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Care home fee rules

If a single person buys a house by pooling resources with an elderly relative (each selling their own homes to get something together) and the elderly relative subsequently needs to go into a nursing...

ZGoldsmith

Solar energy in London

Not many people seem to know about it, but I hear that since April 2010, the British government now give you excellent money for electricity generated from solar panels on domestic houses. Im a man...

ZGoldsmith

The fool proof investment?

Why dont more of us invest in home solar panels? My friend has just had a smallish-but awesome company www.londonsolarenergy.co.uk from North London install panels on his house and he's got the...

jojo100

plug in kitchen extractor fan

hi can i buy plug in kitchen extractor fan, only can find hard wired ones. thanks for any help...

flobadob

Voltage at lights.

When I read the voltage at the bulb end of a light it is giving a reading of 6 volts AC when it is turned off and 240 volts AC when it is switched on. Is this correct as I assumed it would be 0 volts...

lindylou16

I just bought a mobile phone and i think

Predictive text is for Twits.

chrissa1

Enforcement Officer's Costs

As some of you may remember, Our Jaguar car was seized by Bailiffs and sold at auction in regard to claims made by 3 Plaintiffs. We went to court to try and stop this but sadly lost. The one Claimant...

SWilkins

Has anyone else dealt with a company called Timeshare Sell Now

I paid Timeshare Sell Now to sell my timeshare about a month and a half ago. I have been in contact with them, and it seems to be sold but I was wondering if there are any other families out there...

balearic

Capital Gains Tax

Hi, can anyone help me here. We live part of the year in Spain and my partner and I both own houses in the UK, usually rent them out but leave one of them so that we can use it ourselves in the...

sandmaster

Boundary Hedge

Does a 'T' on a set of deeds always indicate ownership of a hedge or can it be interpreted as conferring responsibility for maintenance? My deeds show our mutual border as being through the centre of...

mafiadan

Request for alternative interview date

I have been called for an interview next Friday, but I am booked on a flight to Portugal that day. I have asked if I could attend on another day as I don't want to cancel my holiday. Do they have to...

Dinger2

Canal-Cruises --Castlefield --Manchester

Can anybody out there give me any info about the L.S.Lowry canal boat and its trips from Castlefield to Salford Quays and back? A phone number would help to contact the operators ? Grateful for any...

Thunderchild

second charge has become a loan on paper

I have bought a house and used for the deposite a sum of money which I was given by my father and grandmother at different times over 7 years ago and 10K recently by my father which he had just been...

up4it

Fraud - what action can or should I take?

Basically an aquaintence was looking for somewhere to stay and my property was empty so I said he could stay rent free for 3 months on the condition he did the property up, Jan to end of March. We had...

dispenser

Cowboy plumber

Please could someone advise me? I have had a plumber in to do some work which is absolutely dreadful. I have had no water for 2 days. He incorrectly fitted some bathroom taps, took the radiator off in...

mokane002

Can you deduct the cost of a works vehicle for tax purposes?

As a sub contracter I purchased a van for work, £4300, can this be deducted from my earnings before I am assess for tax? Thanks...

donna1901

can you look for alternative employment while on the sick

hi all, I am on the sick from my work and have been for around 5months.(work related stress) On debating on whether to return to work or not I have been looking for alternative employment and have...

bcole46

The reading of a will

can someone explain to me the procedure of reading a will after a funeral. Who will advise the people concerned? the will is with a local solicitor. Regards...

cris r

Capital Gains Tax on two propertys

Ok can anyone explain how this would work. We have two houses One is a four bedroom house which we had lived in for nine years.We also bought a new house two years ago with the idea of renting it out....

jaspercarrot

scaffolding hire cost (or purchase)

can anyone tell me the approx scaffolding hire cost for a new build house 38 ft x 37 ft, 3 storeys high. or how much it cost to purchase scaffold for that area prefarably cup lock scaffolding....

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