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What do you consider a reasonable annual site fee?
I’m weighing up whether owning a holiday home on a park actually makes sense long term, and the one thing I’m struggling to judge is site fees. I’ve seen parks charging anywhere from around £2,000 a year up to £6,000+, sometimes with very similar facilities on paper. I understand there are real costs involved —…
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LACK OF FIBRE PROVIDERS ON THE COMPARE BROADBAND DEALS PAGE
I have recently had a doorstep visit from Connect Fibre regarding their deals yet find no information about them on the site, yet they look to have a lot of good reviews on trustpilot. They also do not come up on a search for best Broadband in my area on the compare broadband deals page of this site. Why is this?
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Small Business, Big Debts
Hello all Debt free wannabes! :) I posted on these Forums over 10 years ago, and it made such a huge impact on my (successful!) attempt to get debt free, but a LOT has changed in the last 10 years, so I’m back again! The accountability and kindness I received back then was invaluable to me, so I hope to bring some of that…
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Retrospective Licence to Alter process
Following up on my previous thread, I’d very much appreciate help understanding how to go about getting Retrospective Licence to Alter from a freeholder. I had gas engineers replace an old boiler with a new condensing boiler in a leasehold flat in a block with a freeholder landlord. The job was to take out the old boiler…
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Fall too Pieces
Hi Guys i am starting a new journal i am in the process of closing my former journal/account down. I will post on my former debt free diary so people know who i am soon. I recently went through a separation so things are not great at the moment. Alot of the guys will know me as the survey guru lol I will post again soon
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Does eBay live chat work on a weekend or do they take weekends off?
I have an issue with an item I bought. It's a 2 part thing & the first part was fine but I came to use the second part yesterday & discovered it was broken. I only have a few days left before the returns window closes. I contacted the seller immediately but they're out of office until after the returns window closes. So I…
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22 Foxhole East
I just made my first mortgage overpayment. We bought a 5 bed Victorian terraced house in the East Midlands in April 16 that has been badly neglected. It needs everything doing, it has been let out on a room by room basis and used as a rental machine. Now it is our family house (4 kids = one bedroom each!!). So far I have…
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The Final Bite of the Cherry- Journey to Clear £66k
I have been here so many times, but I am determined to make this the last. This is not my first diary but the other attempts haven't worked so I've gone for a shiny new one. A bit of background. I have been in and out of debt most of my adult life. I was doing well staying out of debt until this summer when we completed on…
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The Top Fixed Interest Savings Discussion Area
I'm interested in people's thoughts and recommendations for the best fixed interest accounts. With BOE interests rates recently starting to increase we have to consider the desirability of long term fixed interest savings. Since withdrawals are usually not permitted before the end of the fixed period, such general interest…
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Need to stop spending and chasing dopamine!
Hello! I’m creating this diary to hold me accountable, as I’ve been trying to pay this debt off for 3 years now and I just keep kicking the can down the road so to speak. The good news is it’s all on 0% interest. The bad news is I need to have the most boring year next year (aside from a holiday) to be able to pay it all…
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LootUp.Me Codes 2025
I have searched but cannot find a thread for LootUp codes. The website is https://lootup.me/earn.php if anyone wants to join up Weekly free giveaway ~ https://lootup.me/giveaways.php If anyone needs them they can be posted here. This is today's one:- FROSTYGAINS are here to warm up your earnings! Redeem this code and claim…
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Sumup Air payment settings
Using the sumup air device and the phone app. After inputting the amount on the checkout page and pressing 'charge' it takes you to the payment methods page where you select the card reader or payment link. Is there a way to remove the payment methods page and make all payment by the card reader only? If you are doing…
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Gap between window frame (wood) and window (aluminium), and between frame and wall
I've noticed a small (maybe 5mm) gap between the window and window frame, where I can feel a bit of a draught coming in, at a relatives house. I've noticed how the inside wooden frame, doesn't sit flush against the wall (bottom photo). Maybe due to it being a bay window and that side of the wall being slightly curved?…
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Tesco Clubcard Christmas top-up
Having read about the 2025 Christmas Saver Scheme, whereby you could deposit up to £200 in your Clubcard account before November and have a bonus (max £12) added to your Clubcard vouchers to receive in November, I deposited £200 on 16th October. It has only just occurred to me (I know - stupid!) that I have not received…
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APCOA PCN Manchester Airport Drop-off
Hi Guys, I recently received a PCN notice from APCOA about a drop-off at Manchester Airport. I know you can usually ignore APCOA, but I don't want it to escalate into a CCJ and affect my credit score. I've also been advised to appeal to APCOA, not admitting to who the driver was, and also asking them to provide the…
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The Three C's - Coffee, Clothes & Credit Cards
I'm back again and I thought I would start a new fresh diary. Life has been hectic for me in the last 6 months with some unexpected expenses that have sadly led to me getting into some more debt. Fortunately it is all on 0% credit cards and I plan to tackle it £1 at a time. Technically I do have enough in savings to cover…
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Two business’s under one name
Hi, im a self employed electrician I work for same person all year round they pay my 20% cis. I earn around £65k a year. I also have a car selling business which earns around 40k per year pre tax profit. Obviously these are two completely separate business industries there is no questioning that but as neither are limited…
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Revolut card question
Hi, I lost my Revolut card today. I've re-ordered another one which won't arrive until around 10th December. I am going on a trip on Tuesday to Germany. The card had £14 on it. I've put a virtual card in my google wallet - will I be able to use the virtual card before I get the physical card? I don't want to top up my…
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Survey sites
Is pinecone still going ?
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The New Top Easy Access Savings Discussion Area
This thread is for discussion of the Easy Access Savings Guide A previous version of this thread which ran from Nov 2007 to June 2024 can be found here: https://forums.moneysavingexpert.com/discussion/596724/the-top-easy-access-savings-discussion-area/p1
