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T.I.A/Stroke and Car Insurance
Has anyone suffered a very slight T.I.A.and been allowed to drive after 1 month ?. What were the consequences with the Car Insurance regarding the premiums ?.
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Mums housing benefit and private landlord
Hi all, im hoping someone can help my mum... She is 73 and for health reasons, would like to live nearer to me so I can help her. She is in a council flat and gets full housing benefit. I have put her name on the council list in my area but as she is not 'local' she has been told she may have a very long wait. I have…
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can someone explain "probate" to me please??
Hi all im after some help. Basically the story goes like this.... My father in law was left a 10% share of his best friends house in his will, this friend sadly passed away just after christmas and my FIL only found out about this 10% then. father in law is executor of will by the way. The best friend had sold his house to…
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Babysitting. Are you taken forgranted?
Well I know this is a bit of a touchy subject, after all we all love our grandchildren and we love to see them and spend time with them. Do you ever feel taken forgranted? It is a fine line, I know but helping in an emergency is very different to making a round trip of 300 miles just so the parents can have a night out I…
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Power of Attorney advice
I am in a dilema and need some advice. My father has decided to arrange for myself and brother to be power of attorney. I experienced terrible problems 5 years ago when my mother was ill and there being no power of attorney. My father and myself have been to see a lovely young solicitor twice now and sadly we are not…
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Do holiday companys still do long (4/6 weeks) holidays in Spain
I was chatting to my wife earlier and we thought of how our parents went on extended holidays to various resorts in Spain when they were younger (and alive). Do the holiday companys still offer these as they used to be as cheap as chips?
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Fraudulent letter from solicitor?
Not sure this is the correct forum for this problem... This morning my wife received a letter from the solicitors dealing with her father's estate. He died three years ago. They detailed a payment they had received regarding a bond that had matured in October 2009 and enclosed a cheque payable to my wife. But then the last…
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mum and dad in 70's
Mum and dad have gone on hols. my sister had a coffee with me just two days after they had gone. This is what she said: a friend of hers auntie has the dreaded altzimers and she owns her own home and has savings. they want to put her into a home because she has got bad which on its own is dreadful. They have been told that…
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Will advice, quite a pickle. ;)
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What to do about a deceased person's car?
Hi not sure if this is the right place to post this problem... DH's father has died and his car is in a parking space at the flats where he lived. After much difficulty we have found the papers relating to it (although not the registration doc). We cannot sell the car yet as we are only just about to apply for Grant of…
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what will probate office tell you over the phone
will they tell you if probate has been applied for or granted over the phone and if money was in three seperate bank accounts and there was less than 10,000 (some maybe even less than 5,000) in each would probate even need to be applied for, there is no property involved thanks
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PO travel card - shall I cash it in?
I loaded a post office travel card with euros last year and didn't use it. I can't decide whether to cash it in or not. After all it is not protected by the FSCS. On the other hand I don't have any plans to go abroad for several months at least, probably next year.
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Stair lift for elderly mother needed
My elderly mother is beginning to have difficulty walking up and down her stairs, she’s fine walking around generally but the stairs are the problem, also her bathroom and the only toilet are upstairs. She wants to stay in her house and be independent so I’ve suggested a stair lift to enable her to do so. I’ve phoned up…
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Freedom passes for Co Durham??
Hello, My dad currently lives in London and uses his Freedom pass regulary he's 69 and is moving to Co Durham next week. Is there an Freedom Pass scheme in County Durham if so anyone know what it is called and how to go about getting one? Thank you Maxine
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broken window handles
my parents are both retired and receive basic pension. they have very little savings. i live with them and am on high rate dla for long term illness. a few of the windows in our home are broken and do not lock or close safely. is there some sort of grant they could get to pay to have the windows fixed, with thanks.
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Court appointed Deputy - help requested.
I've just been appointed Deputy in charge of my mother's finance and affairs. This was required because although she's able to look after herself, she's suffered from schizophrenia for a number of years. As a result of her concerns that mysterious (non-existent) people were stealing her money, she would withdraw large…
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Raising cash on our house?
First time of posting, so hope this is in the right section. We have a house worth £390.000 and a mortgage for £55.000. We have been looking at ways to raise some cash to help daughter through Uni and also subsidise our son,who has learning difficulties and is doing a course in a residential college. He has no income of…
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Power of Attorney's right to chase debts
A Power of Attorney for somebody in a Care Home needs to chase an outstanding debt from an individual who owes a large sum of money to the person in care. The savings of the care home resident are running low and the money is needed for their care fees. What's the best way to do this? Hire a solicitor to pursue the debt,…
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Do care homes get more money the more drugs the residents take?
I now have the care records for my mother, in the first home to which she was admitted in 2005, direct from hospital. The medication administration record shows that she was on a great many drugs from the outset but there is no sign of these actually having been prescribed for her .... Which made me wonder for the first…
