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suegray1957

Will Not Honoured

My friend died June 2014 and her son failed to inform me, very distressing. My friend had told me years ago that she had left me 10k in her will and didn't know if she had changed it so I got a copy...

icecreamicecream

Pension Pot From 06 April

I have a pension with Prudential with approx.50000 pounds in the pot.will I be able to just phone them up and ask for my entire 50 grand.I sure need the money.

Marinamal

How Can I Legally Prove That I Didn't Know Something

I have been found intentionally homeless by my council because I truly didn't know I could apply to them for housing benefit and left my first ever rented property because i ran out of money to pay...

HAMMEROFTHOR

Lease Extension On A Leasehold Flat

I have 61 years left on my flat lease, and wish to extend the lease for another period of 99 or 100 years. My question is this-(apart from the option of paying the marriage value premium to the...

clairson59

Funeral Costs

My sister divorced ex husband years ago but still lives in the house they shared and he owns a share of the property. They have both left their share of the property equally to their 2 sons. My sister...

Kazal

Making A Will

I desperately need to make a will as I am approaching my seventies. The problem is finding 2 executors. The sole beneficiary will be my daughter and she can be one executor and I know I shouldn't look...

ZebUK

Work Changing Contract Against Wishes

My wife works for an international retail chain that wants to change the contracts of all its employees (regardless of whether full/part time) to a minimum 10 hours per week contract. This means those...

djtdjt

Rented Property Sale

I rent a property which is in the process of being sold (buy to let). The "new" owner had an electrician look at the property. The letting agent usually asks me me for permission for people to enter...

NikJak

Anything Else To Stop Debt Collector?

In Nov 14 I owed HMRC just over £300 for Nat Ins Contributions from a few years ago. I didn't have the lump sum so after waiting on HMRC helpline for nearly 2 hours I wrote to them, using Sign on...

hammerman

Unknown Divorce

A friend of ours has received a recorded delivery letter for him that has told him his wife was divorcing him. Unfortunately, the divorce proceedings started 2 years ago and this was the first he...

Barmaid

Bringing Law To The People

I sense a growing discord about those who can get legal advice and those who cant. By and large the "free half hour" by solicitors is now non existent (this was operated thru the legal aid green form...

dylanfanatic

Debt Collection

a friend is employed as a cleaner at Asda, the company sub contracts to a firm called 'asda aces' she works 5-00am thru 2-00pm 5 days a week and has Tuesday/Wednesday off. Some years ago she got into...

fruitsalad

Opening A Bank Account

How does someone open a bank account without I.d. he has an out of date passport, and doesnt want to renew it as he has no intention of travelling out of the uk, he doesnt drive so he doesn't have a...

Hymie

Labour Cannot Be Trusted With The Country’S Finances!

£47 billion – Average yearly rise in public sector debt under 13 years of Gordon Brown and Alistair Darling’s chancellorships. £107 billion – Average yearly rise in public sector debt under...

newbie99

Citizen Advise Bureau Encouraged My Staff To Quit Her Job!

One of my staff been working for my company for a number of years on a part basis, 20 hrs a week. The staff informed me that she has to quit the job as she had sought advice from the CAB in order to...

EDDIE51

Payment From Russia?

I have just sold an eBay item to a man in Russia. He says he can't use paypal. What options do I have? Is it safe to give my bank details so he can transfer the money? Then there is the Russian...

lilly1

Working Tax Credits

I work 16 hrs a week and as I have a disability I qualify for working tax credit.If my hours were to be reduced below 16 hrs I know I would lose my WTC or would my partners 16 hrs be considered...

obsessed

Collection Of Debts After Someone Dies

My sister died recently and I am dealing with her affairs. Unbeknown to me she had been chased for some time by various debt collectors all relating to the same original creditor but three different...

happyone2

Joint Ownership Of A Shared Ownership Flat

Hi..............I have a joint ownership with my ex partner of a 25% share of a Shared Ownership Flat and a joint tenancy for the other 75% I paid the £30k for the 25% share and all the legal costs...

buttons77

Standing As Guarantor

My sister and her husband are splitting up. They have substantial debts and she has asked me to stand as guarantor for her on a flat she's wanting to rent. I am quite happy to do this for her but is...

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