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Do you get a draft will before signing
my Mum wanted to update her will no major changes just executors changes and minor legacies, solicitor got her so confused that she ended up signing it but it was nothing like she intended,i have made an appointment to take her back , can i go in the room with her to make sure the will is what she wants or surely they…
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Any hope for a smoker?
My fried who is 64 , smokes probably 18 cigs a day, has a nasty cough. How likely is he to die of a smoke related illness
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Employers attitudes towards older staff 60+
I am just over 60 and was self employed for many years but now sold my small business. But I still need to work to keep my sanity but wondered if it was worth applying for jobs. I know B&Q and some others have a record for employing over 60's but I couldn't do the type of manual work expected as I have never done this as I…
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Free Wills Fortnight
Official Insert This is a fantastic scheme, though sadly a bit lacking for those in the South East. Why do you need a will? If you die without one, your money, assets, property will automatically pass in a way directed by law, not your choice. This can mean the wrong thing going to the wrong person and much more going to…
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Will Aid
For anybody who needs a will note that will aid starts next month http://www.willaid.org.uk/ "Make a Will - Make a Difference Will Aid is the UK's most enduring and successful charity Will-making scheme. In November, you can have a basic Will professionally drawn up by a solicitor free of charge. Solicitors are generously…
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house sale
Friends whose father has just gone into sheltered housing are wondering what to do about his mortgage-free property. The father would like to sell it and split the capital three ways- himself, and each of his 2 grown up children. He is 61. Children are wanting to be sure not to do the wrong thing ( they have Power of…
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sorting older rellies finances.
hi, i was wondering where might be the best place to find out info about savings, investments and the like for my grandmother who is 86. she wants to know things about thresholds for paying for care in her home, IHT, things like that. would anyone on here, be able to give me some advice? thanks very much.
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Club 55 Rail travel - £25 return
Did you know that you can travel almost anywhere for £25 return if you are over 55? You need to make sure that the stations you are travelling to and from are served by First Great Western. (For London, just type in London, rather than a specific station.) For instance,I cannot travel from my local station, Honiton to…
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Selling vintage fur coat
Where can I sell a vintage real-fur coat? The fur is from a now protected species - snow leopard - and I'd prefer not to sell on ebay.
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Winter season flu jab gave me a severe cold/flu. How about you?
I posted this yesterday but it and all the answers have disappeared, so will try again. Some 30 odd years ago the firm I was working for decided that it was in their interest to give everybody a flu jab. Unfortunately, it didn't work out as they planned, as everyone including myself went down with a most severe dose of…
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chairlifts
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i would like some help in 'tidying up' my banking etc...
I would like to become a ski=er if possible but i would dearly love to get my finances sorted out... i have got in a bit of a pickle with my money, nothing major or troubling, it's just that i have opened accounts here there and everywhere for this rate and then that rate and then that ISA was good and now it's not etc...…
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Buisness account and rental income
Hi, Is it Important to have Buisness account if you have rented out your property? I have mine with Natwest and it charges me 10 pounds every month as a handling fees. Would be be okay to receive the income in a normal personal current account so as to avoid the charges? or would this affect tax returns at the end of the…
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CHC appeal back to 1996???
Hi Just wondering whether you can appeal CHC decisions back to 1996. It has just transpired (after watching the one show with my Nan last night) that she paid £230 plus had my Grandad's pensions and DLA taken off her to pay for his nursing home fees from 1996 - 1998. My Mum had always thought that she did not contribute…
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can will be contested
really just trying to prepare something in advance . My widow aunt had no will .She told me she would leave me something in her will but the house was being left to her inlaws . I made an appointment for her to make her will ,I gave the solicitor a letter saying how much money she had and where it was . I wasnt present…
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Probate questions
My mother in law died a few weeks ago and the family are thinking of doing probate rather than handing it over to a solicitor. I did my own mother's a few years ago and very straightforward but I was only executor, only person to inherit and no house to sell. So 3 sets of questions if anyone can answer any of them. 1 We…
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Cost of making a will?
For years OH and myself have kept saying "we must make a will" and here we are, both retired, and we still haven't made one. OH called in at a local Solicitors to make enquiries the other day and was quoted £180 for writing a will for a married couple! Is this the average price these days or did he just pick an expensive…
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Digital receiver / freeview
My parents cannot afford Sky or cable, does anyone know of the cheapest option to enable them to continue viewing the terrestial main channels post the analogue switch over to digital?
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Use Your Brain
Dementia and Alzheimers crops up quite freqently on Silver Savers. Researchers are desparate for people to donate their brains, after death ;) , to enable them to continue investigating the causes and development of D and A. Here's the website giving all the info on how you can make a difference :T…
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Senior Railcard £5 from local council
I've just discovered that my local council (Gwynedd) issue Senior railcards for £5 providing you don't have a bus pass or £20 if you already have a bus pass. I don't know if any other local authorities have similar offers but it would be worth checking locally if you are thinking of buying a senior railcard.
