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Last year I signed up with Hyperoptic. Then my wife died in December. I've met someone new and have moved in with her and my council flat is empty. She changed from Talk Talk to Hyperoptic at my suggestion. Hyperoptic have told me that, because I've cancelled my contract early I'm going to have to pay about £300…
Hi all, I’ve just received a County Court Claim Form from UKCPM, issued via the County Court Business Centre, after months of letters from BW Legal. I’ve now acknowledged the claim on MCOL and want to fight this properly — but would really appreciate some outside perspective. Background: * Alleged incident took place at…
I recently retired early at 56 and got all my savings/pensions in order. I operate a cash ladder type strategy for the early years. ie I am holding around 4 years of living expenses in high interest easy access savings, fixed term bonds of varying duration and dividend paying ETFs/stocks. I also have global index stock…
Hi all, please be advised, I am familiar with the process for PCNs, having recently (with excellent help from this forum) had one discontinued before claim, however after searching the forum for specifically for PCNs related to UKPCM, I have not been able to find a definitive answer to my question. Firstly, I plan to…
I moved out of a property in June and received a closing bill from Octopus in July which seemed correct. I keep a spreadsheet of bills and usage etc and so I was tracking roughly what the closing amounts should be. Yesterday I received a demand for £1902 from Octopus, stating that the smart meter reading on 8th June was…
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It's also been confirmed that you'll be able to get automatic compensation from your energy supplier for certain smart meter problems.
The Bank of England said there had been "substantial disinflation over the past two and a half years". It's the third time the base rate has been cut this year.
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