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Travel woes - heat exhaustion
Batfink replied to veganite's topic in Public transport (Trains, tubes and buses)
Maybe something like a cooling vest would help?- 17 replies
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Is this a damaged passport? Please help!
Batfink replied to Tomo1987's topic in Visas/Entry Clearance
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But that's the law...A section 21 notice does not end the tenancy, it merely informs the tenant that the Landlord wishes to apply to Court for a Possession Order. If your brother moves out before a Possession Order is enforced (ie before the bailiffs have been instructed, probably) then he will be seen as making himself Intentionally Homeless and won't be entitled to any help from the Council. If you didn't take a deposit, then you can't have protected it so leave that bit blank. Is the section 21 correct in terms of giving enough notice and ending on the right date? From this point, it will probably be about four to five months until your brother is rehoused, and that could possibly be in B&B accommodation. Also, as you have said that if it had been any other Landlord (by which we can presume any other tenant, rather than your brother) then the notice would have been given earlier, it could be classed as a "contrived tenancy" for the purposes of Housing Benefit payments and all payments you've received could be claimed back by the Local Authority.
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Of course he's not going to sue you for libel - it costs at least £10k to START a libel case - that's before solicitor costs etc are taken into account.
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Same with me - trying to get a multicar quote earlier this year, Aviva's quote came in at almost FOUR TIMES the final quote we went with (Admiral) For my car alone Aviva's quote was FIVE TIMES the best quote.
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(1) Yes, and it needs to tie in with a tenancy date (example: if your tenancy started on the tenth of a month, then notice from you needs to be given before the tenth of a month to expire on the following ninth, giving a full month's notice (it could be up to eight weeks, depending on the time you give notice) and notice from the Landlord needs to give at least two clear months' notice and expire AFTER the 9th of a month) (2) Sort of. They can ask for a rent increase at any time, if you don't agree, then they need to use a specific form of words (a section 13 notice) which gives you details of what to do if you don't agree. They can only issue one section 13 notice in a 12 month period. (3) Yes. Your contract is STILL an AST - it's just a periodic one rather than a fixed term one.
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Deed of surrender
Batfink replied to roithamer's topic in Residential and Commercial lettings/Freehold issues
Tell them to stick it where the sun doesn't shine and you'll see out your tenancy agreement then. -
Yes, as long as it says so in your contract. They can't say they'll pay you on (say) the 14th and then pay you on the 21st. They can pay you for week 1 at the end of week 2, week 2 at the end of week 3, week 3 at the end of week 4, week 4 at the end of week 5 etc. My DH has a casual job in a uni library and he gets paid for October's hours in mid-November, November's hours in mid-December, December's hours in mid-January (assuming his timesheet is in in the first week of the month). It's so payroll can correctly pay people who may not work the same hours each week or month.
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Advance tickets
Batfink replied to green_and_mean's topic in Public transport (Trains, tubes and buses)
Yes, this is what you should do. My DH was going to London (from Weston-super-Mare) for a job interview. We booked a ticket online with a single change (at Bristol Temple Meads) - the train stopped between the two places (on the track) for about half an hour due to an escaped cow (oh the joys of country living). He therefore missed his connection. He spoke to the conductor (r whatever they're called now) and explained that he had now missed his connection - the ticket was endorsed so that DH could get the next train (and because we'd bought the ticket early, he had a first class seat cos it was cheaper than the standard class!) and gave him a voucher for a drink at the station. -
Redundancy from Contractor
Batfink replied to lisaclaim's topic in Employment and minimum wage problems
Following on from Emmzzi's questions/comments above - did all the FLT/wagon drivers move to the contractor company or just some of them? Did the original company employ any FLT drivers direct at any point since your hubby was outsourced? -
Has anyone been to a DLA tribunal?
Batfink replied to andie_303's topic in Special needs, Disability etc
Or fluctuating conditions such as ME/fibromyalgia and some have limited knowledge of how certain mental health issues really affect people. -
Strange sick pay policy
Batfink replied to gkmotorsport's topic in Employment and minimum wage problems
40 days is a smidge under seven "physical" weeks or eight "standard working" weeks. You're lucky you get this long. I get 10 days paid sick pay. -
Are you in the US (references to $ amounts and Pacific standard time)? If so, you need to find a US site to help, this one is based on UK laws.
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unum - is it compulsory to fill forms?
Batfink replied to Addyv's topic in Employment and minimum wage problems
I've been getting PHI from Unum for a while now, and on all the forms that I ever have to fill in, there's a bit about who at the employer you authorise Unum to share the information with. You (generic) can tick any, all, or none of the boxes. The last form I had had the options of "HR" "Line Manager" and "Occupational Health". I tick HR and Occ Health, mainly because I'm not entirely sure *who* is my Line Manager these days (I've been off for two years!). I personally think it's better to be entirely open with my employer - they're not the best in the world, and have done some stuff fringing on discriminatory (and they're a law firm!), but this way I (a) keep my PHI which is paying my bills (b) have a job to go back to when I'm well enough and © know that when I am ready to go back, and will need a (very) phased return, they'll be more likely to be open to this as I've been completely honest with them.- 15 replies
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And you will need to deduct the tax the landlord should be paying and pay this direct to HMRC.
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The bit in red means that your OH is entitled to ESA due to contributions made (NI paid) rather than on income grounds. I presume that you work, or have other money coming into the household. Contribution based ESA is time-limited to 365 days. After this time, your OH will not receive any more payment, so you'll be reliant entirely on your income/the other money coming into the household.
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Ignoring my SSP requests
Batfink replied to redhotitfc's topic in Employment and minimum wage problems
Or, more accurately, 45 days -
Section 21 help please
Batfink replied to s_mua's topic in Residential and Commercial lettings/Freehold issues
You were absolutely within your rights to move out before the last day of the fixed term - I presume you returned the keys at this point? Which scheme is your deposit held in? Was there an inventory when you checked in? -
Are single ASTs legal for a HMO?
Batfink replied to WoolyHat's topic in Residential and Commercial lettings/Freehold issues
If your son only wants to be responsible for his "share" of the rent, he should sign an individual AST for his own room. If the three sign the same tenancy agreement, it will be a "joint and several" agreement and if his two flatmates don't pay their rent, the LL will be entitled to go after your son for the whole amount. In an individual AST, your son will only be liable for damage caused to his room (or by him to common parts). In a joint AST, they will ALL be liable for ALL damage done to ALL areas, and as above, the LL can go after any one or all of them for restitution (if this is not covered by the damage deposit) If the three of them sign the same agreement, the whole premises will be covered by "quiet enjoyment". If they sign individual ASTs, the LL will be able to enter the "common parts" (kitchen/bathroom/lounge etc) whenever he wants without giving any notice.