I might be in the wrong section but, can I ask someone a question about Service Charges? I live in a private comples built around a courtyard. There are 15 appartments and three houses, built in a terrace. I, and two neighbours, have a front and back door. We all pay a service charge of around £1,000...

Costs against HMRC – the importance of getting your arguments right



There have been a number of cases addressing the powers of the First-tier Tribunal (‘FTT’) in respect of the awarding of costs since the FTT was established in 2009. The latest is Zanaco Investments...

Two Citizens who the Judge granted anonymity have been successful in having a Judicial Review on the Work Capability Assessment granted by the High Court.

This JR centres around citizens with Mental Health Issues and I Quote:

"The present case concerns some of the problems...

What more can i say come back from holiday to find My JSA is being suspended.

Now feel really fed up seems more and more problems are turning up as each day passes.

With reference to your article in the Daily Telegraph of 14th May 2012, I would like to bring you to book over some of your assumptions. One of your arguments is that only 3 out of 10 people are found fully unfit to work and that 2 out of 10 are found fit enough to do some sort of work, and more...

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...

Former Cattles directors fined and banned by FSA

Three former directors of the sub-prime lender Cattles and its subsidiary Welcome Financial Services have been fined and banned by the Financial Services Authority (FSA).

The FSA found that they had published misleading information...

I’ve been in receipt of incapacity benefit for many years with depression and a few years back our local welfare rights helped me with a claim for dla, which was rejected but later won at tribunal and I was awarded low rate mob & care. It made me feel so much better just knowing that others actually...

Lender loses personal details of 1.4m people

This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on 9th January 2012 18:26.

Some 1.4 million customers of doorstep lenders have been receiving letters informing them that their personal details have been lost. The names,...
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Aghhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh hhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh

thats better.....

Been on long term incapacity but had the usual phonecall & forms to fill in before christmas about transferring me to the new ESA allowance...had a letter from the dreaded ATOS regards...

Nothing has happened yet - no need to worry lol.

I just have a question. I know for unfair dismissal etc you need to have been employed 12 months, but I am assuming within that 12 months, barring any probationery period, that due process still has to be followed??

I.E. -...

OFT welcomes Tribunal's decision to strike out logbook loans' appeal

This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on 18th November 2011 18:35.

The OFT has welcomed a Tribunal's decision to strike out appeals by the UK's biggest logbook loan businesses against the removal of...

Now it's really not that often that I ask for help so here goes.

Basics

Smashed my back in 2008, ended up in hospital blah blah blah
signed on got ESA both income based and contribution based ... apparently .. but sorting it all out, phone calls, visits to the JC,...

OFT warns consumer credit businesses. Tribunal upholds OFT decision to revoke consumer credit licenc

This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on 13th September 2011 17:25.

*'Communicate clearly and fairly' * ---Quote (Originally by 5corpio)--- *OFT warns consumer credit...

OFT welcomes tribunal decision on JST Financial Solutions

This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on 21st September 2011 18:01.

*OFT welcomes tribunal decision on JST Financial Solutions* ---Quote (Originally by 5corpio)--- A tribunal has upheld the OFT's decision...