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Student rent that includes utilities going up because of Increasing energy prices
My son and his 2 friends (who will be starting their 2nd year study at University in Sept) signed a tenancy
agreement for a 2nd year student property back in December. The tenancy is for a 12 month rental starting in August. Utilities are included in their monthly rental payment, and these utilities are limited by a fair…
Student Maintenance Loans and Household Residual Income
Our twins are off to university next year, and we are keen to maximise our maintenance loans. At the end of this year, my wife intends taking a career break and supplementing her loss of income by lump sum Draw Downs (or UFPLS -Unchristallised Funds Pension Lump Sums) from her pension. The only other "income" then, will be…
Write-off date of multiple plan 1 loans
Hi - I have quite a specific question about write-off of my plan 1 loans. I have 2 separate loans both plan 1 I attended university in 2006, left in 2008 with that loan going into repayment April 2009. Under normal circumstances, this loan would be written off April 2034. I then went back to university on a different…
With the changes to student loans coming in 2023, is it worth my child deferring applying for loan?
Hi all, my young adult will be starting uni this year (2022) on a six year course (medicine so likely to have good job security/earning progression)... obviously thinking now about applying for a tuition and maintenance loan. We'd only get the minimum maintenance. I'm uncertain whether long term it's be better for her if…
MSE News: MSE pressure forces broker Tembo to remove ads encouraging...
Mortgage broker Tembo has taken down misleading online adverts encouraging people to remortgage to repay their student loans after pressure from MoneySavingExpert.com (MSE)... Read the full story: 'MSE pressure forces broker Tembo to remove ads encouraging people to pay off student loans by remortgaging' If you haven’t…
Student loan
I have a student loan from 1996 and The Student Loan company is now Erudio student loans. I will soon be in a position where I will not be able to defer anymore. Can they force me to pay even though this loan is 26 years old?
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