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Health and safety mafia......

Are they getting ever more desparate to justify their jobs? http://www.express.co.uk/news_detail.html?sku= 397

Does the buyer usually get a copy of Property Survey/Search reports?

When a buyer pays to have a survey (or a search) done for the lender before buying a property, is it usual for him to receive a copy of it? My estate agent's mortgage advisor, who's arranging both, is...

pmorley

Will we see the will

My father in law left his 4 children his estate equally, however as the mother feels this will have been a mistake they are all signing the money back over to her. We don't know why he would have done...

Hokey Cokey

Own a Hotel Room?

Does anyone have any information about owning a Hotel Room? My partner and 3 other members of his family are thinking of investing. The room costs ?75,000 and you receive 50% of the money paid by...

rugeleyboy

buying in porugal?

me and the wife have been looking for property in portugal, we think we have found one now, so my question is..... would it be cheaper to get a mortgage in portugal if it is possible or is it best to...

Backdrifter

Does anyone else still favour minidiscs?

I love minidiscs, they're my preferred recording/listening medium but realise that they are on the verge of becoming obsolete. I always used to stock up on blank ones at my local HMV but last weekend...

Yodel

Financing Property Development Project

I'm thinking of buying a house to do up and sell on. I'd have to borrow about 80% of the purchase price of the property. Can anyone please advise if it's best to borrow from a normal mortgage lender,...

Siamsal

Dead jokes

A rash of Steve Irwin jokes seems to have broken out. What do people feel about these 'post celebrity death' jokes that do the rounds?

randomer

Should I buy an iPod?

I already have an ipod mini and have had it for a few years but now want to upgrade and buy a new 30GB iPod with video. Should I do it? Or is there another better version of the iPod in the pipeline?...

Oneeyedvic

Referendum Day

Any thoughts on referendum day - as aset out here: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk_politics/5310288 .stm Former The Apprentice contestant Saira Khan is launching a campaign to give people a greater say...

Louise07

Loans?

Hi, I have applied for a loan with Northern Rock and Nationwide but they both turn me and my partner down. I have a loan at the moment which I am wanting to consolidate and I can definately afford the...

andorraroxy

Can I have two domestic mortgages in theory?

We were in the process of selling our house and buying a new one until our chain broke yesterday and our buyer pulled out. We have a mortgage on our current home and a mortgage agreed on our new home....

Loosehead

NHS Fertility treatment row...

Given that the world is not exactly short of people and that the NHS is creaking under the strain, should the NHS be funding non essential treatmeant at all? I sympathise with infertile couples but...

jason1980

A DEFAULT notice on my credit reference account

I agreed with HFC bank to make reduced payments of ?10 a month for 3 months whilst I had to go on carers allowance. They have taken and had the payments and now want to file a default notice on a...

flip-flop

Organ Donation

The families of people who carry donor cards cannot override the dead persons wishes anymore. Hurrah - this is absolutely right, isn't it? For the life of me I can't see an argument against it - by...

flip-flop

Immigration (again...........................................)

As this government woefully underestimated the influx of Eastern Europeans last time around (10% of all people in Southampton are Poles according to the TV news last week), what is the best way to...

dinga

Website T&C's

I am setting up a website which sells shoes. I have been looking on the web for T&C's and the privacy policy, which you can buy. Has anyone else purchased this over the internet? I don't really...

vicars

Ebay scam from someone in Jersey - can I sue?

HI, Im in England and have bought a mis-represented item off ebay from a guy in Jersey. As the item was sold for 1p but the postage was ?150 I have no recourse via paypal etc and despite Special...

fairy!

Knocking down a supporting wall

I have a Victorian terraced house with two downstairs reception rooms. If I wanted to knock through, what sort of cost am I looking at? Just a ballpark-figure... am I looking at a thousand or...

Cheesefreek

Car repossession

What rights does a finance company have with regard to car repossession. We pay a fixed amount each month, sometimes a week or so late, but we always pay. Can they threaten us with removal of the car...

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