone can tell...

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