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House deeds

My wife and I have divorced and she has taken out a re-mortgage on the house in her name, she has paid me a lump sum but I have not signed anything to transfer the house deeds into her name. Does this...

jackie0

Buying a house

Can one buy a property off one's spouse?

farm

pound bus fares

nowadaays you see buses advertising long city trips in the uk for just ?1, is this a con, if not how do they make money

ianess

Cam Belts

For something so cheap that needs replacing regularly and is capable of doing untold damage if forgotten, why on earth do manufacturers not use a `Desmodromic` gear system instead of a plastic...

QPR

Heater Fan

The Heater Fan on my Girlfriend's Renault Clio (94) doesn't work during the winter! Heat is produced, but when it gets cold/wet the fan to blow the heat into the car stops working and then starts...

grandmabundy

How many Queen elizabeths

How many Queen Elizabeths of England have there been?

maxbar

Divorce settlement

My partner is going through a divorce. He is in the army and has 2 children aged 9 & 6 and a joint mortgage. He wife works full time (night shift) and his stepson of 18 looks after the...

Hgrove

About a disclaimer

Today I went ice skating at Somerset House in London. I was told my shoulder bag (containing my wallet, credit card, mobile, etc.) "had" to be left in the cloakroom. I was not allowed to...

c00ky83

Speed limits

Is there a minimum distance between changes of speed limit? For example, you go from 30 to 60 back to 30. How long must the 60 zone be?

benbrand

How do car heaters actually heat the car?

How do car heaters actually heat the car....And what's the reason that it takes it so long(in the winter)? Where does the heat come from?

em111111

Xmas Tree

I bought a 4.5ft potted Fraser Fir for my Xmas Tree this year and would like some advice on planting it outside. Should it stay in a pot on the patio? should it be planted into the ground? if so...

1976

Dimmer adaptor for lamp

I have just bought a lamp from Ikea and it said it was operational alongside a dimmer switch which they no longer stock. I love the lamp but it is rather bright. A friend has an adaptor which you plug...

daveyboy007

getting time off work

whats the easiest way to get signed off from work?

AngloScot

Con Artists

The local off-license where I live is buying ASDA brand bread and selling it in their shop for 79p a loaf! Is this legal?

ianess

Battery voltage query

2 batteries on my long laid-up vehicle were both dead. Charged 1 up and got engine started and left ticking over for a couple of hours. Next day...no start but BOTH batteries reading 8.5 volts...

pea12

Heating Advice

Hi, I have just moved into a flat which has no form of heating. There is no gas supply to the flat so central heating is not an option at the moment. I know of storage heaters, and...

kindguy

Due in Court Over My Home

Hello, Here is a quick outline of my situation I would welcome any input, moved into 2 bedroom flat in 1984 with my two parents when I was about 9, I left when I was 19 and returned abotu 3 years...

gem_mother

Plumbs covers - recommend or not?

My sofas are very comfortable and I'd like to keep them, but the material is getting very worn. I keep seeing adverts for Plumbs in magazines,etc. and when I've looked on Google their...

mrs.pudding

Political Pygmies

Am I alone in thinking that the political leaders of Britain and America have completely failed to realise just how seriously the people of their countries have viewed the devastation of the...

iamnice50

Tsunami- Asia

Does anyone find it sad that Australia donated 40 million dollars to the Tsunami victims in Asia while Canada, one of the richests countries, only donates a lousy two million?

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