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You've finally manage to find a date that works for everyone and even picked a venue for dinner. But, you've never been there before? Are you going to have a sneaky peek at their online menu, or do you just turn up on the night and take it from there?
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Hello guys, Thank you for all the wonderful job you guys are doing, I must say I am well impressed by the amount of cases you guys have dealt with so far. I received a county court claim form last week from Gladstone solicitors in regards to a parking ticket from from PCM last year June . I was ordered to pay £270 or…
So we had a combi boiler installed in July 2023, and it was serviced by the same people who installed it a year later. Fast forward to July 2025 and I ask them to come and do the annual service again. Only this time the same people seem incapable of actually agreeing to a date, despite lots of chasing. Towards the end of…
I need advice weather I have any defence if I leave this fine and take it to court. Due to being falsely promised by the land lord on the phone saying he would pay my ticket due to me giving his son a lift I didn’t pay or appeal the ticket(he never payed) I didn’t get a ticket and I stayed over by 1 minute 6 seconds ( due…
The buyer had a proper surveyor round for the building and they didnt pick up any issues. Then just after queries were done they came to look at the house one more time, I got no explanation as to why. I got a phonecall the next day from the EA and was told that a damp surveyor had turned up to the EA, requested from the…
I haven't lived in the UK for about 10 years, but have been paying into a savings account all the time I've been out. By July 2025, when I moved back to the UK, I had about 250k in an easy access account. I started a PAYE job in July of this year, and got given the tax code 669L, I assume to reflect the interest HMRC…
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