Following an accident my son has been off work since April on Statuatory Sick Pay of £79 per week. This has now expired and he has been transferred onto Employment Support Allowance of £64...
Following an accident I have now been off work for 6 months and my only income for that time has been Statuatory Sick Pay of £72 per week. After a recent MRI scan I have been told that an...
My ceilings are plasterboard, scrim taped joints, skim coat and then Artex in a swirl pattern. An area of Artex has de-laminated along a joint, but having removed the loose Artex I find that there is...
My son had an accident, damaging his shoulder, and has been unable to work for 4 months. His firm do not pay during sickness so his only income is sick benefit. With no partner or dependants this...
Does anybody know where I can purchase stereo over ear headphones for plugging into my TV whilst my wife is sleeping. I have searched around and all that I find have a short cable length. I require a...
My disabled wife uses a reclining armchair powered by two rechargeable 9 volt batteries, so the electric motor runs on 18 volts. The battery pack is currently out of order and the service engineer has...
My friend lives in a bungalow built 3 years ago. It has a solid concrete floor. The builder has placed, at intervals around the property plastic air bricks/ ventilation bricks in the brickwork course...
In March 2009 I was caught doing 40mph in a 30 zone to which I admitted. As this brought my points total to 12 within 3 years the option of accepting a fixed penalty was not available to me and a...
Advice please regarding a 3foot high potted Box topiary feature in my garden. It became infested with whitefly. I sprayed it with an insecticide but now an area of leaves have turned brown and...
My wife is confined to a wheelchair and whilst pushing her in noisy shopping areas verbal communication is very difficult. Does anybody know of a battery powered twoway telecommunication system? I...
My garden is infested with a weed from my neighbours garden. It comes up from underground runners and sends up tendrils which climb every shrub, plant and tree. Is this bindweed and how can I kill it...
My son, after an accident, has been on statutory sick pay of about ?70 per week for the past 3 weeks. He has just been told by the hospital that it will be a minimum of a further 6 weeks before he...
With 9 points on my driving licence I have just received notice of a further speeding offence (39 mph ina 30 zone). I know this will mean a court appearance with a fine and or a driving ban. What...
My wife and I have various investments and bank accounts all in joint names. With a view to reducing our inheritance tax liabilities (we are both in our seventies) what is the maximum amounts we can...
I have to plant up a shrubbery in front of a 2 metre high, North facing wall. Any ideas please as to what shrubs would thrive in that location. Many thanks
When my property was built (3 years ago) I asked for a water softener to be installed. Just had it serviced and find that softened water is being supplied to the kitchen cold tap. Is this correct, as...