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Re: HSBC £220 switch offer for opening a Bank Account (15/06/2026 to TBC)
I'm finally admitting defeat and giving up on this. I've tried every permutation of trying to make it work with the app, but it just doesn't want to. My application just fails right at…1 -
Re: Need fresh eyes on my budget!
Re haircut Don't know if there is anywhere like this near you but are local training college has a hair dressing course and they do cheap hair cuts. Takes a bit longer than hairdresser appointme…3 -
Re: Need fresh eyes on my budget!
I buy whole chicken and gammon joints which we have hot on day 1, cold on day 2 and then the rest is sliced up and frozen in usable portions for sandwiches. Gammon joints are particularly good for th…2 -
Re: Need fresh eyes on my budget!
you are making great progress! I also have to focus on my grocery budget otherwise it runs away with itself. I find that reminding myself that I'm only buying for 7 days really helps otherwise I…3 -
Re: The Top Regular Savers Discussion Thread
The funds have reached my Santander at 4pm. Appears the cut off for same day withdrawals is 2pm according to the Monmouthshire website.5 -
Re: N1SDT Court Claim from ParkingEye - Incorrect Address on MCOL
If you do manage to take the call, don't offer £30; the usual amount is £ZERO. It doesn't matter if there is no call, you will just go straight to the next step in the 8-steps in the templa…4 -
Re: New Capita-run Civil Service Pension Scheme - problems (what a surprise!)
Does anyone know when we will receive the interest payments for late payment of lump sums and pension? There has been no date even suggested as yet by either Capita or the Cabinet Office. I think it …5 -
Re: Stuck in a shared ownership nightmare
With these shared ownership schemes for the elderly there are usually staff on site to provide assistance if required and common living areas for residents to socialise and take part in organised act…1 -
Re: Suggest ways to brighten dreary patio slabs
Are you sure that the pressure washer was strong enough? In my old property I used it at full blast to clean up a very sad looking patio.1 -
Re: Stuck in a shared ownership nightmare
You need to find, from Zoopla house prices or the Land registry, what price was paid for other properties. Then market accordingly. Have you been paying the maintenance in the expectation of being pa…1
