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Newham Council introducing a new app for local residents to manage their bills
Hi all, I have seen on LinkedIn that Newham is offering local residents free help managing their bills with a new app called SuperFi, anyone seen this? Think this may benefit some people on this thread.
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MSE News: Council tax in England set to rise by 5% for millions in April
Council tax bills are set to increase by 5% for millions of people in England from 1 April, as the Government has confirmed that this is the maximum rise most local authorities will be able to implement. It means someone with a typical band D bill would pay around £100 more a year – though the exact rises in each area are…
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Help! I need advice on my boiler
Hi everyone, I bought my house in 2019. It’s 100+ years old and was bought with the knowledge there was a problem with the boiler. The house had a lot of potential and we bought it as a fixer upper. We have increased the value by £60,000 and are desperate to sell as we want to have another baby and we have outgrown this…
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Economy 7..huge rise in cost
If we are being encouraged to use off peak electricity , how come night units now cost approx 50% of day time units on E7, where 2 yrs ago night units were approx 30% of the cost of day units. My supplier has just increased my night unit rate from !st Jan 2024 by 18%...obv they don't want us to use off peak to heat our…
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How do I cancel BT
Hi so I’ve just received a date to be evicted. Section 21 no fault. I have no where to go and I called BT to see about canceling a service that will be of no use to me and will not be able to access when I’m homeless. They will not waive there extortionate cancellation fee, nor can the service be suspended. At a time like…
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Assaulted and property damaged - How to make a small claim
Hi all I was assaulted and my property was damaged. I was not injured physically. The perpetrator admitted the assault and it looks like he will get a community resolution. I am thinking about bringing a civil claim. I don't know his legal name currently only his address and nickname. The value of the property damage that…
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Council Tax
Has Martin Lewis given any thought to the Council Tax system. My wife and I are both in our eighties and live in a Social Housing property and have lived there for forty-six years, our home is banded at Rate E so we missed out on the Council Tax Rebate.As we are both pensioners and because we have been prudent, we are not…
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Lastminute.com plc shares dated March 2000
I have my original share certificate and gather the company was sold and I should have received a cheque. However, I moved house and, although I redirected my mail, nothing ever arrived. Can I do anything to recover this money?
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Refund for expensive t-shirt rejected online
I bought a t-shirt for my partners birthday (Billionaires boys club) with delivery included it came to £100. Unfortunately when he saw it he didn't like it at all, he hadn't even put the t-shirt on/ got it out the bag. I sent it back straight away (next day delivery) which cost me a further £12. I have now received an…
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MSE in the community?
Hi Not sure which forum this should go to but please feel free to move if you think its better placed elsewhere. MSE and its online forums is a great resource that I have used to benefit from personally a lot. It has got me thinking though about how many people in my local community are not aware or are not online and do…
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Electoral role and working away
I've received a letter saying I've been removed from the electoral role. We own our property and it is our registered address but I'm away from home long term, been over 6 months, likely to be 2 years or more. my partner has a job working away and we are in accommodation provided by his employer. We still go back to our…
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Post office wrong receipt!
My local post office when I send birthday card to Canada gives receipt for cash withdrawal they ask me to insert debit card into card reader and enter pin! when I ask why they give incorrect receipt they make up excuses eg system error but are reluctant to give correct receipt for postage transaction. Anyone else has this…
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Couriers from UK to Northern Ireland for box of curtains and curtain pelmet, length of pelmet 170cm?
Hello Does anyone know any couriers that will collect Curtain Pelmet (board) from UK (England) - Length 170cm - Height is 70cm. Obviously curtains as well which are ok in a box but the length of the pelmet seems to be the problem ie 170cm Delivery is to Northern Ireland. Thanks in advance
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Service charge Manchester City centre
Hi all I’m paying £1850 per annum for a one bed flat -540sq- in Manchester City centre. I own it and have been living at 5 Piccadilly place for 13 years. Scanlans took over Carillion when they went bust. The service is terrible … one cleaner for the block of 168 flats. No security no concierge. New paint job inside is…
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RX1 form
Seen advice on filling in form, joint owner of property, what do I cross in section 3 'Property? Thanks
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£25 payment Nottingham council
Hi has anyone else had a £25 payment from Nottingham Council to their bank account? If so any idea what it's for?
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Sister and I defrauded by our mother
I’ve written on here about how my mother has stolen my identity and racked up £36,000+ of debt in my name and stolen my car etc but she’s done this and worse to my sister. She’s bought a property on my sister’s name, forging her signatures, back when she was a student. This was because my mother was claiming benefits and…
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Private school contracts
We transferred our son for Y10 to Kings INTERHigh online schooling on 25th August 2021 (due to possibly ASD & anxiety issues) but 12 months later just hasn’t work out for him. But we waited to get his final report to his first GCSE year which arrived at 4pm on 8/07/22. In our “contract” with Kings you must emailed them by…