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Survey For Greenery From Neighbour's Property

What kind of professional should I get to check whether ivy/greenery growing across from a neighbour's roof and overhanging my yard is a nuisance and/or potentially damaging to my property? It already...

Retrochic

What Does 'lawful Living Right' Mean?

We have come across a property for sale privately with land and a barn which has stables underneath and living accommodation above. In the description it states the barn has 'lawful living right' but...

HongKongphooey

Plaster Thats Crumbling (Due To Damp?)

Our house was built around 1901. The whole house has had damp proofing which has worked fine,EXCEPT in the back porch. ( Floor is lower here than rest of house) In this area about 5 years ago my...

Matheous-2

A Word Of Warning

If you are considering Hillary's Thermal Blinds for your conservatory? FORGET IT! We just put a thousand pounds down the stank! Today in the conservatory we suffered 50 degrees C.!! And that's not...

auzzie

Council Pursuing Business Rates

We left a commercial unit in March giving one month's notice to the Landlord stating that he was in breach of the lease and the situation we were in could not be tolerated. I won't go in to the ins...

millybaiton

Unfair Dismissal How To Claim

I was dismissed from my job on 10/04/14, effective immediately. I had been there since 07/09/09. I had not received any verbal or written warnings previously about my tendency to "cutting it fine"...

smurfchops

Landlord Risk Assessment For Legionella

Is it compulsory for a landlord to carry out a Legionella Bacteria Risk Assessment every two years, on a modern flat in a block, I have looked on the Health &Safety website but I cant find out if it...

ultimatemanpow

How Can I Expand My Business All Over The World?

What are the main factors to make your business better? I am running a manpower recruitment agency in nepal. and now i want to expand my business all over the world, so how can i do it?...

Jennykenny

Eco Camel - Any Good

Saw an ad for the Ecocamel shower head. Supposed to be more efficient and save you money? Anyone tried it and what did you think?

allen

Boiler Insurance

D&G insure our combi boiler, and the price goes up by leaps and bounds each year. This time it's £267 for the year's 'platinum' cover. I know on the one hand there is a degree of peace of mind if it...

porkchop

Home Insurance Rebuilding Estimates

When entering the RE-Build cost on my Home Insurance form what is the formula. I think this is where the Insurance companies rip us off. It would seem to me that your house would have to burn to the...

Iggle Piggle

Self Employed Vs Agency Working

I'm working through an agency and a payroll firm on a flexi time contract. Can anybody give me pointers whether it would be better to chop out the agency and be self employed? Pros and cons? cheers....

Bingo99

Employment Contract

My company are relocating me c30 miles away which I intend to accept. In the original employment contract, I have an 8 week notice period. They have advised that, should I decide to take redundancy,...

cassa333

Employment Contract Q

This q is for my friend so if there are any suplementary q I will have to ask her the answers :) Where she works the place closes over the Christmas week. It does this because there are no customers....

RandomHappiness

Can I Put A Fence Up In My Shared Garden, Part Of Which Belongs Soley To Me.

My property shares a courtyard with 3 other properties. A small piece of this courtyard belongs soley to me, marked on the title plans. According to my property solicitor, the rest of the courtyard...

10ClarionSt

Has Anyone Hired A Car In The Usa Recently?

We're going in September. We've been lots of times and hired a car but last time they tried selling me Road side Recovery Insurance to cover possible flat tyre, damaged windscreen or towing charges....

Iggle Piggle

Ixp Visas A.k.a. Global Visas I Can't Find Ixp Visas On Companies House

Can anyone confirm if the company IXP Visas is registered with Companies House?...

cassa333

Calculating Holiday Pay For

Someone who works term time only is very tricky. Or so I have been told. Is there a 'simple' calculation that shows the holiday entitlement expressed ineer time or pay, for some one who works 38 wks a...

jilldjmartin

Planning Lawful Use Certificate

Hi Im considering buying a piece of land that an elderly relative is living on in a stable block - she has lived there for many years, paying council tax and would wish to see out her remaining days...

searchlight

Access To Rear Garden

We want to take some materials into our back garden that won't fit through the house. Only external route is via neighbours (end terrace) side passage and back garden and through connecting gate. We...

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