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Is there anything we can do.
Any advice would be welcome. My son and his fiancee were due to be married in July this year. They paid a £2000 deposit to have an outside wedding in a marquee at a local vineyard. We then read in a local paper that the venue had lost its outside licence, we phoned and they said we could move the reception to inside. My…
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should I confront him and if so how?
Bit of background I have been with my husband for 4 years, married for 8 months and apart from this one issue he is an amazing guy. I love him very much and do not want to break up. Now the problem - my computer has broken so I am typing this on his pc. His email hadn't been logged out and curiosity got the better of me…
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Tenancy in Common Question
I am seeking advice re Tenants in Common agreements drawn up to accompany Last Will and Testaments. In 2002 my parents had Wills prepared and Tenancy in Common agreements drawn up to give the option of Willing half the matrimonial home on first death into a trust. The remaining 50% remains in the possession of the…
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Tips for helping baby nap in the day!
My 7 week old DD has always been a good sleeper at night and over the last week or so we've been getting longer and longer stretches. She tends to do around 6.5 hours, then wakes for a feed, then does another 3-4 hours. My problem is the day time naps... She goes down easily for the first nap of the day, but only sleeps…
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Question re benefits...anyone know?
How long you have to be on benefits to apply for a community care grant? also if you apply for a crisis loan how quickly is it dealt with and can it be done over the phone or would I have to go into town and if so what will I need to take with me? Any advice appreciated
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New Scam circling?
Just read a friends FB status, and apparently a company called " global internet tecnolgy service (GITS)" rung her to say that her computer is sending red errors, And that they work for Microsoft and she must to what they say as it's a criminal offence. She hung up of course, after telling them she was a computer tech, but…
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Moneysaving or moneywasting
I have a nearly 9 month old. So far i have kept everything not sold a thing. Now i needed IVF for her and i will need IVF again in the future. As you can see im in debt at the min. I am clearing it just slowly. Am i stupid for saving everything for a future baby that may never happen or clever for saving everything and not…
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Boyfriend has left his missus and son, where does she stand?
Hi all, Never had to post anything before but a friend of mine has just been left by her boyfriend. Back Story: They've been together a long time got one son (3 year old). They currently live in a rented house together and she doesn't work. His wages used to pay for everything. (they do receive tax credits etc - but i…
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not to sure where to put this post :S
lets pretend a and b lived together as friends a had all the bills in there name and b used there bank account to pay the bills on a dd. a has done a runner would b have to pay bills in a's name? thanks
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I've been an idiot
Long-time user, but new alias due to subject! Some time ago I and a friend set up in business made possible by me putting in my savings. My friend said that she would run the business while I continued to work fulltime (to pay the bills), and for 4 months or so it seemed fine. It wasn't making any money, but wasnt expected…
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Trying again when everything seems to go wrong
So here I am. Unemployed, perma-single, miserable as sin and struggling to see the point in getting out of bed most days. I've temped for years and normally seem to rack up 2 weeks working in every month, but I desperately want to be in a perm job. To always know when & where I'm working, have the same money on the same…
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Upset. Need to change but how?
Hi, would like some advice on how to sort myself out. Background is have a close friend who lives with me as a lodger. He helps out round the house, as well as doing jobs and is a good friend whose friendship I value and who is good company, despite his own frustrations at struggling to find work, and health issues both of…
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Help! Overpriced ballet outfit
Hi, need some advice please. My 3 year old daughter goes to a ballet class and the annual show is approaching. The teacher wants £35 for a tutu and hairband, but I've sourced the exact same tutu online for £12.95. She has given me various excuses regarding the inflated cost, but I really grudge just throwing my money away…
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Document posted by solicitor lost in the post
Hello My solicitor posted an Enduring Power of Attorney to me and it has got lost in the post. The solicitor says they "cannot be held accountable for the failures of the Post Office" and as it did not lose the EPA "feels it would not be reasonable to replace it free of charge." Surely this cannot be correct but after a…
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Am I worrying unnecessarily ?
Hi Today would have been my lo 3rd week at play group and so far he has loved it! Today though refused to go and got upset I didn't insist in the end; It seems a 360 turn around has anyone else experienced this? He loves any play opportunity that he gets so I am puzzled. Just some background I normally only take him on my…
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Long distance relationships
Hi, Any ideas greatly appreciated on this. I live in Bedfordshire and work in London, my partner lives in Manchester with her two children. I rent off a friend and have bad credit and no savings so the odds of getting a mortgage are slim.I'm a keyworker and get free rail travel as far north as Peterborough or Northampton.…
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How to tell family we are moving to Australia???
Ok heres the situation, I have a job interview on Saturday which if I get will see me moving to Melbourne around September time, me and my fiancee are 25 and 24 and we have always wanted to get out of this country and try living down under, however I have a decent job here at the moment so that has always stopped us,…
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School not playing ball, please offer suggestions
Hi all, Having a few problems with DD, I won't go into details of the ins and outs of what has happened, but the basic problem is as follows DD was suspended from school for a week a while back for fighting, the school & CSS had a meeting on the last day of her suspension and aggreed that she would not be expelled but put…
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not having the best birthday :(
It's my 30th birthday today and my OH is taking me out for dinner and we're staying the night in a posh hotel. BUT the problem is my Mum was diagnosed with breast cancer and is having a masectomy (?) today. She is usually really strong and has been since the diagnosis, but when I dropped her off at the hospital she was…