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VAT to get back as a consumer
We bought a timber mobile home from a company based in EU but also trading in the UK as an Ltd (have a UK address). I noticed that a VAT was charged whilst our size mobile home should have been exempt from a VAT. I asked the company about it and they came back saying they only charge 5% (this not what our receipt says!)…
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Overpayment of Broadband
Hi My Husband had recently been made redundant and looking at our finances decided to cancel our Sky subscription. That is when we noticed that tied up in our monthly payment was a broadband fee. Sky have not been providing broadband for us for 6 years. I have contacted Sky but not heard from them. Do I have a claim to…
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Reclaiming Stamp Duty
I already owned the first and second floors of a detached house. Last year I bought the ground floor flat and, as it was treated as a second home at the time I had to pay Stamp Duty of £8000. I was then granted Planning Permission to convert the property into a single dwelling, and this is now complete. The property has…
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Quanta Law - Misold interest only
Hi, I've received a digital form to sign from Quanta Law. This originated from Mortgage Claims. We filled all the paper forms in and I did sign a digital form initially to say I was ok with our case being transferred to Quanta. However, the form I've received today doesn't have any real explanation, asks for my income and…
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Council tax query on band
Hi I live on a new development and have been given band E for my council tax. When I looked into challenging it on the valuation web site it states find properties of similar size and same type. I did all of this and phoned to say at least I should be a D . They now say that my examples should be no more than 10years old…
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Council tax refund-not band related
I've recently discovered that my mother should have been paying significantly less council tax because she is in receipt of Pension credits. I've been in contact with the council and she now pays less than a fifth of what she was paying. My question is this, she has been in receipt of pension credits for at least 10 years…
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Reclaiming 22 years of overcharged rent
We have discovered the freeholder of our shared ownership home has been overcharging our rent for 22 years! They accept they have wrongly calculated our rent because they had no knowledge of our Lease! We cannot corroborate the figures they have calculated we are owed, but even if we take them on trust (trust is running a…
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Virgin money wine for opening bank account
Hi any idea what happens after account is opened and all steps followed to get free wine
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Tax rebate scheme
New member, so please be gentle with me :smiley: I'm currently employed and have been with sane company last 16 years, recently someone at work approached me with reference to a tax rebate scheme he was told about. Apparently all I have to do is give my n.i number and passport details to someone and they will claim tax…
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Advice needed - received this email regarding claiming back over payments on mortgage
Please see email below from trusted mortgage claims after months of looking into claim, any advice on what i should do next, is there an easy way of doing this myself as they want 41% costs , is it legit etc any advice/comments welcome I am writing to you by way of a progress report of your claim with Barings Solicitors.…
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Reducing Council Tax Band
Hello, Following the latest programme, I checked my council tax banding and my house is in band D but all the other houses (170 of them) on my terraced street are C. We are end of the terrace, but in fact have a smaller garden than all the other houses as there is a commercial property behind our house that means our…
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Ryanair bereavement refund
My mother passed away 2 months ago. As we were due to have a family holiday in August we are unable and no longer desire to go due to my mums passing. I completed online a refund form and attached the death certificate but have not heard anything not even a confirmation email to state they have recieved my request for full…
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Council tax single occupancy discount
Hi I am new to the forum and this is my first post . I have never put I am a single occupant ( even though I am) on my council tax. What do you think my chances of claiming the rebate back and how would I go about claiming if I could. Thanks Aderin
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Council Tax refund for overpayment.
My mother, who is now in care, was diagnosed with dementia several years ago but was paying her council tax up until she went into care in 2018. Can I claim back a refund for those years she had dementia, living alone with carers visiting. If so, how do i go about it please?
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british gas homecare service refund
I pay £28 a month for British gas homecare service and repair agreement I was thinking of claiming back 2 months as the service hasn't been available to me during the lockdown. has anyone else been successful.
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My rented home is falling apart and more like a shak! I want to get a reduction in Council Tax.
The rented property I live in is tiny. It has no central heating, double glazing or insulation. It is falling apart around me and full of damp. I would like to apply for a reduction in Council Tax, especially since I have had no income since the first lock down and cannot claim any benefits as I have been self employed for…
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Shared ownership
I’m looking for some advice. I currently own a shared ownership property and have been paying rent and mortgage on the property for the last 5 years. Anything that goes wrong within the property is my responsibility and I have to foot the full bill which has always led family and friends to question why I pay so much in…
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QuickQuid/Cash Euro Net
I received the following message from Cash Euro Net but really don't understand. Please help! TIA Dear valued customer, The Joint Administrators have assessed your claim and none of your loan(s) have been accepted as eligible for redress. Your claim has therefore been rejected in full. A full breakdown of your CashEuroNet…
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Council Tax Single Person Discount
Hi there, I am really hoping that someone can help me, especially if they are able to provide any formal documentations or quotations to support their opinion (and hopefully my case). It is in regards to my mother and her single person's occupancy tax claim, and my post being sent to her address, now making her ineligible…
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Accident - can I claim?
I slid off my push bike last week which has resulted in surgery to a broken hand. I have been back to the accident location and there are patches of a slippery substance on the road. People have told me to claim against the council. Is this a realistic option and if so how do I go about it please?
