Hi, I have been paying Restons £25 a month for ages against a credit card debt of about £5,000. I have now received a letter saying that they are applying for a charging order, what should I do next, I had returned and I & E form to them and offered to increase my payments to £30. I have a joint...

Hello - my first post,
i claimed ESA contributory in December 2012. I was on long term sick from work and coming to the end of my statutory sick pay and so was advised to claim ESA. I made the telephone application and was awarded it (ESA C ) without any problem - I had long term health issues,...

Hi all, if this isin the wrong section can a mod move it?


One of my friendshas some issues with Talk-Talk that he’s at his wits end with. He’s retired andliving in social housing and likely isn’t bothered by his credit rating etc butwould like a resolution.

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Posted in the General Debt Forum previously and am now starting my diary. Have recently retired and am unable to pay the minimum payment for a Barclaycard and Mbna credit card. Have sent out two CCA requests and have received a reply from Barclaycard

Pension mis-selling: 600,000 retired workers owed compensation

This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on 14th March 2015 11:15.

*As the watchdog considers formal compensation arrangements for savers sold inappropriate deals, Katie Morley looks at how much they could be...

Hi, this is my first post. Recently retired on a modest income and am unable to meet the minimum payments on two credit cards.
I am frightened at the situation I find myself in and would welcome any advice.
I will make 2 new posts with details of each card.
thanks

Minister: Retired 'could be given right to sell pension'

This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on 5th January 2015 12:50.

Retired workers could be given the right to sell their pensions under plans floated by the pensions minister. From April, working people will be......

The charge for a prescription is it per item ?

If you get more than one packet of the same item should you be charged more then once. ?

Mrs Deepie just got back form Boots ...they wanted to charge her 4 x prescription cost ....over £30 ...

All items where the...

Today I received an email from "contact from ruthbridge.com " saying they are acting on behalf of their client 'Cabot Financial' and asking me to confirm an old address in UK. I did a search on ruthbridge.com and they are a debt recovery business.
I recently informed Cabot Financial...

I am at the end of my tether and seriously thinking about whether to carry on with this charade, 24 years down the line and I feel like the hired f-ing help, get moaned at when things aren't done or tidy or whatever and I think (and often say), I work full time and do everything. What I also want to...

Robert Marchand sets a new record in the over-100s category, beating his previous best distance in a race against the clock.

A 102-year-old man has broken his own world record after cycling 16.7 miles in one hour. Robert Marchand set a new record in the over-100s category on Friday, beating his...

A recent ruling by the Financial Ombudsman in favour of a retired couple held that Black Horse should have taken their future retirement income into account when granting a loan.

The secured loan was granted 2 years before retirement, and the Glasgow couple were facing repossession after...

Does anyone know if HMRC have a specific form for requesting Subject Accessing Request?

Pensioners being 'ripped off’ by profit margins on annuities

This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on 9th March 2013 19:35.

*Retiring workers are being “ripped off” by financial companies making huge profit margins on annuities, campaigners have warned. * ...

One in five are in the red on the day they retire, with debts averaging £31,000. Many still owe hundreds of thousands of pounds on interest-only mortgages, caught between endowments that failed to deliver and lenders demanding repayment.

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/finance/personalfi...