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general Inheritance Tax questions
Hi, I thought I knew the answers to the following questions, but now I'm not 10 0% sure, so I wonder if somebody could clarify them. 1) Where transfers are made that are "potentially exempt", I know...
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about the loan
Hi everyone. this link is worth following in the particular case of the loan; Therefore When considering the loan, I guess that we may determine the customizing of the benefit with collaborative...
 
Second Charge on a Property
Through an inheritance our daughter has sufficient money for a 60% deposit on a house. She has recently married and we are keen to protect her contribution as well as we can and have started to...
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QE question
Regarding the bond buying / printing money in UK (and US). Are the powers that be buying (removing) only govt bonds from the market, or both government and commericial bonds ? Thanks.
 
Tax and duty on an unusual import
I've just been charged £7.23 + £8 PO handling charge on a $60 order of 8 historic "press photos" -- prints plus a bit of textual blurb intended to form the basis of an article. £7.23 is 20%. The...
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Halifax Building Society Pathetic
A relative has almost opened an online ISA with Halifax. Except she now has to take in some ID and proof of address to a branch. I phoned to see if I can take in the ID as the relative works all week...
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Request of new capital partner to multinational banking project
To a project that has 100% of development, is necessary contact new partner that can invest $180,000 the group new partner receive 30% of shareholders in this distrubution: 20% new capital partner and...
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Pre May 2000 bankruptcy and pension death benefits claim by trustee
Hello. I wonder whether anyone might be able to clarify a situation concerning dea th benefits that, on the face of it, are payable to a discharged bankrupt's estate, but that are being claimed by the...
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Finance elderly home-owner's purchase of flat ahead of house sale
My elderly mother is thinking it's time to up sticks from her rambling old house in the middle of nowhere and move into a sheltered housing flat near my sister. A suitable and desirable flat is likely...
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Raising a mortgage against a rented property: loan interest deductable from earnings for tax purposes?
Hello. If a landlord wishes to raise a mortgage against a rental property that is wholly owned by him, having been originally acquired with his own cash, wou ld the interest on the loan then be...
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Rental property: buy personally, or using limited company
Hello. I'm considering buying a property to rent out, using a mortgage. The thought occurred to me that if I set up a limited company and have the com pany buy the property, it puts some distance...
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Why the fuss over 50p Tax Rate...
...when income between 100k and 120k is already taxed at 60p*? Thomas * Assuming a personal allowance of 10k which is reduced by ?1 for every ?2 of taxable income above 100k. Marginal tax rate would...
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Shawbrook?
I hadn't previously heard of Shawbrook until seeing them in a 'Best Buy' list in the last Sunday Times. My application on Wednesday for their 2 year fixed rate bond at 2.30% was accepted yesterday...
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Using Credit Card To Rebuild Credit Score
Is there any difference between paying the balance in full by direct debit every month or paying it bit by bit over the month so the full balance is a lways paid off in full every month? I'm guessing...
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Direct Debit
I have just set up a Direct Debit to pay a bill to a telecomms company. The form asked for the name(s) of the account holders. But then at the bottom of the form there was a tick box which you had to...
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