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Re: Annuity quotes
The annuity providers can check at any time and not just pre-commencement. Sorry if I didn't make that clear. Both my checks were done AFTER the annuity had commenced. There was no issue either …4 -
Re: Annuity quotes
I don't know how they would check the smoking A combination of GP record and a cotinine test You may not get selected for a check but I was for both of my annuities. The annuity providers can ch…3 -
Re: Checking State Pension increase
Back in that 2016 post I gave a quick explainer calculation as to why buying gap years would be of no benefit. You have a "new" pension 34/35 of £155.60 = £151.15 - £45.96 = £105.19 so your…4 -
Re: Octopus Agile
Thank you, I see now having a quick look-up that a ceasefire broke down so maybe the ceasefire was what helped prices come down for a short while. Either way, useful to know/be reminded about the Str…1 -
Re: Renewables: "talking 'bout my generation"
I've just had an O-no! We had a power outage and the the PW3 didn't kick in, so we just lost an hour of solar generation until power was restored. From what I understand, we experienced a b…5 -
Old Style Daily Friday 28 August 2026
Morning all.11 -
Re: you tube pension scaremongering??
There's a load of rubbish "Your secret pension hacks" and suchlike on YT.2 -
Re: Renewables: "talking 'bout my generation"
We managed 2.04 O's today.5 -
MSE News: TransUnion to change millions of people's credit scores
Credit reference agency TransUnion will soon score you out of 999, instead of the current 710. Yet while your TransUnion credit score's likely to change, this WON'T affect the underlying da…1 -
Re: MSE News: TransUnion to change millions of people's credit scores
Excellent, TransUnion are going to add hundreds of points to my credit score.1
