Thanks for the welcome. I am currently coming out of the darkness ( I hope) and have had a lightbulb moment about 5 weeks ago. I have gone onto a DMP and can now sleep at night for the first time in about 18 months. I am hoping that I have done the right thing as I sometimes here good and bad things...

Is it me? Since I came back here a few days ago there seems to be a lot less daily traffic in the various forums particularly the debt forums than there used to be.

Is it the hot weather?
Time of year?
Has the law changed dramatically?
We have had more success?
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Arrests follow alleged pension liberation fraud

This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on 9th May 2013 17:23.

Police have made a number of arrests in the first operation of its kind to tackle suspected fraudulent pension liberation schemes. The City of...

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Not sure if anyone can help with this but my Mum is 69 and is still working full time. She split up with her husband 6 years ago and ended up having to take a £40K mortgage on her house which is now worth around £160K. She also took a car PCP out last year which she pays back at £200 a month. ...

Personal pensions at 25:

This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on 6th March 2013 07:42.

*'We failed to make them work for ordinary savers' * *One of Margaret Thatcher's schemes for spreading wealth to the masses was marred by...

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Exposed: bank's high-pressure sales culture continues

This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on 4th March 2013 09:41.

A Halifax insider describes how the push to 'sell, sell, sell' continues, despite the regulator's finding that such incentive schemes contributed......

Tens of thousands of pensioners fall victims of healthcare homes con

This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on 24th February 2013 09:55.

Tens of thousands of pensioners and people approaching retirement have been sold worthless ‘trust’ schemes that promised to protect...

Pensions cash 'predators' warning from regulator

This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on 14th February 2013 06:41.

Consumers are being warned against "predators" who entice them to cash in their pension fund before retirement. Pension liberation schemes......

Pensions 'liberation' scam tops £400m

This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on 9th February 2013 10:26.

The pensions regulator says individuals have given illegal "pension liberation" schemes an estimated £400m since 2008. The schemes offer to give...
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What is the best way to install Linux on to a PC, so it can exist alongside a Windows 7 or XP system?

Two weeks ago, I installed Linux Mint 13 on my old netbook, using a USB stick and Mint4Win. After one or two very minor teething troubles, it has worked brilliantly, and I've hardly booted...

OFT to investigate pension scheme provision

This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on 17th January 2013 18:28.

Pension firms that run "defined-contribution" schemes for employers will be scrutinised by the Office of Fair Trading (OFT). As many as nine million......

Watchdog gives banks final warning over staff incentives that lead to mis-selling

This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on 16th January 2013 18:44.

*'Your customers are not sales targets'* The majority of banks' staff incentive schemes encourage mis-selling, the City...

Workers could be forced off final-salary schemes if they move jobs

This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on 29th November 2012 20:19.

*.....under plan to revive Britain's pensions* A suggestion that firms could move workers off their existing final salary pensions...

hi,
I've had a Google but everything i found leads to either using a personal car for business mileage, or company car with private fuel.

I want to know if there is any personal tax allowance for an employed person with fuel costs as a result of traveling to work.

Cheers!...

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...