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I'm having an argument with the boss...
Hi Not a serious one, more of a discussion. It's about a % profit the company made (just over 5%). Personally I think this is OK. Not brilliant, but liveable. He says it's not good enough because:...
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Capital gains tax on house sale ? advice please.
Hi , i was speaking with someone today , who kinda knows what he's talking about , basically i own my house that i live in and i'm thinking about buying a 2nd property to rent out , any way he said...
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BTL / HB question
I notice in the Housing Benfit application form the claimant is asked whether they are related to the landlord. If the answer is "yes" - what, if any, effect does this have on the benefit entitlement?...
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Gearing
I've just returned from Australia, where I noticed that the Australian banks (Westpac in particular) are actively pushing the idea of gearing (borrowing to fund investments in a managed fund) to their...
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Re: Getting a new identity & a new credit history
In the proposed circumstances there appears to be an intention to use the name change to evade an existing £60k debt. If successful, that would clearly represent a "loss to another", wouldn't you...
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How do I sell paper certificate shares of Lastminute.com? And what price now?
I still have those few shares that were issued in the IPO all those years ago. Firstly, what price will I get for them as I've only found out a while ago that Lastminute have been taken over a few...
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US to inspect passengers' credit card transactions
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will I lose interest?
I'm pretty sure I know the answer to this but I really need 100% confirmation! If I put 10,000 in the Halifax paying interest once a year on the anniversary, and I find a a place that pays more...
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geckostocktrader.com (reliable or not?) - idont quite geddit
Hi all, found a site thru a freind (who swears by it). It is a kind of virtual (but not) stock simulation (but not) now its the only one I know of that offers a real cash prize every 30 days. Anybody...
 
2007 Predictions?
Money Box on Radio 4 had an item where they were asking the panel to make predictions for what the stock market and house prices would do in 2007. Anyone care to make their predictions?
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Re: How to solve EVERY Crime in the world!
Tosser. Please tell me how my dream of driving a Sinclair C5 up a ramp into a pantechnicon, as I dreamed, answered the query. Tiddy Ogg.
 
HYIPpost.com Launches
Launches New Website Dedicated to HYIP investors/ watcher/ critics/ and interested users Dec 25, 2006. On auspicious occasion of Christmas, the HYIPpost Team announce the launch of a website devoted...
 
Withdraw pensions as cash?
Hi, In my line of work I tend to move jobs alot (fix problem, feet up, get bored, move on) and I've accumulated 5 personal pension plans with 12 - 24 months worth of contributions in each. I'm 28 and...
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CGT on former PPR
Hi I've been reading through the various posts on this and have a basic understanding of exemption rules for PPR and the last 3 years being exempt if a property was at any point during ownership the...
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Credit Expert
Having signed up to the credit report, I notice details of loans etc on my report that are marked as settled, and were settled years ago. How long do these stay on file for ? It makes it look a bit...