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Re: DWP claim they do not send text messages advising they will call

dariop

16 April at 5:29PM

I double checked and asked for confirmation from the handler's manager "We don't send text messages". I'm only passing on what the handler said. Do you have a link to the page you have scre…

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Re: Renting during retirement - a no brainer?

TheTelltaleChart

29 April at 11:54PM

You can make carefully considered assumptions about returns from investments, and their variance, and house prices, and rental costs. But 1) You can be confident that your carefully considered assump…

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Re: Any idea what this is? Tomato plants

Superfi

30 April at 12:15AM

Hiya, this doesn't look like leafminers or anything similarly insectivorous, it looks more like 'environmentally-influenced' tissue damage to the leaves. This could be from moisture, light, heat, col…

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Re: edf smart meter charge rates

Rosie1001

30 April at 7:54AM

I have experience of what you are going through .. i will let others explain what happened as they are more knowledgeable than me about how to write things out .. but I finally have a fully functioni…

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Re: High salary, high equity, high historic debt

ManyWays

30 April at 8:42AM

Three mortgages suggests that they may have previously shifted unsecured debt to secured, if they did, look how well that has worked! How "historic" are these loans, when does the next one …

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Re: High salary, high equity, high historic debt

Hoenir

29 April at 11:25PM

Sell the property and rent for a period. By releasing the equity. A reset can be achieved.

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Re: New council tax powers re second homes

Bookworm225

30 April at 9:51AM

the dogs dinner is because you haven't done any reading of your own of simple factual info. who is liable for council tax is a reasonable place to start.... Check how council tax works and if you ha…

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Re: New council tax powers re second homes

Stubod

30 April at 9:04AM

No, if you rent it out the council tax is paid for by the tenants. Some councils also give you a "grace" period if it is empty for a short while, (maybe up to 6 months?).

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Re: New council tax powers re second homes

Bigphil1474

30 April at 9:34AM

Think you are getting wrongly outraged about the dogs dinner. You only pay second home council tax premium if it's a second home that nobody lives in. As others have said, if you rent it out, the ten…

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Re: New council tax powers re second homes

Tabieth

30 April at 8:10AM

My understanding is that the tenants would be liable for the council tax. In your scenario, you’d only pay when it’s vacant between tenants.

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