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Reasonable fixed fee for obtaining probate/administering an estate?
I've been talking to a large legal organisation who specialise in this service. I don't want to handle the estate myself. The only noteworthy assets are a property worth about £700,000-750,000, plus bank accounts and cash savings of about £130,000. No complications that I can see. The will is very simple - myself and my…
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Looking to emigrate to country with cheap healthcare
Hi,Due to the collapse of the NHS and being nearly 2 years on an NHS waiting list I am looking for suggestions of countries to emigrate to that have good reasonably priced healthcare. Any suggestions welcome. Its hopefully only a minor operation but one that might re-occur. I absolutely love my country and will be…
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Inheritance dilemma
Both my parents passed away in the same year and I am trying to deal with the inheritance. There were no wills but letters of administration have been granted with me & my sister having been named on them. There is a house which they owned and is mortgage free. My sister never moved out and she is adamant that she wants to…
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Scared and confused
Not sure what I am asking. I had breast cancer 9 years ago and it has now returned. I am having surgery next week. I have a supportive partner but I am just full of anxiety to the extent I can no longer work or function normally. I sort of can’t believe I have cancer again and I worry that may make me make the wrong…
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Money Moral Dilemma: Should our son pay us for the fuel we use babysitting our grandchildren?
This week's MoneySaver who wants advice asks... Our son and his partner regularly ask us to babysit our young grandchildren. While we love spending time with the kids, they live about an hour's drive from us, which means it costs £15 to £20 in fuel per round trip. It's becoming difficult to afford it with other bills…
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Want to leave but can't do it.
Hi, I am just here to offload really. My husband and I have been together for 25yrs and I have wanted to leave for so so long. I still want to leave. I don't love him. I am not sexually attracted to him. We don't even have that much in common - I don't think we ever did really. I've tried and tried to 'fall in love' with…
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Splitting up
So me and my partner of 4 and half years have been on and off the last few weeks. She has been working more night shifts lately and i have become more suspicious etc. The thing I’m wondering is we moved into this new home in February and i put a 100% of my own money down as the deposit and the mortgage is solely in my name…
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Divorce and assets split: where do I stand?
Hello, unfortunately my marriage is coming to an end. We're
getting divorced. I'm desperately looking for advice or if any of you has any
experience similar to mine, please share your thoughts. I think it will make me
feel a bit less lonely. This will be a long post so apologies if I'll be boring you.
I guess I just need…
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Divorce and bankruptcy
I’m currently going through a divorce but have yet to finalise the finances. We don’t have much - only the house to sort out and two debt - a credit card and a car loan. Over the years my husband has spent my savings and made me take out loans secured against my house . When looking at everything he’s “taken” against the…
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Sofa Bed Recommendations
We have split a room in our house to create a TV/gaming room which also needs to double up as a bedroom. Can anyone recommend a double sofa bed? It needs to be no wider than 1m90 but I'm looking for something that is both comfy to sit on and comfy to sleep on. I have heard so many people say that sofa beds are neither good…
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Should I just leave?
Hello, new to the forum. Looking for a bit of advice as I'm at a point where I don't know what to do. I have been with my husband 20 years and married for 15. We don't have any children. I am 38, he is 40. 10 years ago his mental health declined rapidly after getting involved with a religious organisation which led to him…
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Could someone comment on this letter from a no win no fee company please.
My neighbour has instructed a no-win, no-fee solicitor to deal with a claim for an accident at work. Judging from everything he has said re medical reports etc it is not going well. The company have admitted liability but his injury is relatively minor and from the medical reports it appears that a lot of the problems are…
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Not sure how to help when the idea of speaking to a professional is shut down
I'm sorry this a bit long, but I just need to get this down and see what people's opinions are. I have been married to my wife for seven years, but we've actually been together since 19 (we're late 30s now). We have two children, both under 10. My wife has always suffered from anxiety, mood swings, stress - none of it…
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Selling a Wedding
Hi, unfortunately my fiancée has decided she no longer wants to get married at the venue / date that we had previously booked, but I've paid the deposits for the venue and entertainment and would like to, if possible, try to recoup some of the amount spent by selling the wedding and entertainment. Could anyone advise…
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Safeguarding in Care Home
An elderly relative who resides in a care home was either attacked or pushed over by a 'carer' and ended up in hospital with serious head injuries. My relative was able to provide sufficient information such that the offending individual is no longer allowed back to work at the care home, obviously I don't have any details…
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Abusive family member found my address.
Hello, I was very upset today to receive a letter from an abusive family member who I cut contact with years ago. It's too late to do anything now, but my first question is, how did they find my address? I have had other family members visit me, but that was more than a year ago, plus I picked them up and took them back to…
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Job Dilema should I stick or twist...
Going through a dilemma, wondering on peoples opinions, basically I'm divorced with 1 daughter, have my own place and been in a relationship with someone who has her own place for about 2 1/2 years now. I work away from home for periods of 3 weeks at a time then get more time at home, I get a good wage and work with some…
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Smoke alarms taped up in rented property
I'm absolutely... well, I don't know what I am but I'm asking for advice if there's anything I can do because I don't know if there is! My partner lives with his parents in a first floor, privately rented flat (in England, for the purposes of relevant law.) The flat is relatively small, and has two smoke alarms situated at…
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Unmarried bereavement
Can anyone help with what I can claim with regards to bereavement payment. my partner died in April 2019 and left me with 2 children 13, 10 at the time. we never got married but lived together for 13/14 years. all his pension money went In trust to the children because it couldn’t be paid to me.
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