So far the winners have been...

1. Di
2. Diddles
3. IF
4. Vossy
5. Bobogosing
6. Scarlet x
7. Trumpet
8. Vossy
9. nightwatch
10. Scarlet x
11. Nightwatch (won £20)
12. Scarlet x (won £25)
13. Scarlet x (won £20)...

just wondering what, if anything, would have made an application for a credit card (for example) invalid. Like if the applicant did not complete the application details truthfully for some reason and the creditor didn't do the required checks ?

Maybe if someone under the age of 18 for example,...

Last week I was without heating for at least 5 days, I pay my bills with Swalec and also have boiler and elect cover under the swalec scheme.

The problem actually happened over a month or so ago, the fan was getting stuck in the boiler, and the engineer came out the following day/morning...

Payday lender loses its licence after OFT action (MCO Capital Limited)

This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on 19th March 2013 12:29.

Online payday lender, MCO Capital Limited ('MCO'), has had its consumer credit licence revoked by the OFT and from today is no longer...

When we rearranged the house to acomodate Mr I's failing health we had to put in a new heating system. This was completed in May 2010. We were fortunate to qualify for a disabled facilities grant to cover the work. The builder contracted the plumbing work to a local, reputable plumber, and a new combi-boiler...

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Checked my online billing for both Gas & Electric, both with Swalec.
Gas £178.54
Electric £195.13

They are accurate readings, and are paid for quarterly.

I have a 3 bed house, nothing too big though and no longer have a radiator in every room, in the kitchen...

Defective property: landlord’s repairing obligations



Hannon v Hillingdon Homes Ltd [09.07 2012]


Landlord liable for failure to reinstate a banister to an open staircase; contractor...

I have been given conflicting advice by two plumbers. I have an old and very reliable Potterton Kingfisher 2 gas boiler - positioned outside my house (ie not inside a room). I have had to replace the boiler flue and the plumber installed it in exactly the same position as the old asbestos one....

Hi PlanB
I moved flat recently, my last Landlord/Agent
kept £550 from my deposit of £780. He has sent me a statement saying the £550 is for Agency Commission. I have previously requested him to advise me which deposit scheme my deposit was held but he did not reply. I checked the 2...

Do you have to be on a benefit for this scheme? Looking like we will be in the same boat soon, boiler went a few weeks back and weve no spare funds to sort it and I applied for a nationwide credit card to sort it and no luck! booooooooooooo I thought my credit file was up to scratch but think it might...

Hi,

We've been without a boiler now for the last 2 winters, and it's not been pleasent, especially during the really cold spells. The old boiler stopped firing and we got it checked out by BG and an independant who both said it was toast.

We've used electric heaters the 1st...

I wasn't really sure which section to put this in, so mods please move to a more appropriate subforum if this is the wrong one.

There is a fair amount of equity tied up in my house and my strategy for quite some time has been to sell the house, pay off the mortgage with the proceeds and...

Just wondering if anyone could give us some advice on what to do...

Regarding the Landlord; He is using a Letting Agent as he lives abroad and not sure if he is permanently away or only stays away part of the year.

Whenever we need anything done to the house, we have to contact...

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Elephant...