-
Private renting advice.
Hi all, We are currently renting a house privately from a landlord, on a fixed term lease until 31 May. The landlord called us last night informing us they are intending to sell the property. We are in a position where we have a part deposit saved for a house but won't be ready to buy for at least another 3 months yet.…
-
Wrongly claimed
My ex partner took over my pub sole trader business on 31-12-2019 so then went self employed .He has been able to claim all the Covid payments of furlough and grants , I’m under the impression that you had to be self employed for 18 months prior to claiming .If this is correct how has he got the payments I’m hoping it’s…
-
Travel Trolley Air Canada Refund ISSUE
Hi - we had a flight booked (non-refundable tickets) thought Travel Trolley with Air Canada to Canada in June last year, due Covid/lockdown we were unable to travel, however our flight still went, it wasn't cancelled. Travel Trolley gave us the option of a voucher but we had to used the vouchers and returned home by 31st…
-
Gotogate keeping an admin fee from covid cancellations
hi all, move searched the threads, feel free to redirect me if I’ve missed one, I couldn’t find it specifically in here though. gotogate - after a year of pestering them, lying to my credit card company and refusing a chargeback, finally refunded some of my flight money from June 2020. BUT they sent me £391 of £480 back. I…
-
TUI Wedding package
Hi all, We are due to get married on the 1st June 2021 in Turkey. Aside from the rising cases and risks associated with them in turkey at the moment we have not had any correspondance from TUI at all and when we phone up we are just passed from pillar to post with the promise that somebody will phone us. A minimum of 8…
-
SEISS 4 and other income
A friend's business has suffered as most of her clients are in hospitality industry which has been closed. However she's been doing some temporary work in another industry on an ad-hoc basis which was paid as a self employed freelancer. Can she still claim SEISS 4? Her main business will have significantly reduced profits…
-
Self-employed goods driver on return to England - quarantine question, please
Hello, I am self-employed, have been for 5+ years now and I transport goods in and mainly out of UK for living. Does anybody know, please, do I qualify for an exepmtion when it comes to quarantine on my return to England (including £210 cost of compulsory tests)? HGV drivers do not have to pay this money. My job is…
-
Gym membership
Good afternoon I wonder if anyone can help with some advice around gym contracts. I joined a Gym last August on a 6 month contract. I paid for 3 months and then gyms closed through lockdown. Now they have opened again 8 months later I want to cancel my contract (which I only have to give one months notice for) however the…
-
SEISS 4 "Significant reduction in trading profits"?
Define "significant"? To apply, you’ll need to reasonably believe there is a significant reduction in your trading profits due to coronavirus between February 2021 and April 2021, and that you intend to continue to trade. Well I just added up my average profit for the last 3 months, and it came out at 65% of my average…
-
Camps International
Hi, our daughter was scheduled to attend a Camps International expedition to Tanzania this year however the trip is in doubt, the company has not offered an alternate destination and seems to be doing all it can to force travellers to accept a deferment to 2022. With a very large payment already made and the balance due on…
-
4th Grant SEISS eligibility
I do my wife's tax returns for her self-employed income. She works 2 days (employed) and the rest is self-employed. She qualified for the first 3 grants as her consultancy work has stopped. The 19-20 return we submitted in January 2021 showed 66/34%in favour of employed income so I understand that this is probably the…
-
4th SEISS grant & Tax Return for 2020-2021
The 4th SEISS grant which is not payable until April or May will not come under the accounting period, despite containing two whole months of 'profits' (not turnover) that should be included in this tax year surely? What are others going to do when they file their returns, or is it too early to say? I signed in and begun…
-
SEISS Grant 4 Rejection
Hello all, I have just received an email from HMRC saying that I earned too little in the last financial year 2019/2020 to be eligible for the forth grant. I was relying on that money to help me out. I borrowed from a friend on the condition that I would pay her back out of the 4th grant, now I am completely stuck...I…
-
Temporary job annual leave
I started a temporary, Covid related weekend job in the middle of November 2020. Last month one of my co workers who started at the same time as me mentioned he and all other starters had been paid out their annual leave for November-January (before the new annual leave year started). Everyone except me heard about him…
-
Why so many cancellations?
At my local airport, there seems to be many Ryanair flights, in contrast to the other budget airlines.But there also seems to be a large number of cancellations.Is this because they have published their normal schedule, and then cancel if they don't get enough passengers?In the near future, is there a big chance that your…
-
Returns advice on damaged item, delivered 8 months ago
Hi, Sorry not sure where this topic should go, i thought here because it is COVID related? I bought a bathroom suite from VictoriaPlumb 8 months ago, with the plan to have it installed ASAP. Due to COVID our plumbers were unable to fit. So the suite has remained untouched in my garage. The plumbers went to install it on…
-
Flexible furlough pay help
I’m not sure if I’m being paid correctly
-
Accounts not filed in time
my husband has just had a text to say he cannot claim the fourth grant as his accounts have not been submitted in time. This is due to his accountant waiting for some paperwork we had an issue getting. Can we appeal this?
-
Booking Reference number vaccine appointment
Hi, Today I booked my vaccine appointment and sadly I didn’t get a booking reference number like my wife did. Now when I log in after putting my nhs number and date of birth I am stuck at the booking reference number which I don’t have. Sadly haven’t received any email, sms and I am totally stuck. Have tried calling 119…
-
Test positive
Dear Team. We are looking for a big family holiday. We have to be tested 72 hrs before flight. If the test comes back for 1 of us or more. We cannot go however can the holiday money be reclaimed for the person/persons if tested by a government testing station. Thank you kindly
