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Gift Car
My parents had bought themselves a new car so for my birthday I was given there 2 yr old Audi A3! 13 months later my parents demanded that I start making payments as it was still in HP. I was to pay £259 a month which was outrageous. My parents were also concerned that I was putting a lot of miles on the clock. The car was…
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Why don’t gamblers, give up asking for money.
Long story short over a year a gambler manipulated me for 6k, you name it he tried it. Any work or any problems I had he answer, he would be available almost 24/7 Spend hours texting and calling me. Went to his house, he took me out etc After a year when I blocked him he spent a whole year trying to get back in touch, then…
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How to choose the best psychologist
I have social anxiety, maybe mild depression and maybe mild Asperger’s Mild depression mainly because I don’t have a girlfriend/married tried everything to find one, I don’t know how a psychologist can help me find one though, or any other way I can?, even though that’s most important, for me due to my social anxiety I’m…
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Won’t stop CHB
Having notified CHB online and a hand written form posted , both receiving confirmation they continue to pay my sons CHB. He has been in a paid apprenticeship for a year now and is over 20. Am I in trouble?
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Divorce stress
Hey This is a very longwinded story but if someone files for divorce on you and then realises they are not going to get the matrimonial home but just over half to 66% (500k home with 14k left on mortgate) and they also realise they will need/expected to be working again rather than non working so they decide they 'dont…
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Paternity: Is my partner entitled to parental leave and pay?
Hi, I am due my first baby on 23rd September 2022. We are trying to work out if my partner is eligible for 2 weeks leave and stat pay as he started his job on 13th December 2022. I have tried to count back the qualifying week (15th) before due date and then 26 weeks before that, but I am unclear when each week technically…
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School appeals - help offered
I work for an local authority in the school admissions team and have many years experience of school appeals (both admissions and exclusions) so if anyone has any questions I would be happy to help.
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Advice please for a very sad situation
A friend has asked me to post for advice please. Three years ago my friend sought advice from NAPAC with respect to historic childhood abuse. She subsequently received counselling and it was ascertained that she was a victim of 'emotional abuse and neglect'. She was advised to have no further contact with her mother (the…
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Posts not active long enough
I wanted to add my opinions about money being left to grand children & wanted to add my findings but by the time I was accepted(following day) the post was closed. We are having problems executing the will in this matter as banks have stopped doing tryst stuff for kids. I was going to advise that the best way to leave…
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Becoming next door's dog poop depository
My long term partner lives in an end of terrace house. The land adjoining the non-terraced side was derelict for a long time until it was acquired by developers a few years ago and twenty or so flats were built. Recently one of the flat dwellers has decided that my partner's back garden is a convenient place to deposit…
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Buying my ex partner out of mortgage
Hi. Me and my partner broke up 11 months ago we had a mortgage and young child together, she walked away from the family home leaving me to cover all the mortgage payments and bills on my own aswell as having my child 4 nights per week. We had the house valued, we then calculated that at the point she left she will accept…
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£2000 childcare scheme
Hi This is probably a stupid question but I'll ask it anyway - can you set up the online Tax-Free Childcare account before baby is born or do you have to wait until they've arrived? (Baby due in May). A nursery place is already sorted & deposit paid. Both parents work full-time but mum will be on a years maternity leave…
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Me vs my wife
I’m actually going crazy with this so appreciate everyone’s opinions! 11 years married and 5 kids, We live in the south east where rent is 1700 a month, nothing special 3 bed house. She got a job in retail 12 hours per week after discussing this together it would be really good to boost her confidence and to get out the…
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Should my brother get 1/5th if mums estate ( morally )
My father died 10 years ago and mum died in January. Originally mums and dads wills had oldest brother and sister as executors but couple of years ago mum made it all 5 of her children. Main reason is my oldest sister lives abroad and the brother would probably just ride roughshod over all our wishes. Dad was Italian and…
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Daughter and partner freeloading
My daughter and her partner have been living with me for over three years. When they moved in they were working, past two years both not working, daughter students at local uni. They did pay total of £120 month board, but last few months nothing. I had a lodger before they moved in, so that was £300, I am much poorer. I…
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Helping a friend in trouble
Does anyone have any ideas how I can help a friend struggling financially? I offered £ but of course he turned it down.He’s a proud guy, rents a room in a house, works at Aldi, doesn’t have any family in this country. He’s so stressed & frustrated. Other than offering cash is there anything a friend did to help if you’ve…
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Changing name
Hi all I got married on Saturday and it might be a few weeks until we get our marriage cert in the post. We are due to go away in a few weeks too. So probably won't get it before we go. Anyways when it comes to changing my name am I able to keep my passport in maiden name but change everything else. Just because I not long…
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Partner had CCJ’s
Hi, 3-4 years ago my partner was using payday loans - I wasn’t aware of this but he recently had to tell me as he had three CCJ’s against him. I have paid off all three for him along with all other outstanding payday loan debt before those also went to court so everything is now settled (£5K). The CCJ’s also show as…
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The next of kin is stop me
My granddad is in a care home dementia and my aunty is the next of kin and she is stop me and brother from see him . It take me long time to see find where he is lives now . And they have gone made at me . All of this due me and siblings gone init to foster at young age . And my mom passed way 6 year now and they have just…
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Ex won't sign consent order
Had a short marriage of 4 months. Got the marriage annulled. Decree nisi was obtained. The ex then out of blue asked for a clean break consent order and asked my solicitor draft it up. So we obliged and I filled in d81. Now ex won't sign the consent order nor exchange d81 and refusing to do so. She keeps playing games and…
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