UK Finance Discussions

Help on loan repayments, please

I have loaned £90,000 from my Father, I am to pay interest only on this amount. At 5%, for example, how do I calculate...

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posted by andrew

7 comments posted 20yrs posted by andrew

How to claim a free eye test?

I'm sure I'm not making this up - but isn't there a law about employers paying for eye tests when you work with compute...

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posted by <nospam

9 comments posted 20yrs posted by <nospam

Question about US banking practice

I live in the UK and have a bank account in Florida. Someone has sent me a cashier's check from NY, but it on it, they...

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posted by wm345581

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Associated Companies

If a company has one subsidiary, that it owns 75% of share capital, then they are both associated companies, and theref...

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posted by richhuish

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Why is buying a house so convoluted?

I have just bought a house in Poland, and while it is hardly smooth sailing trying to buy a house with a British passpo...

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posted by cqmman

6 comments posted 20yrs posted by cqmman

cold calling nuisance

I'm currently having trouble with an annoying company who insist on calling me (to sell me some crap) despite me tellin...

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posted by tim_in_sweden2005

19 comments posted 20yrs posted by tim_in_sweden2005

Gordon Brown knew the devastating cost to British workers of his pension fund raid

The wannabe Prime Minister's raid on pension funds has condemned millions of Britons to poverty in retirement.............

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posted by crowleyalastair

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Student loans and limitation period

Can anyone tell me if the 6 year limitation applies to student loans - old 'mortgage' styple ones rather the current sys...

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posted by axel

2 comments posted 20yrs posted by axel

Inheritance tax

I see that the "Daily Express", and probably other newspapers, are campaigning for the abolition, or a reduction, of In...

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posted by bluenep27

31 comments posted 20yrs posted by bluenep27

In 1997 household debt stood at £500bn...now it's £1,158bn

In 1997 household debt stood at £500bn...now it's £1,158bn By Edmund Conway, Economics Editor (Filed: 15/02/2006)...

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posted by crowleyalastair

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Earlier thread re fees for motgage advice

In a thread a few weeks ago the subject of fees charged by mortgage brokers was discussed. I mentioned that the old rul...

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posted by rttgrahamwow

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Egg - Bunch of wankers

Egg is supposed to be an internet bank. But their software seems to be crap. I changed my residence recently and so log...

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posted by j_penchant

4 comments posted 20yrs posted by j_penchant

Alliance and Leicester Online Application

I let someone use my computer to apply for an A+L loan. Before doing so we looked at a couple of sites to decide which...

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posted by nospam

0 comments posted 20yrs posted by nospam

Maestro Debit Card

If a US site says they accept Eurocard, MasterCard and Visa _Debit_ cards, will a Debit Card with the Maestro logo work...

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posted by ifz77i

26 comments posted 20yrs posted by ifz77i

House inheritance

My father bought his sisters house part as an investment and partly to help her out. He gave her the money to buy it(ab...

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posted by robert_matheson

5 comments posted 20yrs posted by robert_matheson