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Travel Money Exchange
Not really sure where to put this one but I have searched around and I cannot find it posted elsewhere. Please feel free to move it or delete it if it's already been posted. I took my Dad in to the local Co-Op Travel place on Wednesday to get some Euros and they are doing a better rate for senior citizens every Wednesday.…
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Nursing Home - Is The Following Considered Deprivation of Assets.......?
I just wondered about this scenario..... Since being made redundant, and not able to find any more work I am living 3/4 days n nights as an unpaid carer for my 100 year old gran. My grandad died 24 years ago and not long after my dad put his name against the property. So both my nan and dad have half. IF she needs to go…
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Care home trying to charge for 2 days after death.
Hi Can anyone tell me if a care home can charge for days after my Father in Laws death? We have received a bill up to his death plus 2 days and they were informed on the day he died (by myself) as he had been in hospital for a few days before. Can they legally charge? Thank you in advance
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Funerals and paying for them...
Hello. I need some advice please. My mother is terminally ill and lives with a friend, who has taken on responsibilty as a carer. Unbeknown to me, they have been making funeral arrangements, completely ignoring the costs, in the expectation I will pay for it all. Now I appreciate this may sound heartless, but although I…
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Any good ideas
I am going to be retiring in a few years and the idea of not working at all is not one I really fancy. I am thinking of a little part time business to concentrate on. The extra bit of money would also be quite handy. Any thoughts please?
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help please, any appreciated!!!!!!!
Hi to all. Hoping someone may have advice on this situation. My stepmum has been in a nursing home for the past 7 years with severe alzheimers. My father decided 3 years ago to do a severance of joint tenancy so he could protect his share of the house, to be passed on to me and my 2 sisters. He very sadly passed away…
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Buying a property in later life
Has anyone brought property in later life and what have been you experience of this. Hubby late 50s and I nearly 50 are in the position where we could purchase a property to allow us to become rent and mortgage free. It would only be a little flat/bungalow However, I find that it is a really daunting prospect in that our…
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Will question
This board's been a bit quiet recently so I thought I'd take advantage of the lull for a question about a hypothetical will. If a woman gave birth to a child which was adopted at three months, would she have to state in her will the name of the child and that she was not bequeathing anything to it ? The adoptive parents…
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Adding a codicil to a will
Hi, I want to add a codicil to my will, are there any rules about who the witnesses can be? Indeed are there any rules about witnesses to a will?:confused:
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Mum's being pushed into making a will
It's all a big mess. In a nutshell, Mum has just lost her husband 3 weeks ago, he died intestate. His son is now putting the pressure on Mum to make out a will so he can have her house. My brother and myself are horrified that he's doing this to her - she's 74 years old and has lung disease - we find out in 3 weeks or so…
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RIAS experience anyone
I want to compare rias with saga for car insurance but cannot find any decent reviews. Does anyone here have personal experience of rias? Saga looks pretty good but some of the online reviews have put me off a bit
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mobile phone for the elderly .
I am looking a mobile phone for an elderly person . Things that would be useful ,a desk top charger , some way off hanging it around the neck and simple speed dial . any recommendation welcome .
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Lasting Power of Attorney & Bank Account Access
A close relative with a very low income and who has had countless financial crises recently asked us to start looking after their financial affairs, so that (hopefully) they would no longer be constantly in trouble at the bank and with other agencies. The relative wants just to be given "pocket money", while we try to…
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Council general repair grant - All or nothing!
Hi All, I'm looking for some advice from members with regards to a general repairs grant I have made on behalf of my parents to the council. It taken nearly 3 years from the the initial contact to get to a stage where the council grant office have said they are willing to fund the replacement of lead piping, damp and…
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Electric scooter advice please
I have not posted on this part of the forum before so im hoping the more mature memnbers here can advise please? I am pulling my hair out :mad:........My Mother is elderly and has had to give up her car recently following a foot operation.She can walk but gets tired quickly. My question: She has seen people trundling about…
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Unheeded warnings?
One of my friends (under 65) lives in a sheltered housing complex and told me that one of the residents had her purse stolen because she let a stranger into her flat. The old lady was 92 and opens the main door when anyone buzzes to be let in despite many warnings not to do it.. The police came to take a statement and…
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Pensioner Legal Advice
Hi, This question is for my mum who is 65. Over a year ago she received payment from a will from her deceased partner, the will was spread out to children, grandchildren and my mum. The solicitor that handled it all has very recently wrote to my mum saying that he overpaid the recipients to the tune of £5000 and has broken…
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The Snug
Especially for AB :D For those unsuspecting MSE users that pop into this thread wondering what The Snug is, its just a bit of harmless fun taking a tour of MSE boards of an evening asking the odd question or two along the way. Do feel free to drop in and out of the thread while it weaves it way round the forum, you never…
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I want a VERY sturdy crate on wheels for my elderly mother to cart her laundry about
I want a VERY sturdy crate on wheels for my elderly mother to cart her laundry about in. Something like this http://www.lakeland.co.uk/funky-trundle/F/product/2156 But at £15, I wonder can I get better/tougher/sturdier. In case she leans on it, she may do this without realising, she may not, but just in case
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Half Price Rail Travel for pensioners in SE - June
Please forgive me if this is has been posted before but I have just spoken to my Mother who was delighted that she saved 50% on her rail travel today, just for showing her Bus Pass. This seems to be just in the South East and expires on the 30th June, but I can't find anything about it on the web.
