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Holiday let for the whole summer
We are considering the possibility, next summer, of decamping for the entire 6-week summer holidays to somewhere like the Lake District. We would have the intention of working for most of it and so would need good broadband, and a decent table to work at etc. What would be the best way of doing this? Would a standard…
Best places to stay in North Wales
I'd like to visit North Wales in the summer and would like recommendations on places to stay. I'd like to visit Snowdonia (possibly climbing Snowdon), and also visit some of the castles, but I think I'd like to stay on the coast. I was thinking of Llandudno, Caernarfon or Porthmadog. Which of these do you think would be…
How to invest £20-40k
Due to the company I work for being taken over I have received £20k after the sale of my shares. This money was always earmarked to cover the shortfall in a crappy endowment policy my husband took out before we met. The endowment matures in 2020 and has an approx £15k shortfall, so we have that covered. We currently have…
Loft conversion company not honouring guarantee
We had a loft conversion completed in 2013. The whole process was a nightmare from start to finish and we had numerous issues with the company and their sub contractors. After a long battle we did get the work completed to a just about satisfactory standard. However, now we are having problems with the bathroom…
Paying for holiday rental via bank transfer
I want to book a week in Bournemouth for Easter. I found this property on the holidaylettings site: https://www.holidaylettings.co.uk/rentals/bournemouth/94503 It has good reviews on Tripadvisor over the space of the last few years. The owner doesn't accept payments directly via the website and is asking for a bank…
Self assessment question
I am trying to fill out my self assessment tax return because I earned slightly above the £50k threshold for repaying child benefit. I have entered the taxable pay and tax deductions information from my P60. I am unsure, however, whether I need to include details of my private medical insurance. As far as I was aware the…
At what age would you let your child/teen...
...do the following things? - Wear nail polish - Wear make-up - Shave their legs - Walk to/from school alone - Stay at home alone for 30 mins - Stay at home alone for a few hours - Stay at home alone overnight - Go out (to the park/shops/cinema etc) unsupervised in a group - Go out unsupervised alone - Travel on a…
Orthodontics for overbite
I don't think this classes as a medical question - I'm more interested in people's experiences. My son, age 12, has been assessed as having an overbite, where his top teeth totally overlap his bottom teeth. It is not considered severe enough to be covered under the NHS and so we would have to pay £2900 for the treatment,…
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