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Timeshare/Holiday club
Does anybody have any infomation about Excalibor Marketing, Apartado de Correos 23 Algarrobo. When checking email address [EMAIL="info@excalibormarketing.info"]info@excalibormarketing.info[/EMAIL] Google has it down as unsafe. Has anybody had any dealings with this company?
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Your Care (UK) Ltd
Can someone please tell me more about Your Care (UK) Ltd, care agency in the North West. I am thinking of using it for my uncle's but i have heard that it is not very reliable.
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Freedom Pass 24 hours extension?
I've just heard from a friend that the Freedom Pass, for over 60's was extended so we can travel at peak times (before 9am) since the 1st April 2009. That means I've spent over £75 extra on travel, as I didn't know! :hello: Do you think I will be able to claim this back? Thanks
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Making a will
I need to make a will. I hae no one to be an exexcutor and I may use a will aking service W.T. P. base in Bath,to write the will and take it through probate. Has anyone any experience of them or another recommendation. Many thanks.
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Any point in applying for jobs if over 60 female 65 male
I wonder if others have any experience of this. A female friend said they phoned the council who were advertising a job who (the council) said yes still apply. It is clear that they can't discriminate but what is the point as it was obvious they wanted someone younger?
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When to apply for your free bus pass
Do you apply when you have reached, or past, your actual 60th birthday or before in anticipation of the birthday? My friend has been told not to apply before their birthday which seems wrong as they admit it takes a week or two to get the pass out:confused:
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Power of attorney - necessary?
I've been looking into this with reference to my mum. Due to her increasingly frail health, her signature changes all the time and she now has bouts of confusion. I can see her having problems accessing her own money due to her signature problems. (She is unable to operate a cashpoint and has a passbook account instead).…
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Loan to granddaughter
Hi, would it be ok to make a loan to my granddaughter of several thousand pounds, to help her up the housing ladder. My idea is to alter my will to leave her the same amount which would then pay the loan off back to my estate. I am fortunate to have enough of a pension to not need the cash which is lying in a savings…
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Retirement in Ireland
Hi. I'm a new user of this site. My husband and I retired to Southern Ireland about five years ago. We have modernised an old cottage which has taken most of what little money we had to start with! We have about £10,000 in a UK bank account which, of course, is now paying hardly any interest. We don't expect to need to use…
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Problem with old will
They have eventually given me a copy of my uncles will, after much nagging and nagging. My uncle always told me that his estate was to be split between my sister and myself and she was the executor. I was fine with that as she is the clever one. I did think it was funny when they phoned to say that I was executor. But now…
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Enduring/Lasting Power of Attorney
Hi This is my first post, so forgive me if it is in the wrong place. My husband and i started the process of putting together Enduring Power of Attorney about 5 years ago, the original paperwork is with our solicitors and we have copies. We are considering changing our solicitors and will then write new wills. At the…
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Care home fees
Hi. I have never posted before so hope this is the right place. My disabled mother may have to go to a care home due to increasing disability but she is worried about the cost. Half the family house was willed to her children on my father's death and she is now renting a property. She would like to gift some of her cash to…
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Club 55 rail travel in Scotland for £15
Brighten up your summer with Club55 http://www.scotrail.co.uk/club55 Return rail travel anywhere in Scotland for £15 between 17 May and 30 June.
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The Retirement show
If this has already been posted I apologise- just seen the advert The Retirement Show London Olympia. Fri- Sat 17-18 July 09. 10am-5pm Glasgow SECC 13-14 November 09 register for free tickets www.TheRetirementShow.com or phone 01372 840968 seen in Mature Times- perhaps you need to quote: Mature Times 1 (A friend went last…
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Selling house for nursing home fees
Hello all I hope I am posting this in the right place. My Dad is 72 and in variable health. It has been suggested that he put his house into my name so that should he have to go into a nursing or care home in the future he won't have to sell the house to pay for the fees, rather they would be covered by the NHS. Is this a…
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double glazing help????
:confused: please does anyone know if there are any grants or any financial help available to OAP tenants which will help me to replace my aged double glazed windows and doors which are no longer efficient and let in wind, rain and the units steam up. I am responsible for these repairs but i cannot afford them any longer…
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Suggestions for BT Light User changes?
I have an elderly relative who is on the BT Light User Scheme (which reduces the costs for people who make few calls) and has received a letter saying the scheme will be discontinued. It will be replaced by BT Basic which is only available for those on benefits. Although she is on a very low income, she won't apply for…
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15 May !
..........is Silver Surfers Day ! http://silversurfers.digitalunite.com/
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Panorama Nurse has licence withdrawn for her elderly abuse disclosures
Not money savings but I wonder if anybody else, like me, was shocked by the fact that the Nursing and Midwifery Council have withdrawn the licence to practice of Nurse Margaret Haywood for her brave under-cover reporting of the abuses which the elderly were suffering in an NHS hospital? One day you and I might be one of…
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Stroke adverts - fact - take note
WHOEVER YOU ARE, WHEREEVER YOU ARE, NEXT TIME THE ADVERTS COME ON FOR STROKES FACT OR FACE PLEASE PLEASE TAKE NOTE, MY MUM (SHES 63), SHE HAD A MINI STROKE 2 WEEKS AGO, AND IT WAS MY 6 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER WHO RECOGNISED THE SYMPTOMS FROM THE TV ADVERT. OUR LOCAL PAPER RUN HER STORY…