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Re: Mortgage Free now aiming for FIRE

TallGirl

6 May at 9:24AM

Back now and we have our meeting with the Danish lawyer later on this morning I cannot wait to get this started. I am going to try to play it cool for as long as possible so I do not have to take the…

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Re: How best to serve notice to good tenant well ahead of end of fixed term AST

FlorayG

6 May at 3:17PM

Tell the tenant now your plans. Tell them you will be serving a S21 and the date you will be serving it. Tell them you are happy to release them from the AST early with no penalty. The tenant can the…

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Re: April 2025 Grocery Challenge

JingsMyBucket

6 May at 2:24PM

@diminua WOW, what a throw back. What a good find! I'll share this with some of my Scottish friends and family.

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Re: NPM Northampton - PCN for staying in car for 4 minutes

Gr1pr

6 May at 3:24PM

Gladstones never attend court hearings, attendance is up to the claimant to decide on Claimants tend to send a 3rd party gun for hire advocate, so nothing new here, quite common

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Re: REVIVING THE PRIVATE PARKING BILL

Gr1pr

6 May at 3:03PM

Yep, 100% AYE, no dissenters, Alex Norris and others do seem to have a good grasp of the main issues Hopefully, shortly means within the next few weeks

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Re: Mother's care

MallyGirl

6 May at 3:03PM

It is tough - I am going through this minefield right now. Mother has Alzheimers and it seems to be accelerating. Step father has started being more open about the finances as he is not tech savvy an…

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Re: Trading 212 Cash ISA - Impossible to transfer ISA out!

Aidanmc

1 May at 3:01PM

Just contacted 212, and they claim to have no record of an ISA transfer request form sent to them from Vida savings on 17 April!!

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Re: Pulling my frugal pants on.

KajiKita

6 May at 6:55AM

I’m sorry that the holiday wasn’t as relaxing as it could have been and you have returned to so much uncertainty. Has everyone recovered from their injuries? Glad the allotment is going okay and I’m …

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Re: Hodge Bank. are they any Good ? Positive & Negative feedback Welcome?

35har1old

17 January at 6:24PM

Just highlighting the fact if OP does manage to find a bank or building society that doesn't require ID at present there's no guarantee once the account is up a running that they won't require the s…

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Re: CPM PCN on a Public Road

UnknownUser1127

6 May at 2:16PM

So no reply for DVLA yet but I've attached my initial complaint to the DPO and their reply from today. I never got a reply on my appeal which reiterated a lot of what I said in my complaint and assu…

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Re: Mortgage Free now aiming for FIRE

Re: How best to serve notice to good tenant well ahead of end of fixed term AST

Re: April 2025 Grocery Challenge

Re: NPM Northampton - PCN for staying in car for 4 minutes

Re: REVIVING THE PRIVATE PARKING BILL

Re: Mother's care

Re: Trading 212 Cash ISA - Impossible to transfer ISA out!

Re: Pulling my frugal pants on.

Re: Hodge Bank. are they any Good ? Positive & Negative feedback Welcome?

Re: CPM PCN on a Public Road

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