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Re: Penalty Notice - Radlett Railway Station / POPLA Appeal Unsuccessful
Interesting, but this one was November 2025. They are persistent if nothing else.1 -
Re: New Capita-run Civil Service Pension Scheme - problems (what a surprise!)
The chart is just from my own spreadsheets. If the Personal Allowance was increased by CPI from April 2021 when it reached its current value of £12,570, it would be £16,258 as at May 2026. If it was …4 -
Re: Pick'n'Mix - the joy of the chaz in '26!
Thanks for organising us @Rosa_Damascena, I was worried about finding you all again! Happy New Year. Had a lovely browse in my local lovely market town today. Very busy, but not loads of stock. Howev…11 -
Re: Inheritance tax - works of art
Generally personal chattels and possessions have a low value, perhaps £1-2k for the whole house, unless there are high value items. Even a known professional painter's work might now be worth £1…4 -
Re: Baffled - do I need to complete IHT400 for first spouses death?
The discretionary trust as the default arrangement on death of both parents is a completely unnecessary complication and worse still disallows your mother's residence nil rate band. Drafting wil…1 -
Re: July 2026 Grocery Challenge
I like some tinned chick peas or red kidney beans in a salad, and use a selection of whatever I have, raw carrot and cauliflower, white cabbage, celery and cucumber, lettuce, cooked beetroot and sala…8 -
Re: July 2026 Grocery Challenge
@Greying_Pilgrim what about Bulgar wheat with spinach (raw baby, or wilted older leaves) or chard (or any greens, frankly, with garlic, mint, parsley and a dressing of lemon zest and juice and a litt…7 -
Re: June 2026 Grocery Challenge
I'm declaring with a thankful sigh at just over £5 below my target figure - close but done! It's been a madly busy month but mostly great fun, though the last few days were far too hot to b…9 -
Re: New Capita-run Civil Service Pension Scheme - problems (what a surprise!)
However the latest rumour doing the rounds is that RR is considering automatic taxation of the state pension https://www.thisismoney.co.uk/money/pensions/article-15929077/State-pension-taxed-paid-new…1 -
Re: June 2026 Grocery Challenge
Bought milk but once again, our delivered milk has gone off before it has been used. I might suspend it for the next month and do the local Co-op run instead (any excuse to step inside their air cond…7
