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Re: Hopefully debt free before Mortgage renewal in June 2026
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Re: New "Have a Look at This" thread
A little surprising how there are a few expensive but older houses specially in central London that seem to have everything except for off street parking. even bus stops and the like not far - doesn…1 -
Re: New "Have a Look at This" thread
Looking at comps in the area, completed, that house done to its finest is worth upwards of £3m. Gives you a fair budget. If you know the area, there are a lot of local people with large amounts of l…1 -
Re: Are fixed tarrifs a scam?
My understanding is that it has been a regulatory requirement to include this data on every bill since 01-Jul-2010, except where the customer has been with the supplier for less than 12 months, but …1 -
Re: New "Have a Look at This" thread
Maybe for Hampstead, they will see it as saving on the gutting out time and cost. Planning consent approved but last sold for £1,150,000 in 2023.2 -
Re: New "Have a Look at This" thread
Chlorine is still the standard for disinfecting swimming pools, I don't know where Murphybear is getting info from. Chlorine doesn't smell when first added, it's when it meet contamin…2 -
Re: Wholemeal flour
Thanks everyone for your input. I did email the manufacturer, but I expect they are busy milling… I attach photos of the packaging as well as the flour inside. It seems strange that they would put di…2 -
Re: Help with pothole appeal to council please
Have you informed your insurance company? The rules about claiming from councils are very prescriptive, so they are almost certainly correct, however when you push the claim they will contact your i…1 -
Re: Opting out of serps
When you were checking your payslips from 1990 to 2012 you'll have seen that you were still paying NI, albeit at a lower rate than you would otherwise have done. Contracting-out of SERPS reduced…3 -
Re: Supposed free inheritance preservation seminars
Just to provide a counterpoint to the people who get paid to sell trusts: - Telegegraph: The wills scandal that punished pensioners with £35k inheritance tax bills - MoneyWeek: Families paying up to…2
