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Housing isn't working

Some of our friends just outside London are moving overseas and putting their two-bed house up for rent. It was bought...
14 comments posted 22yrs
posted by justmyusenetaddress
14 comments posted 22yrs posted by justmyusenetaddress

Selling/Cancelling endowment early

Got a 25 year endowment which is now about half way through... Originally, it was going to be used as part of an endowm...
19 comments posted 22yrs
posted by paulfoel_remove_this_bit
19 comments posted 22yrs posted by paulfoel_remove_this_bit

Elderly father - Money in savings

My Dad is now nearly 70. Lives on his own in a flat that is almost paid for. Got around 35K in savings etc. Aware that...
12 comments posted 22yrs
posted by paulfoel_remove_this_bit
12 comments posted 22yrs posted by paulfoel_remove_this_bit

property boom and G Brown's eggy face

There's been quite a bit about boom, brown and bust on the property-crash website and there's unsurprisingly plenty of...
18 comments posted 22yrs
posted by sr
18 comments posted 22yrs posted by sr

Estate agent question...

...OK, so not directly finance related, but how likely is it that an estate agent will reveal why the previous purchase...
3 comments posted 22yrs
posted by nospam
3 comments posted 22yrs posted by nospam

Oop! - what to do with old French money?

Hi! I have recently unearthed an envelope containing about 800 francs of obsolete French money. That was worth around 8...
5 comments posted 22yrs
posted by roller
5 comments posted 22yrs posted by roller

No finds for cheques

I have been out today buying food and clothing for our children. Being a silly bugger I have just checked my telephone...
2 comments posted 22yrs
posted by joyentwistle
2 comments posted 22yrs posted by joyentwistle

Property Market Gone Crazy!

Look at this property in Hurst Park Drive in Huyton .... http://www.vebra.com/home/includes/vdetails.asp?src=agent&fde1...
4 comments posted 22yrs
posted by ll
4 comments posted 22yrs posted by ll

Opening a ISA with new company

Hi, as I understand the rules, as long as I havent paid any money into my Mini Cash ISA in the Current 04-05 Tax Year,...
2 comments posted 22yrs
posted by mdw3673
2 comments posted 22yrs posted by mdw3673

Trouble opening bank account with the abbey

I have just moved house and taken out a £110,000 mortgage with the abbey which I got no problems. I had about £10,000 s...
4 comments posted 22yrs
posted by alfi286
4 comments posted 22yrs posted by alfi286

Estate planning

I am looking for financial advice for a friend and would like to hear from anyone who does this for a living and has le...
6 comments posted 22yrs
posted by stuart'nobleNOSPAM
6 comments posted 22yrs posted by stuart'nobleNOSPAM