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Re: Living Large, on a Small Income, by the Sea.
Do you not have free renewals at your library?2 -
Re: Judge ruled against me largely due to late witness statement submission - £549 due
Yes, it doesn't work like that. You exchange witness statements, you don't wait for the other side's. Sorry you lost (the fake admin fees should have been dismissed no matter what, whi…3 -
Re: Baby steps to mortgage freedom for beanielou.
Thanks. Looking forward to pay day a week today! We are going to a wee burns supper on Wednesday. Looking forward to that. Energy use is absolutely through the roof this month but thankfully I am in…10 -
Re: Utility room ideas please 🙏
Quick update a few months later after finally making some decisions! Decided against another 3 external back door so just a mis sized window at £1501 -
Re: Received £170 debt collector letter, but never received the original Smart Parking fine
Any complaint ( plan A ) should be directed at the entity employed Smart Parking, so the landowner or landlord or business or retail park management company, she is wasting her time complaining about…2 -
Re: Elite Insurance / PwC letter re: Administration
Did someone mess up at the consevatory place and put their name rather than yours when form filling? Elite didnt write Life insurance and they only started in 2004 so couldn't have written your…1 -
Re: Received £170 debt collector letter, but never received the original Smart Parking fine
No, because if a plumber sent you an invoice for £170 because you didn't receive the original one for £60, you'd pay him the £60 and tell him to fudge off. There's also nothing stoppi…4 -
Re: conservatory roof
Should be better ok unless it's a Victorian or Edwardian conservatory as these have triangle shaped units so depending on conservatory design that may not be possible. If it's a lean to th…1 -
Re: Gilt ladder in SIPP - some not availiable gilts in platform
With conventional gilts you know the nominal return but not the real return but with index linked gilts you know the real return but not the nominal return. Given the difference, I think it's in…1 -
Re: 2026 Fashion On The Ration Challenge
What a bargain, @PipneyJane! It may well have been your recommendation for the book, and if so, thank you very much. I requested it as a Christmas present and I am enjoying it so much, I don’t want t…7
