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Friend is mid seventies, owns home outright worth approximately £200.000. Does not want family to get anything so I suggested equity release - but we have no idea how much she would get. Can anyone...
My mum has about 12000 GBP and would like to put them in an account to earn interest on them that she can withdraw monthly. She used to have an account before that earned 40GBP monthly. Does anyone...
I need a cheque for £7.50 to send to someone and I bank with Santander - will they charge me to draw one up?...
After years of having excellent credit rating for various reasons I now have poor rating. I need to borrow about £4K my options for paying it back are excellent (no mortgage, steady job, own home). I...
Is it possible to take the remaining fund from an annuity?
Had to ring a credit card company yesterday ( the number was the genuine one )as I was having problems setting up a D/D I went through the normal security questions, gave the 16 digit number expiry...
When I first claimed my Teacher's Pension back in 2011 I didn't claim for a year's teaching I did when we lived in Northern Ireland back in the 80's. At the time I claimed my husband had just died,...
Hi, We are able to buy our first home and take advantage of our 26yr discount, we are looking for any help or advice on which type of mortgage deal to go for. The reason I am looking for advice is we...
Here is the scenario that I need clarifying please: I bank with NatWest but went into a Barclays to pay into a Barclays account. I used a paying in envelope and wrote the details myself and kept the...
When these companies claim you only have to give them your bank details for them to find out whether you have ever had PPI, do they mean PPI solely from just that bank or do they mean any PPI from...
Just had word that the financial compensation scheme limit has increased from £75,000 to £85,000 per saver, applies from 30th January 2017. Apologies if this has already been posted. Rosy...
My OH is retired and on a state pension we get pension credit to top it up, I have always done physical work, cleaning, delivery driving, I now suffer with arthritis in my lower back and hands and...
My dad passed away last year and his wishes were for me to stay in the house untill either i wanted to sell or if i met someone and they moved in with me then i would have to have a mortgage to pay my...
If a family member, who is in debt with a credit card company, moves out of the family home, is it the home address that gets flagged up on credit checks or the name of the debtor ?
Hi, I lived in France from early 2002 until 2015. Before I went I cancelled my Barclaycard (held for over 15 years) because it would be awkward to administer (post etc.). Never forfeited any debts,...
My mother's only asset would be the family home which is currently worth about £400000. I might be wrong but I assume that I would have to pay inheritance tax on any amount over £325000 at 40% so...
Does anyone know the charge for express clearance of a cheque and how long it takes.
Many thanks...
If a loan is taken out to pay off an old loan and then balance of new loan is set up in a new loan account why would it be showing the balance amount but with a minus against the amount.
I've tried to get life insurance on a comparison site and after going through all the options (and wasting my time!) they just say they cannot offer me cover. I presume that this is because of my type...
Has anyone who is eligible received theirs yet? I was asked this question this morning. I'd completely forgotten about it, but apparently they start paying it from beginning of November. Just being...