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using wife's cgt allowance when selling shares
Please can someone advise one this. I have a holding of ordinary shares which I inherited in 2003. They currently show a profit (relative to the proabte valuation) that is larger than the current CGT...
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Abbey won't pay up
I took out a 'monthly saver' account at 8 percent interest just after Christmas 05, I paid in 250 to start it and had a standing order for 250 a month thereafter. a year and a day later I closed the...
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Post dated cheque
I've received a cheque for something I sold on eBay. After I posted it I noticed it was dated 29/02/07. Two things wrong with this: 1. it's in the future, 2. there is no 29/02 this year. If I try to...
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BTL Related Tax Question
Hi there, I have a question for the tax experts. I know very little about this stuff. A guy has a residential repayment mortgage. He secures interest-only extra borrowing on it after the property's...
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Can My Employer Pay Me in Dollars?
Hi all I am currently employed by a UK company that is owned by an American one. General payment is in GBP straight into bank account. Employees are likely to receive a bonus in the next few months...
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Growth rate for with profits fund and bonus?
Looking at pensions funds, growth rate on the basic funds is easy to work out from the change in unit price over time. However, one of the funds is a with profits one, and most of the growth is...
 
Re: Is Benjys trading insolvent?
Just noticed this in the archives ... With the benefit of hindsight, seems they weren't a viable company.
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Chip 'n pin - insecure?
Comments?
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Benefits/Savings
Hi all, I'm looking for a little advice (aren't we all?!) - my sister, who is a mother of two, currently lives in a cheap flat for which she receives benefits (she also works part-time when the kids...
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can i get my money back!!
I was in talks with a representative for a company in england to attend a seminar that cost several thousand pounds. I recently checked my account to find that they had billed my account the full...
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A high yield, low risk investment that's also environmentally friendly?
Every day there seems to be yet another news story announcing more massive corporate investments in 'green energy' companies. From biofuels to wind farms, money is pouring into environmentally...
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Maximum age to get a mortgage
Is there a age limit? Also is life assurance mandatory to fully cover the loan? Help would be good. Ken
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Question on qualifying years for UK state pension
I hope some experts can help me here. Currently a man needs 44 qualifying years and a woman needs 39 qualifying years in order to get a full state pension. I know that this changes for women born...
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happy new year
Happy new year!
 
Mortgages and Buying a House
Hi Group Prehaps you could help me answer an argument me and my wife are having here, Since this is our first "sell" and "buy" We are currently selling our house and are looking to buy a new property,...
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