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Shoe Sale
Hi Everyone Just noticed that Hotter Shoes have added further reductions to their current sale today. They might not be the cheapest shoes but there great for comfort and worth what you pay, specially if you have fat...i mean wide feet like me. (sorry im obsessed with shoes :rotfl: ). The sale started after christmas but…
Applying for Power of Attorney over finances
Apologies for putting this enquiry here but I am new to the site. I have POA over my mother's affairs incase she is not 'of sound mind or body'. But this does not mean I can control her financial affairs, currently in her name. She wants me to but I am not sure how to proceed with this. Any advice appreciated please?!
Power of Attorney - Who 'Owns' Joint Savings?
Hope someone can advise. I have Enduring Power of Attorney over my parents affairs, set in place in 1995 'just in case'. My parents are now retired but with full faculties: as a result they travel abroad extensively. They manage their own accounts remotely where possible. For various reasons we have elected for me to…
Check your savings interest rate.
No this isn't a discussion on savings rates that has strayed onto the wrong board, but simply a warning to fellow silver savers to check their saving rates. I was discussing ISA rates with an old friend yesterday and we went on to the web to check her rate. She is still recovering!!! Her savings in a Halifax Cash ISA (just…
Defer State pension?
I understand that a number of people on these forums have deferred their state pension. I am due to receive mine in the next 12 months and wondered what the benefits are when you defer taking it. Does anyone have any figures?
how best to save my mums money
Hi there After nearly a year of trying I have finally been able to sell our bungalow (we jointly own) & she will now have some savings to help her quality of life (she lost the use of one side of her body after a stroke & is now in a care home. She should get around 25000 from her share of the proceeds but I am keen to…
All things come to he who waits
I have just obtained a satnav at no cost. I have added it to my other no cost acquisitions including a mobile phone, flat screen television, dvd recorder, mini hi-fi, computer, printer, scanner and microwave. Where did I get them? As cast-offs from younger members of my family who must have the latest, most fashionable…
Problems with newly fitted stair-lift
I hope that someone may be able to give me some advice here. My 84yr old father had a stair lift fitted on 4th December. He has some mobility problems but can walk with a stick and was finding the stairs to his bedroom difficult - mainly walking downstairs more than going up. He decided to have a stair-lift fitted which…
Freedom Pass valid 24hrs from Jan 2nd 2009
I found this on The London Councils Website...I haven't heard about this in the news or papers, is it valid? Greater freedom to travel for the elderly Released on 18 December 2008 The Mayor of London, Boris Johnson, has today confirmed that Londoners aged 60 and over will be able to use their Freedom Pass on Transport for…
Cold Weather Alert next 7-14 days
Not strictly money-saving - except taxi fares to the hospital. - The Met Office and NHS have issued a cold weather alert, i.e. "weather conditions pose a significant risk to people's health" for the North-West of England under a pilot scheme they are running.…
Tax penalties
Hello - help please. I am receiving my Gov. pension also a small private pension. At what level of savings will my tax be increased ? Things are established with me having £5000.
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