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Re: HMRC on Doorstep
Only paying things which need not to be cancelled eg the rent/phone contracts/broadband/car insurance. A few other things like my accountant etc I have to pay in January but beyond that nothing.1 -
Re: Can I ignore/appeal NCP parking charge?
As far as I can see @Coupon-mad is correct the NTK cannot hold the keeper liable.2 -
Re: Wilful negligence
Do you have an agreement with your sister and her boyfriend that you will all tell each other when you visit the house? If not, why would you expect either of them to have told you that the boyfriend…1 -
Re: My right of reply and misuse of data.
I think you are misunderstanding a bit. A company secretary performs an admin function for the company. It is the company appointed as managing agent by the landlord.2 -
Re: Claim Form + extra parking charge added
Surely this claim has been discontinued? Unless it is a different/separate claim to the one for which you have shown us a NoD!2 -
Re: The ups, the downs and the insides out of growing your own in 2026!
Carinjo that idea with the shading is brilliant! My little bungalow has patio doors and a lot of slabs outside that heat like a radiator in summer. I've tried all sorts but for some reason hadn&…4 -
Re: Dazzling December's No-Spend Days Challenge!
NSD for me today 💪🏻1 -
Re: House buying companies
They aren’t affected in the same way. Unless you are moving so far that the elder couldn’t commute to the old job, in which case they would need to rent / Airbnb/ sofa surf for a few weeks. The chil…1 -
Re: Dazzling December's No-Spend Days Challenge!
Definitely one today, I think I will aim for 20 in January. LMD x1 -
Re: Dazzling December's No-Spend Days Challenge!
I'm thinking about which types of travel are essential spends. I have travel for fun from home which I would totally see as non-essential spending. Then I have either train, petrol, bus and occa…1
