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have you ever asked your family for money?
Hello all,I'm from a family were everyone is proud and no one asks for financial help. Everyone uses their own money and money is not talked about. Since my first job, I have been financial independent - I'm now in my late 30s.I need to borrow some money but I don't know how to ask? I feel shy almost embarrassed. How do…
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Normal break-ups
How do normal breakups work out? Just whats going on inside my head.I have been having a few health issues and my ex sent me a message asking what was wrong. She was always lacking in emotion.We had a few hours of messages, then nothing.I don't see us getting back together, but even tho it's been over a year since we went…
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Ex still on mortgage
Hello, My partner’s ex-wife is still on the mortgage even though she moved out in 2008 and they divorced soon after. She has not made any contribution towards the repayments. The house was not mentioned in their divorce settlement papers. She has mentioned that she wants him to buy her out. Would she have a good case? Many…
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Probate: Banks not responded after 7 months
My father died back in December and left very clear instructions about what his beneficiaries would get. The will is very simple. Property 1 goes to persons A(me) and B and that's it. The rest of the estate goes to his partner. We kind of inherited a solicitor who my father had spoken with to handle things. We gave him all…
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Divorce and (rented) property
Hi I am commencing divorce proceedings and have a bit of a stumbling block. The property that we (self, husband, 3 kids (1 under 18)) live in social housing as joint tenants. It is an amicable divorce and my husband is happy to sever the joint tenancy and for the property to be in my sole name. Now, the thing is that if we…
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stepdaughters address issue
my stepdaughter has just moved into her boyfriends flat which he rents through the local council.however he has told her she cant have her post delivered there and so it keeps coming to our house. is this legal or does it have to go to the property she now lives in
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Found my birth mother !
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Joint Tenants separating
Unmarried, joint tenants and now separating. Mortgaged property. I’ve put significantly more money into the property, 80/20. I can prove what I’ve paid on deposit, home improvements etc. House has increased in value by a sizeable sum as a result. Partner wants 50/50 of equity as joint tenant. Have I been naive here? I…
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LPA consultation - make your views known
Posting this here because of the recent threads where LPAs are alleged to have been abused in the process of setting them up. The chance for anything who wishes to comment on the process and any additional safeguards.…
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Mortgage - Breaking up, what are my rights?
3 month ago I moved into my first home with my ex. I paid all the fees and paid for the deposit. I literally paid for everything. Unfortunately we are now breaking up, I want to take them off the mortgage and take it on myself. I have agreed to giving them money I owe them for half the things we have bought etc also I have…
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Little Baby Bum
My granddaughter loves the animal sounds concert on Little Baby Bum. The Animal Sounds Song for Children | Nursery Rhymes | by LittleBabyBum! | Somewhere, in another episode, I saw a clip that showed a newspaper pretending to have a review of that concert (probably only 5 secs?). But there are hundreds of episodes, and I…
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Paying dad's care costs
My Dad lives in England and moved to a care home and is rapidly running out of money. He does own two properties, one is his old house that is a leasehold and is currently empty (he is not allowed to rent it under the terms of the lease). The other is a small house in Bradford bought 2 years ago for £54k that earns him…
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School iPad scheme
I can only find older threads regarding this - my youngest child’s school has just changed to an XP school and we are being strongly encouraged to buy an iPad through their school scheme - seems out of touch with current financial constraints ( redundancies) and surely kids have spent enough time on devices ? But just…
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Undertakings in place of Non-Molestation Order?
I have applied for a Non-Molestation Order against my ex-partner. We've had the initial hearing and she has asked for me to consider accepting Undertakings instead of pursing the NMO. We've now agreed on the terms of the Undertaking and I am happy for us to proceed on this basis. We have the final hearing booked for the…
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Do I just let him sell the house?
Hi all, Dad is I'll with COPD and has been for years. Being in lockdown has made his mobility worse and he struggles to do simple things like take clean washing back upstairs, doing a food shop alone ect. He has for the last few months has this great idea of selling the house as it's in bad shape and needs work and just…
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Care Home resident and personal expenditure
My 97yo Nan has been in a care home with dementia for the past 6.5 years. My Mum has POA. Nan's flat was sold to pay for her care and she has around £20K left. Just recently the care home has been ringing my Mum to say Nan needs more spending money taken to them as Nan has spent it. We're unsure what on. She doesn't go out…
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Dog dilemma
I’ve recently moved house (bungalow) and have spent the last three months updating it at great expense and living in a building site. Thankfully it’s now finished and I absolutely love it. This is the dilemma. My brother snd sister in law will be visiting briefly for a couple of hours. My SIL is not the easiest of people…
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Splitting Money Following Medical Negligence Claim
Hello there, My wife’s family has been awarded financial compensation (almost £100,000) following a medical negligence claim. When we started the claim some years ago, it was verbally agreed that my father in law (FIL) would receive 50% of the funds awarded and that his daughter (my wife) would receive 50%. We don’t have…
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Former friend sends insensitive messages in sympathy cards
My colleagues used to be friends with a a former colleague (lets refer her as S) who we fell out with due to her lying. Plus she became racist.This happened 6 years ago. She also had friends from other paths fallen out with her for similar reasons. The problem is when one of her former friends or their partners dies, she…
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