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    London accommodation

    Hi a family of four, two adults two teenagers. We are going to London. We have booked interconnected rooms in a premiere inn Blackfriars. We were considering an Airbnb but so many have no reviews not sure about it. Would anyone have a personal Airbnb recommendation for there? We are heading...
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    LEI Frankfurt stock listing

    Hi I hold shares in a company listed on Frankfurt. 800 Frankfurt listed companies are due for delisting on August 18th due to a missing LEI. I have been onto the company and they said they registered the LEI and paid the registration- Frankfurt exchange say they didn’t receive the LEI and...
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    Home Alarm System

    Rather than restart a new thread I would like to check on a quote for a wireless alarm. Its a four bed detached house which has not been wired for an alarm before. For a wireless HKC alarm with sensors outlined as below I have got three quotes from below to which is 1700€ and the most expensive...
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    How to verify correct monthly mortgage cost

    Yes PTSB remaining balance 38,772.31
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    How to verify correct monthly mortgage cost

    135000€ was the original loan amount.
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    How to verify correct monthly mortgage cost

    Hi If I put the mortgage amount into a standard calculator 135000 over 20 years 1.20% I get a repayment of 632€ yet the repayment is close on 660€ am I calculating something wrong here? Thanks, R Home Loan - Tracker - <60% <200K - ECB+0.95% (this I make the interest 1.20%) Product start...
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    Brittany holiday advice

    Thanks are you familiar with the region around St Nazaire - is it a nice area, am considering now flying into Nantes as the flights are okay. We stayed in Les Sables D'Olonne before. I am not familiar with areas further up from there.
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    Brittany holiday advice

    Hi, I'm thinking of a holiday in Brittany - I was wondering if you could make a recommendation on a campsite near a beach. I will probably go on the ferry so wondering if you can advise on rosslare to rosscoff v Cherbourg. The kids are 8-11 so a campsite that could keep the entertained would...
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    Calculating retirement income requirement

    In terms of planning for retirement. I saw a recent presentation from our pension consultants in work. They estimate in 30 years the ratio of tax payers currently 5:1 - this will move to 2:1. I also recall and I could be wrong - the current longer term liability to fund public sector pensions...
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    Is it time for wage increases?

    If there is a free for all in terms of cash to fund everything - then why aren't private sector workers given a tax concession to compare with PS worker increases. Why is Noonan still dipping into self funded private sector pensions? Alas, I don't hold out much hope for us in the medium term -...
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    What is the squeezed middle?

    The simple fact is the ratio of taxpayers will move from 5-1 to 2-1 in less than 30 years. The media seems to think the golden goose will continue to thrive. In reality the golden goose is a long time gone. We are entering an era where money becomes real again or it becomes just coloured...
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    Fitness to return to work (cert ?) required Ireland

    If an employee has exceeded the number of short term sick days allowed in the company policy and then starts calling in sick for say 5 days at a time. On their return they have started requesting the absence which was justified as sick - be taken off their annual leave allocation which ensures...
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    wall hung basin

    Thanks Dirac just to confirm - the bottle trap will work fine with the sink wall mounted directly.
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    wall hung basin

    I ordered a sink online - wall hung and bottle trap. The supplier called up to say they couldnt supply the exact one but could supply a similar alternative. The sink a moods-amyris-1-tap-hole-basin-with-semi-pedestal-600mm The sink arrived (just the sink) but when I look it up it is advertised...
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    Selling Shares - Loss / Gains - Tax

    I have a similar question - I unfortunately bought AIB Anglo and BOI shares when they had dropped -50% in value. The shares are worthless now but still listed in a my nominee account with Davy.ie. In the company I work for they offer a staff share purchase program in which shares can be...
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    Is this an over charge?

    Hi, I have a tracker mortgage with PTSB - the house price was 275K. I borrowed 135K in 2006. Current interest rate is 1% - I put the data through two mortgage calculators online and see a monthly repayment of 620€ per month but the current charge is 655.23€ per month. Is the PTSB figure...
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    household moisture and condensation problem.

    Thanks for the updates yes its a brickfaced wall. DerKaiser did you have the PIV installed throughout the house and if so do you have a ball park cost? Is there much of an ongoing running cost.
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    household moisture and condensation problem.

    Hi, I'm in the midlands area and have had the cavity walls pumped - since then there is a moisture problem on the bedroom window and downstairs patio door. Is there a company that you recommend I could get to assess the overall situation and apply a permanent solution. I have trawled through...
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    car rental in spain with Gold Car

    Hi, I have rented a car in spain with gold car - usually we go to France and I take out car hire excess insurance but in the T&C it states the following. * Liability Insurance for injuries or damages to persons or things outside the vehicle. * Rental includes Collision Damage coverage...
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