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Adding value to a property

I am thinking about having my back garden tidied up and made low maintenance. I estimate that this will cost circa 2,00...
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posted by r.mooney
10 comments posted 20yrs posted by r.mooney

Question on Capital Gains Tax and SAYE shares

I was recently awarded shares as part of a company Save-As-You-Earn (SAYE) scheme. Having done some research on the mos...
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posted by igor.gram
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Purchase financing options

Hi, I want to buy a PC somewhere in between the middle and high-spec class taking advantage of financing options like:...
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posted by tlis01
4 comments posted 20yrs posted by tlis01

Pension question

Hi all, I`m currently a civil servant and have been enquiring about buying extra years for my final salary pension. I`v...
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posted by SimonFinnigan
16 comments posted 20yrs posted by SimonFinnigan

Starting a businesss ...help

Hello We are three friends thinking of starting a business. Is going to be a dating website. now we don't really know w...
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posted by Panos100m
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GE Money Credit Card

Just rang up to activate my new GE Money credit card and what a refreshing change - normally when I do this with any ne...
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posted by gu47otu
2 comments posted 20yrs posted by gu47otu

newbie ISA confusion

I 've taken out my first cash ISA ( Direct ISA from the NS&I ) and put the maximum 3000 in. Can someone clarify what wi...
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posted by feronnityu
10 comments posted 20yrs posted by feronnityu

Best way to pay Euros into my UK account?

We have about 500 Euros in cash after a holiday (it's a returned deposit so there wasn't any easy way to use it up over...
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posted by tinnews
4 comments posted 20yrs posted by tinnews

Rant: Hype/spin/confusion marketing/customer abuse

Just heard on the radio news that OFGEM states that half gas and electricity customers have not switched from their ori...
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posted by tiddyogg
21 comments posted 20yrs posted by tiddyogg

Bonds: YTM, duration, and convexity

How do I calculate YTM? I need to calculate it for this sort of bond: A 10yr $1000 bond w/ a 5% annual coupon is sellin...
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posted by Protoman2050
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House buying question

Hi all, I`m currently looking to buy a house that has been valued at 150,000. The seller (a family member) wants to red...
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posted by SimonFinnigan
48 comments posted 20yrs posted by SimonFinnigan

Electronic Verification System

When trying to open accounts with Banks and BS the above is quoted as a means of complying with the financial crime and...
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posted by legslarry
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10 years of posting.....

It's the tenth anniversary of my first post here today. The funny thing is I can't remember how I stumbled across this...
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posted by me
8 comments posted 20yrs posted by me