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Money Moral Dilemma: Should my mates pay me back for Glastonbury tent booking?
This week's MoneySaver who wants advice asks... In 2019, me and my mates booked tickets for Glastonbury 2020, as well as a pre-erected tent on the site. With the festival being cancelled two years running, we could either roll our booking over to this year or get a full refund on the tickets, tent, or both. I've decided I…
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Overreacting to sexting
Am I over reacting? Me and hubby went away for the night. We had a lovely day finished off by watching a show in the evening. back at the hotel hubby fell asleep. I couldn’t sleep so took his phone to look at the photos he had taken that day And he had left telegram open. I found some dirty messages. Next morning tell him…
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LPA advice please.
My wife's Brother is suffering from Parkinson's and he has needed to go into a Nursing Home.He is very mentally aware but his speech is not very good and he is also unable to write or sign anything.Problem being he has not taken out an LPA and is now unable to sign one, what can we advice him to do to get around this…
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Help re partner & shared costs
Hi All, Looking for a little advice, I feel I need to start by saying my partner is lovely but also very likely on the spectrum which sometimes makes communication difficult. We moved in together at the start of the pandemic. Initially, he lived with me in my flat (mortgaged) I was furloughed so being handy I did a…
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Potential implications of having been in hospital under a section 3?
Does anyone know of any potential implications of having been in hospital under a section 3? Something I've read about is it can affect travel to the US and China but upon reading further, this isn't necessarily the case. I was wondering if it could have any effects on obtaining a mortgage? I understand also that it…
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Cheapest postage to Rep of Ireland
Hello I want to send a 4kg package (childrens clothes) to an address in Dublin. It is in a bag - rough dimensions 45 X 30 X 30 cm Cheapest the post office could do it was over £35 !! Any cheaper options available? Thanks
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Things NOT to do in 2022
New year's resolutions are all very well, but there's a lot to be said for inaction. What are some things you're NOT going to do this year? This post is inspired by thorsoak's post from last year: Things not to do in new Lockdown. It also lent itself to a very active MSE Facebook conversation. I'll go first. I will NOT be…
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DNACPR
Hi Is anyone able to shed some light on how long a DNACPR lasts. My nan who is 97 recently went into hospital after being confused and hallucination, at the time the paramedics asked about a DNR, I explained I did not know and would discuss with family. Whilst nan was in hospital my mum who is nan`s daughter got a call…
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Gift giving at Christmas - how do you approach it?
So for the past few years I’ve tried to suggest to family that we either forgo Christmas gifts altogether, or we set a spending cap and only buy what people really want/need. I’m trying to avoid random gifts that end up being binned/donated/forgotten at the back of the cupboard. I hate waste and every year I end up with…
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Budgeting for new-born
Good afternoon, We are expecting our 1st born and are planning our upcoming yearly expenses for the child including schooling/insurances/food/clothing etc. We live in London, so expecting a bit. Is there a good planner/overview that lists the expenses? Thanks much
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Non molestation order
has a has anyone applies for one and what’s the process?
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Not married no kids together and now ive had to leave the jointly owned house
So at the end of May 2021 after speaking with my ex twice about how i felt, i gave up and left our house. We never married but were engaged, she has 2 children that arent mine and since leaving ive been trying to get her to sell the house. We are joint tenants, all the furniture i paid for and white goods, i bought a car…
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Should I charge my soon to be ex rent
My husband and I have decided to separate amicably after
8 years. The short version of my dilemma is that my husband wants
to stay at my house (bought before we married) whilst he saves a deposit even
though he has his own mortgage free house which he rents out. He can’t get this
house back as they’ve just signed a year…
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power of attorney and making a will
I have full POA over my mother, who is 94 and very frail. We can't find the will she made 30 years ago (which leaves everything to me). As her Attorney, can I make a will for her that leaves everything to myself? I don't think anyone in my family would challenge this, but I'm concerned it might not be passed for probate.…
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Need advice on Solicitor fees on divorce financial settlement
Hi all, Happy new year!. I was referred to a Senior solicitor from a community website, who is working as a partner in a legal firm in London.She gave me a rate for a "fixed fee" divorce of £950 + vat + court cost £550.For further "EMAIL ONLY" financial matters it will be from another junior solicitor with the rate of £200…
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Constant arguments over money
My partner and I met whilst he was going through a messy divorce and he subsequently went into an IVA. He is a high earner but they were hit by the flop in property market Nd had loans etc. I had my own house which had about £80k equity in it at the time. He has always said he does not want to own my house. My house is…
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Moral dilemma: reporting a new magistrate?
Moral dilemma: One of my neighbours has just been appointed a magistrate at the local Family court. He has quite a fiery character and the police have been called to the house for domestic violence issues, although I understand that no charges have been pressed Surely this police record would have been checked during the…
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Ex won’t sign title deed
Hi. Really hope someone can help me. I will condense the situation best I can. bought a property with ex boyfriend (not married) March 2020. Have a Tenants in Common 95% to me 5% to him. I paid £110,000 deposit and mortgage of £140,000. In July 2020 we split and he was taken to court for criminal damage and a 1 year…
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Grandmother potentially being scammed by her own son - what to do?
Myself and my mum are currently in a predicament, where my uncle has not been in my grandma and grandad's life for 20 - 25 years until my grandad passed away just short of four years ago, and has now managed to worm his way into my grandma's life. Whilst my grandad was unwell in 2017, he asked that I took care of my…
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Council Tax Rebanding Rebate after Bereavement
Hello. I recently applied through the VOA to have our house rebanded and was successful, going from band D to band C. I then received a rebate from the local council for the years we have been living here (since 2018). The house was bought by my in-laws as a new-build in 1973, and has been owned by them until my…
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