We recently agreed with the seller of a flat that he would take it off the market and sell it to us (it was on with Purple Bricks and the £500 covered his costs with them). However he has since...
We want to buy a flat so are looking to get an interest only buy to let mortgage. We are both retired and have a very healthy pension pot which allows us to take about £30,000 pa. so repayments will...
My two sons moved into a flat a couple of years ago which was fitted with energy saving bulbs. These have, over time, been replaced with LEDs but they keep blowing on a regular basis. They now have no...
An old vicarage we have been looking at has this in the additional information 'There is a churchway across the rear of the property allowing people access for the purposes of attending services...
I have a Samsung S4 mini. This morning I had a little green android man on the screen telling me the os was updating. Within the space of five minutes the battery, which had been 100%, completely...
I was astonished to see Mum has paid £1189 tax on a £5946 pension. Her P60 gives her tax code as BR. Do you not have the personal allowance on a pension? This is her only income....
I'm looking for a large rug (10'x11') for a room which gets a lot of use (it's an entrance hall/dining room which we have to walk through to get to the kitchen). Fancied a coir or jute rug but am...
Someone I know is only getting 25 paid days a year holiday. They are not receiving 3 bank holiday days as the business owner has told them she can't afford to pay her the legal statutory amount. She...
I have had a dry, non-productive cough for some time now and finally saw a doctor yesterday. She did a peak flow test which was "not brilliant but ok" and she sent me for a chest x-ray. She also...
My house is for sale as a)house and unconverted barn b)house only c)barn only. What are the tax implications if I sell the house plus 3 acres and (separately) the unconverted barn plus two acres? Do I...
My microsoft account has been hacked. Emails are being sent out and skype messages apparently from me. I have gone into the microsoft site to change my password. I have to wait 30 days before I can...
The village where I live has a strip of land classed as manorial waste (definition: manorial waste is part of the demesne of a manor left uncultivated and unenclosed, over which the freehold and...
I lifted three dahlia plants out of the garden last autumn. I put them in dry compost over the winter. Two of them have shrivelled and look like they won't come to anything. The other one now has...
I have a fairly new Samsung tv (about 3 years old). In the last couple of weeks the picture has been pixelating especially on the HD channels and eventually giving a blank screen with the message 'no...
My daughter is going to work in Bali for a month before travelling to Australia, Thailand and Cambodia. Can anybody recommend an insurance company? She has been told to make sure her policy covers...