Yet again I'm sorting out my dad's stuff.
Last Thursday (8th) he got a letter from the council saying that he'd missed paying an instalment of his council tax and, as it was the second time he'd missed, he'd lost the right to pay in instalments. They wanted the remainder of the year's council...
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Blemain finance unfair charges?
Blemain say I owe them £2946. I have had the loan secured against my house since 2007. They keep sending me letters requesting payment. I'm unable to pay the full amount so I'm wondering if there is anything I can do to setup a payment plan or to even get some of the charges removed
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Parents face charges for 'free' childcare, nurseries warn
Parents face charges for 'free' childcare, nurseries warn
This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on: 27th August 2016 07:37
Parents in England who claim extra free childcare from September will be asked to pay charges to help tackle a funding shortfall, nurseries have warned.... -
DVLA Changing Your Address
Just a little tip.
In these days of tax being cancelled when a vehicle is transferred this is quite important.
If you move house and return your V5C (logbook) to DVLA to make an address change don't write your name into section 6, or tick any of the boxes. Don't fill in the... -
Pension fees can cost 10% of savings, says Citizens Advice
Pension fees can cost 10% of savings, says Citizens Advice
This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on: 10th June 2016 13:23
Withdrawing money from a pension fund can cost savers up to 10% of their retirement fund, according to Citizens Advice....
The regulator, The Financial -
West Bromwich to refund £27.5m to overcharged landlords
West Bromwich to refund £27.5m to overcharged landlords
This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on: 8th June 2016 17:12
The West Bromwich Mortgage Company is to refund £27.5m to thousands of landlords who were overcharged....
The Appeal Court has ruled that the lender, which -
Daughter Holiday Card
Hi,
DD is off on her first foreign holiday with her friend and her friends parents to Spain in September. She's 18 and just got her first full time job/apprenticeship after leaving college so has no credit history whatsoever but is wanting to get a credit card to take with her that she... -
Payday loan complaints nearly triple, despite new controls
Payday loan complaints nearly triple, despite new controls
This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on: 26th May 2016 15:47
The number of complaints about payday loan companies soared by 178% in the year to March, the Financial Ombudsman has revealed....
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Borrowers making up to 4,000 complaints about PPI every week
Borrowers making up to 4,000 complaints about PPI every week
This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on: 26th May 2016 15:50
Payment protection insurance is triggering up to 4,000 complaints a week to the Financial Ombudsman Service, which said the claims management industry and... -
Windscreen chip repair
I've got a couple of chips (one recent) from flying stones on my cars windscreen. At the weekend I saw one of those repair companies in the local supermarket but they were busy so I didn't get it done but thought I'd make an appointment online today to get the repair done.
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Banks should cap overdraft fees, says competition watchdog
Banks should cap overdraft fees, says competition watchdog
This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on: 17th May 2016 17:59
Banks should cap unarranged overdraft fees and warn customers before they go overdrawn, the competition watchdog has said....
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NetWest sent me my details ...
NatWest sent me my old, & long forgotten, details when I put in a PPI claim ... I know that there was no PPI on the account itself, BUT I had LOADS of VERY hefty charges on there when it was active ... is it worth a letter reclaiming, PLUS the long forgotten interest? Time frame is 1989 - 1999... -
Virgin Mobile phone
Yesterday my partner received a text from Virgin to say she was approaching her credit limit for the month.
I phoned them up and was told that she had exceeded her allowance and her current bill was £95.
When I asked what the limit was the rep told me £125.
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New 0845 mobile phone scam charges customers
New 0845 mobile phone scam charges customers
This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on: 27th April 2016 18:50
.........£300 for calls they don't make...
A sophisticated new mobile phone scam is charging customers hundreds of pounds for calls they don't make. Victims -
EmptyPurse Diary
Background Post
I have 3 creditor accounts in default. Last payment made was April 2014 to the original creditors not DCA- which defaulted in Oct / Nov 14
Egg/ Barclaycard / now Hoist from 2002 Balance 6.5k
Natwest OD account opened in 1992 -approx. Balance 3.5k...
