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Visa to work in this country
Dear All I wonder if you can help or give advice on behalf of a friend. Someone I know, who is from Bulgaria has been working in the UK for the last 2 years, (permanent employment) they recently changed over to contract via an employment Agency. The problem is that they do not have a work visa so the Agency will now not…
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cheapest remote control dragonfly?
hi all, My DS wil be 6 in a month, and says he would like a remote control dragonfly for his birthday. Have any of you bought one? What are they like and are they good value for money? Thanks for any help pinkpig
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expensive handwriting pens for kids - are they worth it?
my kids have terrible handwriting (i suspect they inherited it from their father!) and i've been looking at the new stabilo pens that are supposed to make writing easier. but they are 5.50 each! :eek: has anyone tried these or similar pens, and are they worth the money?
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Vauxhall Zafira
Hi I know not money saving but will not be moneysaving if i book the wrong one. Looking to book car for 5 adults 1 child. Some sites say the zafira is able to take 7 but then others say 5, whick one is correct thanks
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Problems With Neighbour & Private Drive-Advice Needed!
Hi Just after some advice if possible. We have a private drive with a drop kerb that we paid for about 5 years ago. We have enough room for 3 cars but we only have 1 car. I am disabled and have regular visits from nurses, doctors, carers, OT, cleaner etc, so the spaces are used almost daily. Our neighbour opposite has…
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Can he take things from the house??
My partner has left me and is threatening to come and take nearly everything out of the house. The house is in joint names and most things were bought from the proceeds of our previous house, alhough most things were bought in my name with my debit card. Does anyone know is he allowed to do this.....can I do anything about…
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Autism , ADHD , Aspergers did your children eat wall plaster ?!
This sounds a really strange question and i know kids eat all kinds of wierd stuff but out of 5 kids (2 of a blood relative),only 2 of them ever did this and they were obsessed with eating wall plaster by peeling back wallpaper and picking it out the wall(they ate quite a lot).They are years apart and my DS never ever saw…
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pregnant on the coil?
I am really worried i am on the non hormone coil and have been on it about 2/3 months and its the first time i've had it i was on the injection before. yesterday one of my bobs where really sore i just put it down to one of the kids leaning on it too hard anyhoo this morning i went to the loo and i was bleeding and today…
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Disappointing GCSE results :(
Well my daughter has today (On her 16th birthday) got her GCSE results and they are not quite what she needs to get onto the college course she had in mind. She needed 4 A-C grades, she got C x 3 D x 4 E x 3 My sister only got 2 C's when she needed 4 many years ago and she still got on the course she wanted, so is there…
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Tax payable on board?
I intend to start taking board from one of my children. They will be making transfers from thier bank account to my own regularly. Is it my responsibility to declare this extra income, or can it be classed as a gift? I intend on putting the money recieved into an ISA. I am worried about all the tax implications and would…
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what food?
would you miss if you were living in Korea? My sister is coming home next week after a year teaching English in Korea. I would like to put on a bit of a spread with food she will have missed. Had intended to ask her but her internet has gone down so can't contact her. What food would you miss most? any ideas on what to…
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Help! Ideas to make my weekend away more special and romantic....
on a budget of course!!!:rotfl: My son has gone on hols with his dad for a week. My son is autistic and much as we love him to bits it is exhausting work at times caring for him and my partner and myself have treated ourselves to a weekend away this weekend at a gorgeous boutique hotel near us ( got special deal from…
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looking for advice!
my wife has just discoverd she is pregnant which is great news to me as we been trying for some time now. this thread maybe in wrong place so if so sorry. can anyone tell me what you are entitled to in terms of money during preganancy/and once baby here?? just wanna see if i missed anything to claim to help with costs of…
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Ex has taken our car and wont pay me share
Hi, can anyone offer any advice please? My ex boyfriend and I purchased a family car together. I paid for the car, (£18,500), initally using my savings as he wanted to get a better price for his old car selling privately. I have proof of the cheque coming from my bank account and also his car sale proceeds (£9000) being…
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Tips, Advice, Book recommendations for 11 yr old girl
Hiyas! I'm hoping for advice and tips on how to help/support my b/f and his 11 yr old daughter as she heads into puberty. I'd like to be able to talk to the mum (b/f's ex) - both to get a sense of how puberty was for her and how she'd like the topic dealt with, but that's awkward.... I'm really wanting to do something more…
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Protecting car seats from baby sick!!
Hi all, We are expecting our first baby anytime between 3 and 8 weeks time :eek: and DF has only just managed to change the car to a more family friendly model. I know it won't stay looking "forecourt fresh" for long with a LO but I was just wondering whether anyone had any tips for protecting it a little bit? I very much…
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Dilema - job house work - big mess...help please
Where do I start..... Going along nicely 5 years ago until my eldest son (35!) needed to get on property ladder. So I withdraw all my life time investments and bought him an apartment as an investment. This included a mortage of £154k (40k cash) He moved out and I rent it out but can only rent it for £650 per month and…
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Really desperate for advice can someone help??
I really some some advice but dont know who to ask and as its almost anonymous on here i will try here. I have 3 grandchildren who are age 5 ,7 and 9 my daughter is seperated from their father and he has drug convictions, she is also a drug user and i have just found out she is now dealing drugs from her family home. the…
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Booster seats - advice please!!
Hi there, I was wondering if anyone could give me some advice/ recommendations. My 3 daughter needs to go into a booster seat now, as she is 20kg. Could anyone recommend an isofix seat? I have been looking around quickly. but can't seem to find much. Thank you!
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Husband now refuses to give me house
Prior to getting married twelve years ago, my husband assured me that should we ever split up he would not want any part of the house that I had lived in for the previous ten years. We bought a second house together and rented out the first house which will be fully paid in 7 seven years. Recently we have been going…
