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Re: Cooking for one (Mark Three)
It feels cold today after the nice weather. I had my scarf and gloves with me, luckily. I had pasta last night at the restaurant followed by ice cream with berries. I’m heading back into London now.2 -
Re: help me do a will
We paid £200+VAT each (so a total of £480) for a pair of mirror wills just before Christmas. We wanted someone local so just searched for solicitor offices in our town and then looked at their review…1 -
Re: help me do a will
You really should not try and penny pinch on such an important document as a will. By all means DIY your LPAs but you should be sitting down with a local solicitor to draft your wills. No you don’t m…2 -
help me do a will
Hello Hope you are all well. How do you go about finding solicitor to write will and do POA I realise its free will writing month but happy to pay. We want mirror wills and POA sorting and we want to…1 -
Re: Waiting for debts to default before entering a DMP?
https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/81913308#Comment_81913308 I have a Nationwide account that I have never used for anything really, I will start changing things over to that. My…1 -
Re: Waiting for debts to default before entering a DMP?
https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/81913313#Comment_81913313 Overdrafts can be awkward in a DMP as there is no end point as such. Personally I would just transfer the positive ba…1 -
Re: How to get cash into current account?
Plan A. Transfer money to Conveyancing Solicitor's Holding Account in dribs and drabs from your existing accounts? Note the major risk then is the Solicitor's Bank failing. Plan B. Transfer…2 -
Re: Advice and help with £28k debts
Do you have anything you can sell or the ability to make extra income from overtime / bar work / side hustle / surveys? Have you recently had a pay rise or could you ask your manager? Your SOA is so …1 -
Re: How to get cash into current account?
You don't need to as the limit is £1.4m if it's close enough to a property transaction: https://www.fscs.org.uk/making-a-claim/claims-process/temporary-high-balances/3 -
Re: Waiting for debts to default before entering a DMP?
https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/comment/81913128#Comment_81913128 All good! You're probably already aware of this, but if going down the DMP route, part of the recommended ground…1
