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Re: Unfair ASDA PETROL drive away charge from VARS - cashier error and Asda refuse to help
That is what they are trying to achieve as another money making scheme, same parties involved. There's a stark difference between parking cases where the Supreme Court accepted that the parking …3 -
Re: Disability & Unsecured Borrowing
Thanks again. I have quite a tough decision to make soon. After my OP, I decided that I would aim to carry on paying down unsecured debt using 0% deals, and apply for UC once my capital naturally fel…1 -
Re: Court date vs Gladstones next month - WS done. Advise please
Might need a good old trawl through the results but search the forum for: costs assessment defendant £242 -
Re: Capital Gains Tax on Shares outside an ISA - Purchase price unknown
I see the OP has edited the post to say it had recently converted, presumably on the lines of your example. As originally written it implied it was part of the process of the transfer from x-o.2 -
Re: Resourcefulness: The budgeter's friend
I always cut out on the floor and assumed everyone else did 😱. And no I don't have a big room5 -
Re: discretionary trusts and investment platforms
The trust is to be created with an intent to reduce inheritance tax. Who advised you to do this? Was it by any chance somebody who will profit from you setting up a discretionary trust- such as charg…1 -
Re: discretionary trusts and investment platforms
It would be understandable if the OP did not want to disclose too much detail about their financial position on here but to get good advice they will need to tell someone. If you are seriously thinki…1 -
Re: discretionary trusts and investment platforms
Although I spent a lifetime administering and advising on family trusts for the very wealthy, there are ways to reduce/mitigate IHT exposure without creating an expensive discretionary trust structur…1 -
Re: discretionary trusts and investment platforms
You should stop listening to someone who not only advised you to set up a DT but to also contact SJP. Unless you are seriously rich then a DT is almost certainly a terrible idea, and if you are serio…1 -
Re: discretionary trusts and investment platforms
I can think of no DIY investment platforms that would even consider providing a service to trustees of a discretionary trust in the administration of a trust portfolio, and for good reason. Trust por…1
