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Does a TA6 form carry any weight if problems are undisclosed?
Hi, A friend of mine purchased her first property in March 2025 - a leasehold ground floor apartment. Her Level 2 survey completed in Dec 2024 picked up evidence of a chemical injection damp course to the rear of the building but also noted that '…the walls are generally true,and no serious issues were noted, however,…
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Okay to keep loose batteries together in a bag like this?
Is it OK to keep batteries in a bag like this? Or will they start a fire with positives touching negative terminals?
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Quicken XG UK Version
I have been successfully using Quicken XG for 20 years. The software may be dated, but I have not found anthing remotely as good. It works perfectly on windows 10. Has anyone experience installing and using it in Windows 11? Will it still work properly? Thanks
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late salary payments what would you do?
i have been working in a senior management role for a company for 7 months. every month salaries have been paid late. always a similar excuse that there accounts suffered a cyber attack and that access has been limited etc. this time it’s been the worse. nobody has been paid their december salary which was due on the 31st…
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Gatwick Drop Off PCN
Hi everyone, I’m looking for some help with a PCN received for a Gatwick Airport drop off. The driver dropped someone off but missed the midnight payment deadline. About 10 days later, and before any PCN was actually issued, the registered keeper's mother called NCP to try and resolve it. It wasn't possible to backdate the…
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Curry's costomer service decline
I’m posting here because I’m genuinely shocked at how difficult it has been to resolve what should be the simplest issue imaginable: a missing item and a refund. I ordered a small item from Currys that never arrived. Since then, I’ve contacted them 8–9 times via their website chat, sent several emails (including to their…
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Capquest/AGG - on a fishing expedition...
Hi all, first time in this part of the forum, but had success seeing off a PPC last year. Anyhow... Opened a suspicious letter from an unknown address and was expecting it to be PPC PCN - but lo & behold it was a letter (actually two) which seemed to be from Capquest saying they had now assumed a debt from AGG. Neither of…
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41 years paying into CSP
I applied for partial retirement as advised 5 months before my 60 th birthday but they couldn't even get the date right . They chose the day before - I was told in October I would get another offer by e-mail within 5 working days, I am still waiting and on part time earnings only. So stressful my thoughts are with anyone…
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Have read the threads several times and need help please
I have 2 seperate PCNs, both from during active treatment of breast cancer when I made mistakes. First was Tesco in September for an overstay, I felt unwell and went to get a drink and some food. I didn't contact the store or appeal in time and I got a letter from Debt Recovery this morning. The second is from GroupNexus…
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Buying a bike, when's a sale?
I want to get a Gravel bike, they are pricey so want to get one in a sale but not sure when this is likely to be, does anyone know when bike shops generally discount or might have a sale on? Thanks
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Smart meter not sending readings to supplier. Supplier won't fix.
Hi All. My smart electricity meter has never sent readings to my supplier. It was installed before I moved into the property, and was seemingly installed without an install code at the time. I initially raised this as an issue with EDF in February, who have since sent 2 engineers round, and had me try and apply a remote…
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Home Insurance Quote misleading.
Compare The Market home insurance search quoted AA silver at £285.56. But, when going to the AA provider they say "Just one more question. What is the value of your house?" and the premium jumps to £518.18. MSE have a search category for house value. Is this is an AA/CTM con?
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Vibration in my house from a heat pump somewhere
Hi ive recently been hearing a low level vibration in my house. I’ve had over a week of sleepless nights. I can’t locate the source as yet and environmental health not too helpful at the moment and staying the equipment they have probably won’t register it. ive even been told to go to Gp to get my hearing tested- I did and…
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Forum Highlights 30th Jan: school trips, student loans & sunglasses
Join us for a tour of some of the week's talking points on the MSE Forum where MoneySavers share tips on everything from choosing a brand of coffee to buying a house. https://www.moneysavingexpert.com/team-blog/2026/01/forum-highlights-30-01-2026/ Seen something on the Forum we should include in next week's highlights…
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HMRC confusing wording...
Hi all, Just looking for a bit of clarification on some HMRC wording (doing my tax Self Assessment). I'm a bit confused about the wording of the section on Capital Allowances (first year I have used this section). The section states: "You can claim capital allowances for certain buildings and the purchase and improvements…
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Teacher's Pension (TPS), faster accrual arrears and reclaiming tax
Hi I'm really hoping someone can give me some advice with regards to getting a tax rebate for paying a TPS faster accrual arrears. I am in the Teacher's Pension Scheme and have always paid extra for Faster Accrual. Normally this comes out of my gross salary and is all sorted out between TPS and my HR department. However,…
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Elaborate eBay/royal mail scam
I think I have been caught up in an elaborate eBay scam, so in summary bought iPhone £500ish on best offer seller accepted posted out via Royal Mail 48 hour service item was delivered somewhere, photo of the delivery is not mine I contacted seller who has now unregistered contacted eBay and filed a claim via PayPal paypal…
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Thames Water - high usage...
Have been in my current address for 4 years, never really
noticed an issue with water, just paid the bills. Back in October 2024 however something caught my eye
– as a little aside, the bill mentioned
my use was the equivalent of 3 bathtubs full of water every day. I had never looked at litres/use before but
this struck me…
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Attractions and venues that offer a discount when you arrive by public transport
Seen a few of these types of offers recently so thought it might be good to compile a bit of a list. The best known is probably the National Rail 2 for 1 scheme which is well documented on MSE's Deals pages here. But less well known are the deals available at London attractions (including the Tower of London and Hampton…
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Virgin Media more than doubling charge, and no other providers available
My deal with Virgin Media broadband ends in 4 weeks, at which point they are planning to more than double my monthly charge (from £30 to £73). I have shopped around for an alternative provider, but there are no other companies offering a broadband service to my address (either fibre, FTTC or ADSL). I don't live in the…
