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B&Q £5 Voucher
If you are over 60 and haven't used your 10% discount card for a while, this is a reminder that it is now out of date and you need to re-register. When you do this, they ask for your email address and then give you a new card. You will then be sent via email a £5 discount voucher to use on your next purchase.:j My fences…
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Proceeds of house sale when moving into supported living.
I've just come along to ask this question on behalf of a friend with whom I had a long chat yesterday and have seen a similar thread co-incidentally. Rather than jumping on that one would you mind if I ask for advice more directly? My friend is one of 4 children whose mother in her early nineties, (very independent,…
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Carers rights to stay in family home
Hi, My sister is carer for mum and in receipt of carers allowance. If mum needs to go in a home, does sister have any protection in regarding living in family home? Sister has never owned property and doesn't have any savings.
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Help re future care costs
My mother is 82 and has recently moved into a local authority sheltered housing development and is in the process of selling her home which will complete in the next few weeks. As the house sale is imminent she is now trying to decide what to do with the money. She will need to use some of her capital to pay her rent on…
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Interest on 3 year Pensioner bond
I started a 3 year bond when they first became available. The annual interest goes into the bond to be paid out at the end of the 3rd year. Does interest need to be declared on 5 April in each of the 3 years or only on the bonds maturity? This is the same question if the bonds are in a bank or building society. I have…
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Can an optician removed scratches from plastic lenses?
Can an optician remove scratches from plastic lenses?
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DIY Will
Thinking about buying one of those diy will packs from Smiths, and wondered if anyone has any opinions or experience of doing something similar. Are there any pitfalls, for example. Just me and the wife, plus two grown sons without families, so should be pretty straightforward, no complicated arrangements. Would be…
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Are these the best hearing aids available?
The Phonak Audeo V90 - with a high street price of £2,300 - is this the best hearing aid in the world? http://www.yourhearing.co.uk/hearing-aids/phonak/audeo-v90