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Re: Let's get this sorted then!
Fab that credit score is already going up again. Agree with others that you could get a wee bit of interest with PB money elsewhere, but with interest rates so low on savings (if you want to be able …3 -
Re: Living Large, on a Small Income, by the Sea.
Hurrah for non-broken gutter! You achieved that, you did 🥂5 -
Re: Moorside Legal LBC re: parking by land owned by Alliance Parking
A typical claim has usually added an extra £70 so called debt collectors fee, per pcn, so if it mentions £170 per pcn, that's why ( the Alliance pcn would have been £100, not £170. , no private …2 -
Re: Winter Wonders
Oh well done @EssexHebridean, getting quotes always feels so daunting but is literally just a case of sending an email! Proper OAT work that is 😁 Took glasses to opticians but person who can fix the…2 -
Re: 5 OS pleasures in your day today - part 3
Sorry to hear about your comrade Admiral BoP you honour him with your care over your medal. 🫡 Thank you both for your service. Congratulations to you and BoPsie on your beach wedding on 6 Feb (?) wi…9 -
Re: Most efficient way of taking my DC/SIPP whilst already taking my DB (before the tax man gets it)!
The ability to take a tax free lump sum is lost at 75, so to me it's a no brainer to take the TFC before 75 Not true. If you are still alive at 75, you can still take any tax free cash available…1 -
Re: Most efficient way of taking my DC/SIPP whilst already taking my DB (before the tax man gets it)!
That is something I have thought from time to time but I am not sure it is currently true. By all means take the TFC because it will not survive your death. And by all means see if you are going to …1 -
Re: Most efficient way of taking my DC/SIPP whilst already taking my DB (before the tax man gets it)!
Hi I've also recently looked at whether to siphon my SIPP in to an ISA, given that the SIPP will soon fall within my estate, and doing so before hitting SP age (whereupon there'd be less he…1 -
Re: Zopa mistake
I fully understand all that. What imo I think you're failing to understand is that even if there had been no financial loss due to incorrect data causing a wrong tax code then the offer was for…1 -
Re: Mum's care team asking me to give up power of attorney so that local authority oversees finances
In your shoes I would grab the offer with both hands, you say she was abusive to both your father and yourself and you don’t want to see her again, so this is a chance to cut the remaining tie betwee…1
