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60+Oystercard is valid BEFORE you are 60!
If you live in one of the London boroughs and are approaching your 60th birthday, it is worth applying for your 60+ Oystercard as soon as you are eligible to do so: two weeks before your 60th birthday. Why? Because the card is valid from the time you receive it, which (if you apply online) is usually no more than a week…
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Mum with dementia has signed loan agreement
My 79 year old mother was diagnosed with Parkinsons in 2013 and has the dementia that goes with this condition.She has been in hospital for the last couple of months and will be going into a care home in the near future. I have been dealing with her mail and affairs,she has had a replacement garage door & windows fitted by…
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Duplicate thread. Please ignore.
Duplicate post. Please ignore.
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Winter fuel allowance?
My Aunt moved into a residential home this year will she still get her allowance.
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Transferring ownership of property
Could someone please advise me regarding transferring ownership of a property from an elderly mother to her daughter and son? My other half's mother, who is now in her 80s, owns a bungalow which I'd take a guess is worth around £250,000 and will be left in equal shares to my other half and her brother as part of her will.…
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Over 50's Advice & tips please
My mum is 53 and really struggling with money. She has a mortgage, a secured loan and is behind with her other bills. I am looking for any advice on help she can get now she is over 50?
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Executor for will?
Who have you made executor(s) for your will?
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Questions About Solicitors and Probate
Mods, Apologies if this is in the wrong place but feel free to move if appropriate. My wifes Gran sadly died in February and only 3 months later in May (as is often the way) her gramps sadly passed away as well. Their estate was certainly not large, a 2 bed house worth between £160-£170k and approximately £80k worth of…
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State Pension in Ireland is £182 per week, how does that compare?
I think it is quite generous at £182 per week now (conversion @ today's rates) €230 pw. What is it in UK? And all pensioners are entitled to free travel throughout Ireland, not means tested, once you are over 66 years. Under the household benefits package, once you are over 70, you get gas, electric and TV allowances, no…
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B&Q Over 60's 10% Discount Card - changes
We discovered today, after buying several trays of bedding plants on a "4 for £10" (or £3 each) offer, that the Diamond Card Wednesdays 10% discount no longer applies on already discounted offers and multibuys. Thought I'd put it here so that you're all aware before you go to B&Q specifically for the 10% discount. Had we…
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Workmen in the house
Just out of interest, would you always stay in when you have workmen in, or would you consider going out? Would you stay out all day? Would it invalidate your house insurance if anything went wrong whilst you were out? And when you are at home, how often do you make drinks for them? Do you offer anything to eat? Am…
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Donation of a Body for Research
Anyone had experience of using the London Anatomy Office and their procedures? Were there any problems with timescales or paper work? Was there any problem with the pickup service not being available at weekends or Bank Holidays? Thanks
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Meals out
My husband and I like to take advantage of special 'oldies' offers at food outlets, but the only national ones I know of are the Taybarns' Wise Ones (not as nice as it used to be , but £4.50? 9-5 weekdays) and Hungry Horse's Golden Years (£4.49 any time weekdays). Are there any more ?
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looseing home after probate
My partner died a year ago from cancer. she died the night before she was going to finalize her will. We never married so I am aware that I have no rights. We was tenants in common. A deed of variation to her will was agreed. The executor of her will is her sons whom are also the beneficiary of her estate. The house that I…
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Got another job!
Having retired in 2004, living in Spain for eight years not working and then returning to the UK and becoming a professional Home/Petsitter at the age of 62 in 2012, I now have a second job :) . This one is voluntary. I'm going to be working for a Christians Against Poverty Job Club, run by our church. I'm going to be a…
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Will principles
I'd be grateful for comments about the following minor will dilemma. The aim is to leave assorted amounts of money in the will to a variable number of people, but the amounts and the people may change as time passes. It is an expensive pain to get a solicitor to make minor changes to a will every two or three years, as…
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Making a “Deed of variation and Family Arrangement”
My mother who passed away a year ago left her estate equally to me and my sister. I want to divide my 50% share into roughly a third each for me and my two sons, however we have had no luck in selling her property at the moment. So here is the question. I want to give my sons a share now, so Can I legally proceed with…
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Budget 2014: Budget 2014: Pensioner Bonds coming for over-65s
"Special Pensioner Bonds paying "market-leading" fixed savings rates will be available from January 2015 to all over-65s, Chancellor George Osborne announced in today's Budget..." Read the full story: Budget 2014: Pensioner Bonds for over-65s Click reply below to discuss. If you haven’t already, join the forum to reply. If…
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Sheltered Housing - Removal of Fire Extingisher?
Hello everyone, I hope this is the correct forum for my problem/question. We live in a mixed sheltered housing scheme made up of flats and bungalows. We're in a bungalow. When we moved in 10 years ago the kitchen was fitted with a fire extinguisher and a fire blanket. I understand that the flats were similar. Now the HA…
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Attendance Allowance
My dad has recently moved permanently into a Nursing Home which is providing him with 24/7 personal care. He is not self funded but being supported by local council funding; is it possible for me to claim (on his behalf) for an Attendance Allowance ? which can then go towards the Nursing Home fees.
