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Putting a gate on a shared alley.

Hi, I live in a council owned property and the house next door is privately owned. The neighbours have told me this morning that they are having their [two car] drive 'done'. My garden is grass and...

Thunderchild

trading on ebay - any accountants in the house ?

Well I was on ebay and noticed that our beloved HMRC have gone to all the trouble to have an advert put up about if your "trading" you should be paying taxes on it and should tell them and...

lsharp

mortage enquiry?!

hi please only answer this if u no the answer or can b of any help, basically my parents are selling there house to move into a new one, they want to sell there house to me and my partner but we...

cupid04

Silent Witness

Couldn't get into this new 'silent witness' at all. Dreadfully slow. Bring back Amanda Burton or better still French and Saunders!...

confused26

dripping!!

Ok so last week had water dripping through the kitchen door frame. Since the boiler had been leaking I was told to turn the water supply to the boiler off. Its been off since monday and the dripping...

potiche

ivy

I'm clearing a small front garden that's been allowed to overgrow. Have got rid of some small leaning trees & now need to clear the groundcover ivy. What's the best way to do this? There are 2...

nactel

Shopping on line

I recently bought an item on-line. I see this same item has dropped in price by £10,within a week.Would I possible be entitled to ask for a refund of £10.

x-ray

Carpet washers/vacuum cleaners

I am contemplating buying a Carpet washer/cleaner and was wondering if anybody had experience with one. I have been looking at a Vax Rapide model and would appreciate any comments from users of this...

stanwilcock

Returns policy at B&Q

A friend of mine was sold a cordless hedgetrimmer, and was told by the assistant that it was the bees knees. On getting home, charging it up and using it, it turns out to be no more than a toy....

sad old git

legality?

Hello again.I recently posted a question about up and over garage doors opening onto a back lane and perhaps hitting someone or something as they are opened. I have now become embroild in an argument...

sad old git

best deal

Hi. Once again the dreaded car insurance raises it's ugly head. My insurance is due in a couple of weeks and my current insurer has increased my premium by £100 for no apparent reason ( no...

johnny37

phone battery

I was told by an expert in PC World that if you leave your laptop plugged in all the time it damages the battery. Which explains why my laptop battery only lasts 10 minutes. What I want to know is, is...

pips1

Obvious or What?

When we take the trouble to post a thread in TV (yes, that's TV!!!) why do we have to reiterate that we know soaps aren't real? It gets on my nerves and I have said this before, we are talking about a...

Amilcar

responsibility for neighbour's flooding?

Our adjoining neighbour may try arguing that flooding at his house is due to water from higher surrounding land being diverted by our building extension's foundations to flow under the party wall. We...

sp1814

Seriously...I mean SERIOUSLY - what the hell is wrong with some benefit cheats??

You know when you read about benefit cheats who claim unemployment benefits when they're working, or claim child benefit for on-existent kids... But this? http://www.bbc.co.uk/...d-lancashire-17367225...

Maude32

Soya Protein

I've been thinking about changing my diet to a more healthy one and was going to up my fibre, fruit&veg, fish and lower bad fats and red meat which I heard could be substituted by soya meat. Where...

Lynnspar

Contradiction of Contracts

I was made redundant / retired from my previous job just over 7 years ago and received an immediate pension. My present employers have now sent a circular stating that anybody receiving a pension from...

ethandron

Osteoporosis

Do any of you ladies here suffer from this? If so, how did you find out? Did you have any symptoms or unexpected broken bones? Are you on any medication (I imagine you are if you have a diagnosis)? Do...

JeniPeni

Ferroli Combi Boiler

The water in our shower (which runs from the combi boiler) is not staying at a constant temperature. The water will run hot, but then its cold water that sprays after a few minutes - and then back to...

Maggoty

Heating engineer call out charges...

Ok - quick scenario. My elderly mother's boiler broke down yesterday and she couldn't get hold of me (I was in a meeting) so she rang and emergency heating company who came out and declared her boiler...

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