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Are the Middle East issues forcing Solar Considerations?
Due to the current Middle East trouble, the future rising cost of Gas and Electricity doesn't look very promising does it? I am in my late 70's, own my own house which has an unobstructed South facing roof so you will not be surprised to know that I am open to solar installation. Panels, Air source heat pump, Battery…
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Heat Pump Tumble Drier - air/heat output
I currently have a 15 year old Miele condenser tumble drier. The hot air output is low down on the front. This was not previously a problem on our tiled floor, but has caused the vinyl in our new kitchen to lift. (The floor temperature measures 35⁰C…). Can anybody who has a newish heat pump tumble drier tell me: Is the…
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Does anybody have experience of a TUI package holiday using another carrier ?
We can only get a TUI flight for our favourite hotel in Spain from Glasgow - however they also offer it from Edinburgh using Ryanair and/or EasyJet. EDI is much more convenient for us - just wondering , if there is a problem with the return flight who is responsible for sorting it out ? TUI or the other party ? I'm…
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CCJ Applied for over parking ticket
Hi all, Sorry - I know there is some info in the forum on this but I'm struggling to figure out quite what's best to do. Around 6 months ago I attended the cinema with a disabled adult I sometimes care for. I parked in a disabled bay but, in a rush, I forgot to display the blue badge. The car park is free. I had received a…
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Car? Options now bankrupt
hi again, now I am bankrupt I am expecting the car to be repossessed as it cost £350 a month finance Maybe they will allow me to keep it. My family member has offered to purchase a car for me to get to work etc and I pay her back for less then the car finance. Is this allowed? It’s all above board nothing dodging. Just…
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Vodafone trying to renege on MSE's gift card deal
Signed up for Vodafone broadband via MSE gift card deal. Entered that I wanted to port my landline. Picked a start date from the drop-down menu, in this case next Friday. Now I've had a call from Vodafone saying that it can't be done. Apparently it takes 2 working weeks to port a landline (so why were sooner dates coming…
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Buy new house now, sell old house later.... how?
Hi, I'm looking to move house this year. I've found a house which would be ideal for my needs, but I'm not quite ready to sell my current house yet (need to do some tidying up/minor renovations). I need to use the old house as collateral against a mortgage on the new house… Some numbers, approx: Current house value ~£200k,…
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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
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Plumber Issues
Hi, I recently contracted the services of a plumber to fix my water tank as it began to leak and the stopcocks became very difficult to operate. I don't know what I was thinking but I'd paid him all the money upfront( labour & materials). I had used this specific plumber before on past jobs and although some may view his…
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Knocking years off the mortgage…that’s the goal!
Good morning! So thought it was time I started a diary so I can keep track of progress we have made. Bought our home in 2019 with a £240000 mortgage. Consistently overpaid £100 a month for the last 4 years and now starting to tackle the mortgage seriously, we are able to overpay around £600 a month so we are clearing 2…
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taking responsibilty to get me where I want to be
Good morning MSE'ers I have been reading diaries for the last few months and have found peoples stories so inspiring that I am hoping for some company on my own journey , this will be my own log which hopefully will motivate me at times of bleakness so I can look back on any progress I have made My sitituation is quite…
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Brand New Dacia Spring
Autotrader has them from £9500 That's for a brand new "car"….
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Understanding question from late Grandparent's pension provider
My Nan died at the end of last year aged 100. For over 29 years she was in receipt of a widow's pension from my Grandad's pension provider from his workplace. My Dad is the executor of Nan's will. She left cash only in a bank (no property). He has informed the pension provider of Nan's death and sent a death cert but had…
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Solicitor v conveyor
Hi does anyone have experience of dealing with an online conveyancing company over a local solicitor? I'm wondering why most of the online quotes done on a comparison site are coming back more then £1000 cheaper than ones from a local solicitor? Anyone got any recommendations for either within north Somerset please?
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Euro Parking Services Fine Holyhead Road
Hi, If possible I am in need of some urgent advice as managing a parking fine. It was issued to registered keeper for unauthorised parking , parking without an E-Permit. Issue - the vehicle appears parked on public land not private. It is was parked on a dropped kerb outside of the property boundary not on the easement.…
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Advertising as a local electrician ...How?
I went it alone nearly 20 years ago as a small electrical firm(most 4 employees at peak)commercial and Domestic. These days I am just slowly getting older and winding down to retirement, but healthy and still loving it apart from a recent 18 months of illness that has now past. In the last 12 years I have had an insane…
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Self-paying student loan
Should I pay my son's final year university tuition fees to avoid increasing his loan and the associated interest? We live in England.
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Old Style Daily Friday 20 March 2026
Friday at last - good morning all.
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Switch from ICE to EV
At the moment I have an ICE car (petrol) and I expect it will be running for at least another 5 years. I also don't drive that much at the moment (mainly in and around town, and the occasional longer trip), about 5k miles per year. I know my next car will be an EV, but I find it difficult to pinpoint that moment in time…
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Life interest trust
Hi, I’m asking for some advice, we recently lost our dad and my mum and dad set up a life interest trust will about 3 years ago for me and my sister. We had a letter from the solicitors saying we need to pay’s costs of around 3,000 which includes fees, grant of probates, land registry etc. But we don’t have the money for…
