Forum: Moving back to the UK
Nov 5th 2011, 7:00 pm
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Replies: 10
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Re: Buying a Leasehold Flat - Survey? Or Not?
Hi - Thanks for the reply and welcome to the site (notice its your first post) What you say underlines the importance of a 'good solicitor' to check what exactly you are liable for.
Some...
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Forum: The Lounge
Nov 5th 2011, 12:55 pm
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Replies: 32
Views: 1,641
Re: The Dail Mail
Newspaper editors can always use vitriolic gossip to fall back on to sell their fish & chip wrappers.
Quite honestly nobody reading any article by Amanda Platell should be surprised.
Some are...
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Forum: Moving back to the UK
Nov 5th 2011, 12:20 pm
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,980
Re: Buying a Leasehold Flat - Survey? Or Not?
The important thing seems to be to list what I can find out from solicitors, what else I would like to know, see what the 'deficit' is - and then approach a surveyor with these queries.
Past...
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Forum: The Lounge
Nov 5th 2011, 6:25 am
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Replies: 24
Views: 525
Re: Loony!
Shouldn't this thread be on the 'Take It Ouside' forum??
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Forum: Moving back to the UK
Nov 5th 2011, 6:12 am
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,980
Re: Buying a Leasehold Flat - Survey? Or Not?
I hear what you're saying, Englishmum, about a 'rogue seller who then emigrates' - no, I'm not sure either how you'd get 'redress'.
As to checking 'whats underneath' floor coverings, in my...
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Forum: The Lounge
Nov 4th 2011, 8:04 pm
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Replies: 14,388
Views: 594,587
Re: What made you smile today? Part III
...This from a local Swedish news story. In fairness to the elks, they eat a lot of the fomenting apples left on the ground, so impairing their normal standards of...
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Forum: The Lounge
Nov 4th 2011, 7:44 pm
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Replies: 21,606
Views: 1,291,195
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Forum: Europe / Malta
Nov 4th 2011, 7:22 pm
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Replies: 7
Views: 1,070
Re: Holidaying in Malta?
I first holidayed in Malta in 1976: the thing I remember about the buses (many dated from the 1950s then, or even earlier) was that there was always a little statue of the Virgin Mary, just behind...
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Forum: Take it Outside!
Nov 4th 2011, 1:40 pm
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Replies: 115
Views: 4,704
Re: Deer hunting fever...do you?
Deer cause enormous damage to the tree hedges where I live (in central Sweden) and this is likely to go on until the trees somehow manage to struggle to above 3 metres in height.:(
Nevertheless, I...
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Forum: The Lounge
Nov 4th 2011, 1:27 pm
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Replies: 21,606
Views: 1,291,195
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Forum: The Locker Room
Nov 4th 2011, 1:26 pm
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Replies: 8
Views: 641
Sir Alex Ferguson - 25th Year in charge of Man U.
Predictable praise for Sir Alex Ferguson appears in the media, to mark his 25 years as manager of Manchester Utd.
David Beckham talks of it being an "honour" to play under him - no hard feelings...
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Forum: Moving back to the UK
Nov 4th 2011, 12:40 pm
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Replies: 10
Views: 1,980
Buying a Leasehold Flat - Survey? Or Not?
Hi Folks
I shortly hope to buy a leasehold flat in Kent. The building dates from the 1890s.
I know the conventional wisdom is 'always have a survey carried out by a Chartered Surveyor' - but I'm...
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Forum: The Welcome Inn
Nov 2nd 2011, 11:39 am
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Replies: 6
Views: 349
Re: New to BE
Hi Simon
I noticed the magic words retired to Sweden; what part of the country are you in? I'm between Stockholm and Uppsala by the way.
There don't seem to be many of us in Sweden (at least on...
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Forum: The Lounge
Nov 1st 2011, 8:45 pm
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Replies: 32
Views: 1,641
Re: The Dail Mail
...or a reference to a 1992 Euro Championship soccer match when Sweden defeated England 2-1 (leading to The Sun's highly original 'Swedes 2 Turnips 1' headline).
I wouldn't speak to my partner for...
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Forum: The Lounge
Nov 1st 2011, 8:38 pm
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Replies: 21,606
Views: 1,291,195
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Forum: The Lounge
Nov 1st 2011, 10:10 am
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Replies: 21,606
Views: 1,291,195
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Forum: The Lounge
Oct 29th 2011, 3:40 pm
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Replies: 21,606
Views: 1,291,195
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Forum: Europe
Oct 29th 2011, 10:16 am
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Replies: 3
Views: 781
Re: New Euro Deal Enough??
The 'headline' grabbing details are known (investors in Greece will lose out etc) but other details are still to be worked out.
For example, Europe's leaders want to have a bigger 'bailout' fund -...
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Forum: The Lounge
Oct 28th 2011, 10:40 pm
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Replies: 41
Views: 1,340
Re: If you could have any passport... which one?
An Illyrian passport would do me just fine.
Always wanted to kick that Malvolio geezer up the backside for being such a spoilsport - and well, the idea of all-night drinking sessions with Sir Toby...
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Forum: The Lounge
Oct 28th 2011, 10:26 pm
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Replies: 26
Views: 1,024
Re: Great tips thread
Swedish TV are showing How Clean is Your House? - one of the ladies said sour milk is great for polishing brass objects (but you must remove the sour milk afterwards, otherwise:eek:)
Well I never...
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Forum: Take it Outside!
Oct 28th 2011, 10:21 pm
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Replies: 269
Views: 8,764
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Forum: The Lounge
Oct 28th 2011, 12:43 pm
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Replies: 21,606
Views: 1,291,195
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Forum: Take it Outside!
Oct 28th 2011, 12:07 pm
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Replies: 269
Views: 8,764
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Forum: The Lounge
Oct 28th 2011, 12:00 pm
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Replies: 21,606
Views: 1,291,195
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Forum: Take it Outside!
Oct 27th 2011, 9:33 am
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Replies: 2
Views: 453
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