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Payslips for mortgages
I might want to take out a mortgage in the future and wonder if the actual net pay on a payslip matters or if they only look at the gross. HMRC has noticed recently that I had untaxed interest last year so now they nullified my personal allowance and made it -8k instead which is why my net pay on the payslip has taken a…
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Checking savings interest reported to HMRC
Is there a way of viewing the savings interest reported to HMRC. I logged into my tax account but can't find this information. I have received a letter quoting a total amount but no breakdown on how they arrived at this amount. Any suggestions how to view this information would be appreciated please.
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Here's to the Fools Who Dream
I will be 60 on March 2nd 2026 and I am an old fool who is dreaming that the best is yet to come! I loved the film La La Land, always felt this song was about me ....... The Fools Who Dream (Abridged Version) "She captured a feeling A sky with no ceiling, the sunset inside a frame .... A bit of madness is key To give us…
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Yodel email
As per the title I've had an email from yodel to my competitions email address saying my parcel is in transit. It's a genuine yodel email address. No winning email but it must be a prize. Excited 😛
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Benefit claim renew
Received a letter today to review my housing benefit claim...I'm 73 and can do basic things online it was very stressful to negotiate the form....I ended up calling the council and a young man talked me through it. I'm unable to download documents but fortunately the library did this for me. When everything changes again…
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Newbie Question - APCOA Manchester T3 (Driver)
Hi All, Fairly new here (have now read the newbies thread and associated threads), but messed up in apcoa appeal. Drove to Manchester Airport T3 to drop off a person recently, stayed for 3 minutes, and because I don't drive there often it completely slipped my mind to pay the barrierless exit fee by the time I got home.…
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Should I accept this offer?
I parked my vehicle in an NCP car park in Bromley back in October. I parked up and booked into our hotel, then a couple of hours later left in the vehicle to go and see a show in London, returning just before midnight and leaving the following day around 12.30pm (total hours parked under 24 hours) - I have parked in NCP…
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Set up a TV. No aerial connections. No internet
I have an elderly relative just discharge from hospital. In all probability, she will now be based in her bedroom. So looking to set up a TV for her in the bedroom. She lives with her younger (In her late 70’s) sister. They have no internet and are highly unlikely to get it. We have just got her younger sister to use a…
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Court Summons - DCB Legal for Smart Parking, Dreamlands in Margate
Hello, I have received a county court claim form for a parking event in March 2024 at the Dreamlands carpark in Margate. The carpark is operated by Smart Parking. For anyone interested, a pdf of the form (with identifying information redacted) can be downloaded here:…
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PCM Moorside court claim received (Merged)
Hi All, will keep it short and sweet. Incident: I went to collect my father from the train station. There is a small layby area behind, which has a Tesco Express etc, which only allows parking in specified bays. I went into it, realised there was no parking, and did a 3 point turn to get out. As I completed the turn, my…
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Questions after receiving probate - Can you help?
As the executor, I followed the DIY route described on MSE and have recently received probate for my mother’s estate. I am awaiting two financial services to transfer money to an account set up for this purpose. Once this is done, I should be able to prepare the account and distribute the estate as set out in her will to…
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Convenyancing lawyers
I’m really distressed and need some advice. My conveyancing solicitors (Cambridge Solicitors LLP) gave me a CON29M mining report but never properly explained the risks, and I’ve now suffered a financial loss because of it. I complained, but they’ve denied any wrongdoing and their reply felt cold and defensive. I’m waiting…
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Changing ownership after bereavement
Hello I'm not sure if I'm posting this in the right category? My husband passed away and our house was in his name. Probate has been granted and now I'm looking to change the name of the owner from his to mine at Land Registry. I thought this would be relatively straightforward but I'm finding the Land Registry website…
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Which of these two unspent back payment calculations is used by the DWP?
Hi all, Does anyone know which of the following methods the DWP typically uses to calculate unspent backpay? Claimant's starting bank balance is £4,000. A back payment of £10,000 is received, which takes the Claimant's bank balance to £14,000. The Claimant spends £4,000 of his money, which takes the Claimant's bank balance…
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Ticket master website crashed
It crashed error code 1003 or something says if you are using more than one phone. Anyway I added my gift voucher and had £10 extra to pay. So it booked 4 tickets in error what will happen? I have 3 pending on my bank and my wife has one pending as we tried her account? They might say all sales of tickets are final but the…
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Orphaned Plan 2 Student Loan
I posted this question once, but maybe it could get its own thread, as it might be overlooked in the existing thread, which is already a year old. I'm a Plan 2, former PGCE Student, with a student loan. I failed that course. I did a degree course first. I am 61 and don't plan to try again or go back to work. What happens…
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octopus new tariff july v1
a new tariff has appeared on octopus, still higher than what i took out in may with edf also no exit fees fixed till sept 26 so its still a no for me
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Rights to pension after death of same sex spouse
My husband died recently. He was 62. He had 2 workplace pensions. He retired early in 2017 and was receiving both pensions monthly. He had nominated me, his spouse, to receive a widowers pension for both of these pensions. We married in April 2018, but had been living together as a couple since 2004. Obviously it wasn’t…
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SIP Parking Ltd - PCN for taking 11 minutes to pay
Hi all, and thanks in advance for your replies, I appreciate the effort people make on the Forums. I've read through the Newbies section, here's where I'm at: The car I'm the registered keeper for was left in an SIP Parking Ltd car park - from the time they quote as arrival to the time payment was made took 11mins - find a…
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Barclays Premier £400 switch incentive
https://www.barclays.co.uk/current-accounts/premier-switch-offer/ Generous. But I’m not sure if I qualify… I claimed the joint Barclays Premier/Barclaycard Avios bonus about two years ago. Not sure if this counts as a ‘CASS bonus’. Anyone got any ideas?
