I am self employed and complete my self assessment tax online every year. I am currently preparing the tax year 2018/19. In that tax year, I received money after the death of my mother, including the...
As above - to help our boy up the property ladder we are buying his house from him (on a cash basis) so that he's not in a chain. We intend to rent the property out after we've bought it and he's...
I've posted before about inheriting my mother's house, and at last we are close to clearing the house out to sell. I asked neighbours to ask around if anyone was interested in buying, and a couple...
I had a small heart attack in January last year which stumped the doctors for a while, as my arteries were found to be fine after an angiogram. After a scan I was told part of the heart muscle had...
I know it's not quite PC to buy boxes of cut up fruit, but I'd struggle to eat six different types of fruit if I bought them all individually. To stop me gorging on cheesecake or trifle etc I bought a...
Is there a recognised way of dealing with tradesmen so they take your job seriously? We need our bathroom redone, it's long overdue and involves some rewiring as the house has not had an work done on...
What are the costs involved in buying and selling property? We already own our own home and I'm selling my mother's house. A friend in a similar position has told me that any other property will be...
Morning all. As some of you may remember I've recently inherited a house after my mother passed away. Everything is in the hands of a lawyer and it's as slow as molasses. At last I have had some money...
As above, I recently bought myself a new smartphone. I gave my old one to my son's girlfriend, thinking it would be simple for her to use. I did not realise I had to unlock it, as she is on a...
As above, I recently bought myself a new smartphone. I gave my old one to my son's girlfriend, thinking it would be simple for her to use. I did not realise I had to unlock it, as she is on a...
As some of you may remember, I'm currently dealing with my mother's estate, being sole benefactor and executor. The lawyer wrote to me to say probate was granted, and that they 'should receive the...
I posted a while ago when my mother passed away and the initial post mortem was inconclusive. I thought those of you who'd expressed sympathy would like to know that we've got a result from the follow...
As above - we need to have some work done on trees on our property. The surgeon tells us that we have to arrange for the company (I'm with Talktalk) to have it disconnected while they work and...
My mother passed away suddenly and unexpectedly at the end of November. There was a delay in getting a certificate, due to an admin error. The initial post mortem found no obvious cause of death, so...
In a few months time I will come into some money, and am considering buying property to let out, as it seems like a reliable way of getting some regular income. At a squeeze I could buy two small...
I'm currently waiting for probate on my mothers' affairs. I effectively looked after her financial affiars after Dad died, which consisted of getting together all her banks statements etc and taking...
My Mum passed away recently, and I am sole beneficiary. I intend to sell her house when I have probate, but have a couple of questions. Although the house will be empty until it's sold, I'm wondering...
Following an unfortunate admin error, we have only just had the results of my mothers post mortem (after 8 days). Cause of death is unattributed, so we will have to wait for an interim Death...
After several attempts to install the latest Windows 10 update, finally I succeeded - and I'm steaming mad! It was more or less a reset, and I'm finding it difficult to use. I got my browsers back ok,...
