UK Finance Discussions

Investing for Children

Hi My wife and I, being mercifully child-free, would like to invest a small amount each month on behalf of relatives' c...

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posted by neil

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NI question

How can my wife tell if she's paying the full rate or the married womans rate? TIA, |P

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posted by PMcM

5 comments posted 21yrs posted by PMcM

Statistics for uk.finance for week ending Sun Jan 9 11:09:54 2005

Following is a summary of articles spanning a 7 day period, beginning at 02 Jan 2005 12:31:11 GMT and ending at 09 Jan...

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posted by stats

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Level term assurance - how much to put aside to pay for it?

PLEASE NOTE: I am NOT qualified to give financial advice and this is in no way intended as advice to purchase level ter...

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posted by not

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S Times: Vat plan may add 5p to cost of stamps

The Sunday Times - Britain January 09, 2005 Vat plan may add 5p to cost of stamps POSTAL regulators are calling on the...

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posted by rbrqhbbwq

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Halifax Online Banking site

Hi there, Is anyone else having problems with halifax online in the past two weeks? I keep getting the error msg Servic...

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posted by baronuk

2 comments posted 21yrs posted by baronuk

Freeholder vanished - can I still get a mortgage?

Hi I saw a reasonable flat on the market I'd rather like. The estate agents tell me that the flat is going a little che...

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posted by scally

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ebay & paid by Bank Transfer

Hi there, I got something from ebay for 25 and I paid by Bank Transfer. Its been over two weeks (exc the bank holidays/...

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posted by baronuk

11 comments posted 21yrs posted by baronuk

National Lotto

Does anyone else think that the Lotto is a fix? I've been playing on & off since it started and I've only won a total of...

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posted by News

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tax return form

Can anyone point me in the direction of a good online guide for filling in the various parts of the self-assessment tax...

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posted by not

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MINT card - is it *really* 0% APR?

I see MINT are offering a 0% introductory rate until 01/09/2005 on new applications for their card, however, there is a...

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posted by gu47otu

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Anyone used www.xe.com? UK specific

Anyone used www.xe.com? UK specific. I have found with UK banks, that if I make an internet money transfer from my onli...

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posted by sorry

2 comments posted 21yrs posted by sorry

Guardian: Tsunami family denied help by their insurers

Tsunami family denied help by their insurers Tourists who survived the disaster thought they could rely on their travel...

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posted by kuacou241

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DTel: New bank notes to thwart IRA robbers

New bank notes to thwart IRA robbers By Thomas Harding, Ireland Correspondent Daily Telegraph (Filed: 08/01/2005) The N...

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posted by kuacou241

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"Modifying" a card.

I've jusgt got my PO card account card, and to use it one has to put into a machine, face down with the chip end insert...

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posted by tiddyogg

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