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KARL

Simple Travel Insurance

I am interested in travel insurance with a difference, namely, essentially medical and repatriation only and on a multi trip basis. I realise this may be called medical insurance rather than travel...

EstherBuchanan

Why Get A Magnetic Stripe Card Reader?

noddynoo

Indemnity

Hi I bought a flat with an unofficial roof terrace just a few bits of decking unsafe etc. I didn't seek an indemnity as I was a cash buyer and had no idea i needed one as terrace has no planning. I...

Loubear41

Will Oil Companies Buy Back Unsed Heating Oil?

We are in the process of moving out of our rented home (end of May 2013). We have about 850 litres of heating oil left in our tank. We need to leave approx 200 litres in the tank but our landlords...

buffymad

Search Fees

Does anyone know (roughly) how much search fees are usually when buying a property?

loulou111

Parental Responsibility

I would like some advice for my brother. His Son was born February 2003. He was never married to his ex partner but is on the birth certificate. He was horrified to learn he does not have parental...

noddynoo

Cgt Or Income Tax

I have bought a flat and decided to sell and not even live in it. It is a bit of a wreck and I have started the work which will increase the value a bit. Does this come under capital gains?

Arti

Employment Law...giving Notice.

I am about to give one month's notice to resign to my employer. Typically, they usually ask the employee to leave straightaway upon receiving notice and do not allow that person to work their notice....

Rhianfa

Blocked Soakaway

My property has a septic tank that needs emptying more and more frequently. Does this mean the soakaway is blocked? If so, is there any way to unblock it please? Thx...

paradiddle1984

Opting Out Of Company Car

Hi all, I am currently working through my (4 month) notice period with my employer as I have accepted a new role closer to home. I currently have a company car. However, the new company I will be...

gbradfield

No Will, Whos House??

my grandmother recently passed away and there are a few issues with family members who are arguing over who gets what and when. To cut a long story as short as i can basically the main dispute is over...

buffymad

Garden Not Showing On Land Registry Plan To House

I'm in the middle of selling my house and the buyer's solicitor has come back querying something. I live in a row of terraced houses. We have a garden but to get to that, you exit the front door and...

iamcarley

Birmingham Parking

Hi. I'm driving down to Birmingham from Sunderland to see Beyonce on Saturday 27th April. The arena has parking which can be prebooked but only from 6pm, and I wanted to get there earlier than that....

DangerUXD

Premium Bonds....

I've heard several people claim that premium bonds bought more recently win more often. National Savings claim there is an equal chance of all bonds winning. Has anyone any evidence to suggest here is...

paddyk

Staff Pay Negotiations

At our company the shop floor employees are represented by a union for their annual pay negotiations which always results in them getting a higher pay rise than the monthly paid staff - in fact some...

whiskeryron

Changing A 1 Bed To 3 Bed House

Does anyone know what permission is required to alter a 1 bedroom to a 3 bedroom house ( obviously by extension building) ? WR....

muchlovex

Having 2 Jobs And Being Ill

If I rang in sick for job A but started feeling better later in the day and feel well enough to go to job B later in the day. How would I stand with job A if I was seen, even though I were to feel...

sandyRoe

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Budlet

Council Tax

My son is moving in to a house with 3 students next year (he is unemployed at the moment). He has been told he will get a 25% reduction on the £2000 council tax bill. Students don't pay council tax,...

bednobs

Another Higher Tax Rate Question

my husband earns about 42k a year (where does all our money go??) he gets childcare vouchers taken off his gross salary of 243£ PCM do they count to bringing you down to the BR tax?...

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