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Re: £3000 Leccy Bill wrong
BG are a nightmare to deal with when things go wrong. Last year my wife and I managed to get back several thousand pounds from BG for a relative. The bills were indecipherable. I spent a lot time bui…4 -
Re: Obtaining BBSI from HMRC
i don't know why they scrapped that in the first place as the extra admin placed on HMRC must be enormous, to chase even for the basic rate interest! just carzy.1 -
Re: Octopus Energy lost our smart meter data for 17 months – now wants to bill on estimates
I've sometimes got the Bright app to poll on demand but I've given up doing that because the consequence was that it didn't poll at the regular time the following day, which for me is…1 -
Re: 16 year old's inheritance monies
A valid observation. However a previous post by the OP indicated parents were resident in E& W by virtue of reference to Probate for the previously deceased father rather than Confirmation. That…2 -
Re: Weekly Flylady Thread 22nd December 2025
Hi all Lovely day with the family, DH did a great job of cooking but there was waay too much food and the DW has been on 3 times. In the midst of trying to restore some sort of order in the kitchen D…7 -
Re: Lubricating 5 lever mortice lock
In the end I decided against WD40 and GT85. I had tried both on padlocks previously and it never lasted long. Purchased Abus lock lubricant PS88. Recommended by person who knew about stiff locks. Spr…5 -
Re: Best data-only sim for 4G router
Another thing to consider is that your router is only Cat 4, this means that it is unable to combine multiple network bands that would allow for increased speed. At my home my Cat4 router on Three of…2 -
Re: 2% increase in rental income tax. Will you be passing it on to your tenant??
To be honest I have had enough of being a landlord. Shame really as we have a great tenant, and the rent is well below what it should be, but I have decided it is time to get out. The only person tha…1 -
Re: HMRC Bank Interest returns: A mess?
Not sure how supplying the account number to the bank would help, but if they confirm no record of you via a formal response to a subject access request, then forwarding this to HMRC should resolve …3 -
Re: Obtaining BBSI from HMRC
I have been complaining about this for years.This year it took two letters (Sept & Nov) plus an online chat in December before I eventually received the BBSI breakdown through the post.Unsurprisi…1
