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For some meal deal fans, it's the best time of the year! The usual offerings are being replaced with this year's selection of creative Christmas alternatives. Christmas dinner sandwiches, pulled pork wraps, brie and cranberry baguettes and sides of pigs in blankets in pastry. There's weird combinations and old favourites…
For those of you who are chocolate lovers, this week's poll is seeking your votes on how you like your confectionary treat... or more specifically, what temperature? Does it taste better a little on the chilled side, or do you prefer a more melty experience with a room temperature choccie? Fridge or cupboard? Or is there…
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Hi, just had some damaged goods from a large online fashion retailer. Poor customer service aside, they eventually agreed to send me a prepaid label to return the goods as damaged. I promptly returned them along with the original packing and put a note inside detailing the reason for the return - eg the damage. I then…
I have a current account in my name but wish my wife to have her name on it also, but she is housebound due to mobilityand dizzieness problems, I have already spokenm to the baank and they said that she will have to go to the bank but she cant go, how do I go about this .
I'm looking at Waverton Real Assets as a diversifier to my SIPP which is essentially a regular mainstream equity/fixed income 60/40 mix. In one fund it offers: infrastructure, commodities, property and some debt financing. Its recent form has been OK but it's not offered on Hargreaves Lansdown where I hold my SIPP. I don't…
26-8-2024 (Bank Holiday Monday) I went to my local gym to find it was closed. Never even gave it a thought it would be shut on Mondays. I did some work on the car park and answered some emails before I returned home. I then got a Letter months later saying the timeframe had elapsed for an appeal.. I have never had any…
Hi, New to the forum and looking for some advice. Apologies if this is in the wrong area. I am in the situation where I can no longer afford the monthly payments on the hire purchase agreements for the vehicles and they have already fell behind in arrears. We need two vehicles (both currently on finance) so one can be used…
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In a new report published today (Saturday 25 October), the Treasury Committee has urged the Government to leave the £20,000 limit in place – echoing previous calls from MoneySavingExpert.com founder Martin Lewis.
Almost half a million workers will soon see their hourly pay rise thanks to an increase in the 'real living wage' – a voluntary employers' pay scheme based on the cost of living.
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