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Off-set Mortgage and savings question
I have an off-set mortgage with Intelligent Finance of about 100,000. There is a possibility of my parent's moving to a smaller house and gifting me in excess of 100,000. If I kept more than 100,000...
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Someone using my Company Name/number
Someone is selling cellphones on the internet and giving out my company details - company name, registered company number, registered company address - to "prove" they are legit. He's saying he's my...
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Scotland-House and going into care
About 10 ago years my aunty bought her council house for about 15000. My father gave her the money to do it. She has lived in it rent free since then and theres an understanding it will be left to my...
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OT : Not Strictly Legal Query : Credit Card Check
I was in Tesco today - the guy in front of me was paying by credit card. The assistant swiped the card and from what she said a message had came up on the screen asking that the card be verified by...
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Further mortgage funds unsigned for
Hi, I wonder if anyone knows where i stand on money that i borrowed from my building society, but that i havent signed for, or had witnessed? This was a remortgage but in the past i have always had to...
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Credit file infomation
Hi, How long does a search or defaults stay on your file for? Thanks.
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IFA deemed "not a fit and proper person" by FSA. Is it bad?
I'm working with an independent financial advisor but I discovered that this person was deemed "not a fit and proper person" in a final notice of the Financial Service Authority, in relation to a...
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IFA declared "not a fit and proper person" by FSA. Is this serious?
I'm working with an independent financial advisor but I discovered that this person was deemed "not a fit and proper person" in a final notice of the Financial Service Authority, in relation to a...
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ping Peter Saxton re "The Ripple Effect" - is 25% annual house price rise in SW London this year possble?
sold again this august for 227,500, an 8% increase in two and a bit years. A house price boom is underway in central Kingston with the latest quarterly figures from the Land Registry showing...
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Who pays for fraud via wireless keyboards & man-in-the-middle attacks?
Hey all, hypothetical scenario: let's say someone accesses my internet bank account with my passwords (no guessing) and transfers funds to a dodgy bank in Nigeria or even a UK bank account obtained...
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overdraft
As to my previous post the financial difficulties I am having due to the missing cheque, I am thinking of going to the bank in the morning my local branch to ask for an increase in my overdraft. I...
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NHS Pension
As part of my monthly salary I have £300 deducted for NHS pension. Given that pensions have a had a bad wrap recently, should I cancel this?
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More details of changes to ISA/PEPs
Ed Balls has been giving some more details of the forthcoming changes to ISA's and PEP's in a speech today ( - see paragraphs 23-28) The big change announced today seems to be: "Individuals with funds...
 
Please Help or advice
hi, I deposited a cheque into a cash machine my local branch (Woolwich), two days ago for £700. I have been to withdraw money today and the cheque I paid in is not on my recipt. I have rang the bank...
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Any tips on choosing an accountant?
Can anyone offer any tips on selecting a shrewd but affordable accountant for a sole trader retail business? It's still a very small fledgling operation, but it's a bit complicated. I think I may...
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