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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?
Here's a pulp thriller for you. Second only to the divisive nature of Marmite, there's another love it/hate it food debate that has raged on for eons...which do you find most a-peel-ing: orange juice with the bits in or without?
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Can anyone kindly tell me if this consumer unit has RCD protection? There is an RCD spur and the individual breakers have a yellow T button on them but I don't know if that means there is RCD protection on everything (and googling just give me too much technical detail that I don't understand)? We are going to get a couple…
Plans to make the process of buying or selling your home faster, cheaper and less stressful have been unveiled by the Government today (Monday 6 October). But it's still very early days, and the proposals are yet to be finalised. Read the full story: 'Home buying and selling could become 'easier and cheaper' in future…
Hi all, Looking for a little bit of guidance/confirmation on estate taxes (not IHT) liable on gains/losses between the date of death and the date of final distribution(s). Due to the sums involved it's likely there will be tax owing to HMRC at some point. My understanding is that we will have to pay tax at 20% on any…
Hot off the press, is the case of Mazur and Stewart v Charles Russell Speechlys [2025] EWHC 2341 Thought this might interest the community because I have a feeling this is going have a potentially significant impact in the way law firms do their business, not least for DCBL and similar firms operating in this sphere…
Traditionally I would post in purple, but times change and on my mobile. I was torn between DFW and MFW but I feel like this is my spiritual home! I haven't been around for years and in that time we've moved to a smallholding. DD1 now at uni, DD2 doing GCSEs and DS1 starting secondary in September. We have a whacking 270k…
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Do you have a peek at the menu in advance, or just turn up on the night and see what's on offer?
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Plans to make the process of buying or selling your home faster, cheaper and less stressful have been unveiled by the Government. But it's early days, and the proposals are yet to be finalised.
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