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Trickle vents in new windows - necessary?

We are finally replacing our single-glazed windows with uPVC double glazing, to reduce heat loss and noise nuisance in our flat. The existing frames contain trickle vents. The contractor has advised...

Toxophilus

All about cigarette smoke

Does anyone know of anything that will kill cigarette smoke inside a house please? Unfortunately I have to live with neighbours' smoke which filters into my bathroom and as the neighbour does not go...

tgm1974

Jamie Oliver Cook Book - blank pages

Ive just started getting into my cooking and would love to collect some of the recipes Ive been making. My sister said her friend bought a cook book by Jamie Oliver that had blank pages in it so you...

sairk

Nescafe Dolce Gusto

Hi Does anyone now if the tassimo pods fit in a dolce gusto coffee machine....

joko

average length of time to use oil in a deep fat fryer...?

im just wondering how often i should change the oil? after 10 uses? 2-3 weeks etc? when it smells? is there a rule of thumb to go by? i dont cook any fish or meat in it at all..just veg or spring...

Barmaid

Home made pizzas

I regularly let my step son make his own pizzas (one of the very few things he will eat) - at least if we do that, I can slip some pureed veg into the tomato sauce and he doesn't have a clue. However,...

midagetrolop

Mortgages

Whjat is the least deposit I have to put down to buy a house these days - say £100,000?

ness1301

help needed with shared equity mortgage

My daughter is trying to obtain a mortgage 80-20% for a shared equity property. The Halifax agreed to it in principal with the amount of money she earns £22,000 p.a., but when it came to the...

muchlovex

Cold Sore 'quick fix' remedies...?

Good morning to you all, I've had a cold sore since Saturday and yesterday I bought Zovirax. This morning I've woken up with a HUGE cold sore blisters and they've gone a little yellow (I know this...

mollykins

foxes party rings

Are the different colours of the biscuits also different flavours? I don't think they are but dad's convinced they taste different.

lizzy156uk

booking flights

Hi Im looking at booking a flight to cyprus in october. Is it best to book now at the current prices or is it best to see if they come down 3 days before? Anyone have experience at this? many thanks.

aj5969

Diamond Anniversary Rose Bush

i need to find a Diamond Anniversary Rose Bush for my parent's 60th wedding anniversary. I saw where one person had purchased on. Can someone give me a link or an address to where I can purchase one?...

rachael

After spilling wax on my new carpet, how much can I legally retain of my tenant's deposit?

Hi. I've discovered that my tenant has spilt wax on the lounge carpet, right in the middle. He has just left the property and I would like to know how much of his deposit I can legally hold? He has...

tinkerbells

Compulsory lunch breaks (UK)

Hi I understand that the Working Time regs stipulate that an employee is ENTITLED to a 30 min lunchbreak but does anyone know how the law stands regarding whether or not it is COMPULSORY for an...

penlid

My future.

Hi. I'm 17 years old and i am startingt apply for university. I am intending on applying for a law degree as i enjoy law at college and like the idea that a law degree looks good on a cv. < that is...

BOL10X

Claim between policies

Here is a hypothetical question, I would like to know in case it happens to me. Say my existing policy expires at midnight Thursday night, and my new policy with another insurer starts at midnight and...

what..the?

full electric house costs??

Hello I am moving into a fully electric house with electric underfloor heating and some sort and constant air flow system in every room due to limited light and ventilation due limited windows (house...