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Over 50s MoneySaving
Archives for March 2005
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Tax efficient FTSE tracker in or out of an ISA for the cautious investor
To save your surfing bill, this one probably isn't for you if you're 70+. Sorry. If you get your skates on you can use your ISA allowance for this & the next tax year in one go. The Barclays Protected FTSE plan is aimed at people looking for growth & capital protection. The minimum investment is £3,000. You can invest…
funeral expenses
my mother has recently become a widow. the cost took us all by surprise of doing all that was needed. it has now worried her that i will have money problems when it comes to her time and wants to make sure that money is not a headache. she has seen various over 50s insurance plans on the tv no medical required etc but…
Age Concern and Powergen
I thought it might be appropriate to bring to the attention of Silver Savers the text of a thread in the Gas and Electricity section of Utilities. The extract is below but to prevent duplication, may I suggest any comments are made on the other thread. "Someone I know received a letter and brochure from Age Concern Energy…
Cut off, of last existing thread. Re: Health Product samples for 'Silver Shoppers'
This is a message for Edinburghlass and Martin. See post 34 dated 28-2-05. Quote. "As this thread seems to have veered off the original topic and into an argument, I am going to lock this thread. Not totally convinced that this is the correct board for this topic anyway." My question is: You may have authorization to close…
Selling your home to go into care, how to avoid it?
Hello, we were concerned today watching Working Lunch on BBC2 to hear that trusts made to avoid selling your house to pay for care could be cancelled in retrospect very soon, also you can be asked (if you have given your property to your children) have you ever owned a property? At the moment we have done nothing about our…
Executors and beneficiaries question
I currently have a very difficult situation on my hands. My grandmother died almost a year ago and the two executors are her daughters. The beneficiaries are her daughters, my brother and myself (this is because her son (our father) pre deceased my gran. The trouble is that her bungalow is not being marketed and is…
council tax and your conservatory
Good evening, I am really not sure where to post this question, so as I am an oap trying here first, when we had our conservatory 7 years ago , we did not need planning permission, so long as we kept it to the regulation size. We understand that a glass conservatory whether on bricks or not is classed as a temporary…
Has anyone retired to a non EU country ?
I would like to have information from anyone who has emigrated to a non EU country and is drawing a private pension or has some other form of income payable to them from the UK. I would like to know the best way of transferring this regular payment overseas. Does the pension/payment have to be paid from the organisation…
Credit Rating
What is the best and cheapest method for finding ones credit rating and credit report please?
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