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Travel insurance for over 65 with health problem?
Hi hope you can help - my mum and her boyfriend are going to Thailand in April and are struggling to get travel insurance because of their age and health problems Does anyone know of a company which will deal with this? Would be grateful if you could point me in the right direction Thanks sam
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Solicitors fee for handling my Uncle's & Aunt's Estate
I am one of the beneficaries (and not an executor) in my late Aunt's will and am amazed by the Solicitors fees! My Uncle died in early 2007 (no will) and my Aunt in Nov 2007 (with a will), and I have just received the final accounts and final cheque. The total estate is given as app £245,000 and the accounts show…
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Dads 60th Birthday
Hi, can anyone help me please. We have bought our father's main birthday gifts but woul like to do something funny for him. We had thought about getting him an application form for a B&Q diamond card and one for his bus pass. It has been suggested that this is insensitive, does anyone have any ideas? Thanks
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saga Malta Coastline hotel. Anyone stayed there?
I have been to Malta 3 times and have enjoyed it very much, particularly the archaeology and history. I have booked the saga coastline hotel and am dithering about changing the type of view I booked. I would really appreciate some comments if you have been there
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trouser buttons
Anyone got a solution for when someone with arthritic fingers can't manage the button on their new trousers? Any easy alteration? I wondered along the lines of velcro but not sure how.
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Residential care homes
Hi everyone, It's my first day of posting here (on this board). I couldn't find an exact appropriate board to post this on, but thought this might be the better one to do so. My wife and I are in the VERY EARLY stages of exploring the possibility of eventually starting up a residential care home. The reasons for this are…
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Probate - Advice on best solution for House ownership
Hi All This is my first thread on this forum so apologies if this is the wrong location ... My mother passed away in May leaving her estate (incl the house) to both myself and my brother equally, nothing has been left for our father. We are dealing with the probate and I have a number of questions with regards to how to…
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overnight money market accounts
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Probate please help stuck.......
First of all not sure I am in the right section. My topic is about my dad who was found dead recently and what to do with his estate. So if I’m in the wrong section please show me the right one. My dad died without leaving a will, he had no property but, to my surprise had £25000 in a bank account. I understand most of…
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Tax implications of gifting
My friend's mum is thinking of gifting a few thousand pounds to her son. Her estate does not come to more than the inheritance tax limit but she is worried about the tax implications on her son. Could anyone tell me if her son would have to pay tax on the gift? I believe he is a taxpayer.
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Getting Dentures privately?
Dad desperately needs new dentures but wait at his dentist is over a month for just an appt. Is there any way he can go privately or get the dentures done somewhere else? Do denture laboratories places do it?
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Vibrating Mat?
Hi, Couold anyone tell me anything about this vibrating mat for want of a better description that helps the elderly excersise and stops pain in the legs? Its around £199! Thanks
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no will left, but wishes were known
my nan has died recently and before christmas she told me what she wanted to happen to her money, this is not a huge amount of money, below £20,000 (i think) this money was in three bank accounts she wanted her son to have 1 and her 2 eldest grandchildren to have the other 2 her son is my uncle, and her other son is my dad…
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continuing care solicitor
I am looking for a solicitor which deals in continuing care.I also would like to find one that is no win no fee.Can anyone direct me to the right area were I should be looking or maybe no of one. Thanks
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Gadget Gertie or not?
Errata has posted a reply regarding the new I-Pad saying that she's a Gadget Gertie. I'm definitely not excited about new gadgets. Are you a Gertie or a ............can't think of a name for those like me who don't particularly fiddling :mad: with new gadgets.
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elderly relative putting herself at risk...
Hi, Just wondering if anyone has any experience of this sort of problem - I have an elderly relative who lives alone. She has paranoid delusions re: the next door neighbour persecuting her etc. I believe these delusions are now affecting her in more ways, as she is also switching her storage heaters off overnight (when…
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state pension question
I chose to get my pension weekly, but I dont know what day its paid on ! Does anybody know ? and is it weekly in arrears or in advance ?
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Help with Tax form following father's death
I know this isn't really silver surfers subject, but I thought I might find people who had had to deal with this themselves and could therefore answer the question. My father died last year, my brother is filling out a form 'Potential Repayment to the Estate' which is dealing with his income from 5th April to his death. On…
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It never rains but...
....it pours. Just when we were planning our summer holiday (the west of Ireland in July), a weekend in Doncaster for the English Democrats' Spring Conference (last one before the election) and our trip to the Midlands in June (Brackenhurst, Nottingham Trent University) and hoping for better health this year for DH and…
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Board title - new poll (more options)
The original poll on the name of this board only had two options and was based on the premise that people were unhappy with the existing title, though quite a few posters said they weren't fussed about it at all. This includes the existing title and those suggested in the other thread, plus the option to suggest a new one.
