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Re: The Top Regular Savers Discussion Thread
MrsM set up a Lloyds log in and with no actual Lloyds accounts the only RS offered was the Club version.3 -
Re: Bought a flat, very bad smell please help im struggling
Report the issue to the building's Management Company / freeholder and ask them to investigate how and where the smell is getting from the bin store into your daughter's flat. It sounds lik…3 -
Re: Nat west not accepting 9 digit account reference
There are plenty of current accounts, most actually, which do not need any minimum monthly deposits. If there are any deposit requirements, they can be met with multiple small deposits. For example, …3 -
Re: Cash or Stocks and Shares more tax efficient for a tax payer
Think about net returns but one under appreciated benefit of ISAs is that they vastly reduce the need for detailed record keeping. Reducing this burden might be worth it even if the net financial gai…5 -
Re: Cash or Stocks and Shares more tax efficient for a tax payer
Getting money into an ISA used to be a very obvious way to protect it from income tax and CGT. Better than keeping it outside an ISA. But these days with the starter rate for savings and the PSA you …2 -
Re: MSE News: Government-backed NS&I's new fixed-rate savings pay up to 4.75% interest
Check closer to your maturity date. There are already better paying ones, and rates may well be on the way up further.1 -
Re: Insurance during construction works
You do not say the extent/cost of the building work? I just renewed our home insurance and it states that any work under the value of £125K is covered by the standard terms.1 -
Re: Taking the tax free lump sum or leaving it as a defined benefit? Civil Service Pension Scheme!
For DB pensions like yours, the main reasons people may want to increase their lump sums are 1. Some people are stocks-and-shares savvy and think they can invest to beat inflation. Is that you? You&#…4 -
Re: interest only mortgage retired
Also plenty of different options with these types of product and while I wouldn't describe them as 'pitfalls' or 'hidden clauses', it is wise to get some help navigating thos…1 -
Re: Cancel or not?
Just to say that the insurers keep asking for more information, so I have nothing to report as yet.1
