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Holiday booking often involves a balancing act. You might find a bargain that's less convenient, a luxury option that's more expensive, or a flexible booking that offers extra peace of mind. When it comes down to it, what matters most to you when booking a holiday? Vote in the poll and share your thoughts in the thread.
When choosing a new product for the home, it can be hard to sort the wheat from the chaff. That's why savvy MoneySavers turn to the shared knowledge and experience of the MSE Forum when contemplating a big purchase. Read on to see what Forumites have been talking about this week.…
There's been a meme doing the rounds for a while about millennials preferring to make big online purchases using a laptop instead of a smartphone. Is it a sense of accuracy and security from using a physical keyboard? Perhaps the bigger screen makes it easier to see pictures or read vital information? Maybe it's just the…
I used to always book my holidays through Lastminute.com and everything was fine had no issues. Back in October 2024 we booked a package to Madrid as we were going to a concert there. Unfortunately closer to the time the concert venue was rearranged and it was miles from were we booked and transport was very poor so we…
Greetings. For a while the door is about 15 years old, the threshold, which was lowered at my request, the rubber seal is falling apart—I've tried to glue it a few times becuse I cannot determine the shape and size required by looking on the net - I'm not even sure if it is push fit as too scared to pull it away - its the…
Hi all, I’d be grateful for feedback on my added defence paragraph for a Civil Enforcement Limited claim. I have read the NEWBIES thread and the current template defence thread. I understand I should use the template defence and only adapt the factual paragraph(s). Claimant: Civil Enforcement Limited, in-house claim as far…
What is best way to gift money to adult relative on benefits due to childhood illness? If I gift the money, the relative will have benefits withdrawn. Is a Trust best way of doing it? or will my relative still lose out?
Hi guys and thanks @ArtyJ931 for signposting me here. This is being written in a rush as I have to get to work soon, but having decided to go for solar, we arranged two meetings with companies. One of these came recommended through some sort of clearing company, the other seems to have bought our phone number off said…
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This means a change for those with substantial savings across M&S Bank and HSBC UK and/or First Direct. Here's what the transfer means for your savings, credit cards and more.
The Government has confirmed it has increased the maximum amount of support available to those affected via a loan from £10,000 to £20,000, but only for exceptional cases.
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