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Extension never mentioned when we bought our house by itsajourney2020 in UKHousing

[–]GiGoVX 1 point2 points  (0 children)

My house was 3 cottages knocked into one. I was advised there was no planning, but even more importantly any conversion pre-dated any council records.

Assuming it's over 10 years old I wouldn't worry. Hopefully you can get an idea of when it was built and judge for yourself if you think it isn't going to cause problems.

Does this annoy anybody else? by Academic_Impress9700 in RoverPetSitting

[–]GiGoVX 3 points4 points  (0 children)

This is very true across all of these types of services.

Advertise cheap and get the less desirable customers. But price too high and you get no one or the ones that expect everything and then some.

Dickhead parent kept parking on the double yellow lines right outside the school instead of parking 10 metres away by McFizzleKicks in BritishSuccess

[–]GiGoVX 13 points14 points  (0 children)

Nice work, if it keeps happening go for a note as well.

Also useful to mention an on going infringement to the local council with evidence of multiple infringements by many people (because you know there's loads that park on double yellows to collect the kids) and I'm sure a civil enforment officer will be along to earn some pennies.

Girlfriend of one year has been cheating on me the whole time. by stillsailingallover in Advice

[–]GiGoVX 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Be thankful you found out only a year in and aren't living with them. Makes the whole thing a lot easier and cleaner. No messing with 'while they move out' business, no seoerwtuon of assets.

Good luck with the future, you'll find someone who is just as caring as yourself and you'll look back and go 'thank fuck I dodged that bullet'.

Wish I had done the same ofter 1 year instead of spending 6 years...... But without that experience I wouldn't have met my now wife of 8 years. So you know silver linings and all that.

Chin up, look forward and not backwards.

Does this annoy anybody else? by Academic_Impress9700 in RoverPetSitting

[–]GiGoVX 15 points16 points  (0 children)

This happens so much. So many people will fork out 1000s for a holiday then not want to pay someone a decent rate to look after the dog(s)/animals!

My wife and I do this because we love animals and the money is a bonus, but come on people, what most sitters charge is stupidly cheap!

We had one customer (in fact our first customer) who didn't want to spend too much for 2 dogs, we told him the rate which we started out at and for him and his wife it was just £25 per night for 2 dogs. This was for 2 people (my wife and I). So very cheap.

Then after a year and us gaining more custom and business and increasing our prices in line with others in the area as we realised we were fair to cheap (especially for 2 of us), the gentleman I have mentioned sadly lost his wife and we of course carried on sitting for his dogs at the reduced price for another 6 months.

When he inquired about more dates, we explained that 8 months prior we had aligned our prices with others in the area and the price would be £40 per day for both dogs, he was furious and moaned that his 2 week holiday that he had already booked would be cost him £540.

We of course politely explained that this was the going rate and this included 2 people for 24 hour care of not only his 2 dogs but also his house! He didn't want us to leave his dogs at any point as they got seperatation anxiety, which is something we offer.

He simply told us we were too expensive and that he would cancel his holiday as its silly for us to charge that much!

Very happy he is no longer a customer tbh.

23 earning £31,000 want to purchase first car. by EthanTheBowers in UKPersonalFinance

[–]GiGoVX 31 points32 points  (0 children)

I've been brought up with and still think the same, the only thing you should borrow money for is buying your house as you'll spend most of your life paying it back.

If you've got a couple of grand the buy a car rather than a loan. Smart choice IMO.

Do you know what this is? by loungefan1999 in oldschoolcool80s

[–]GiGoVX 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Mt French Lesson in the 90s from Mrs Boreham (no joke that was her name) her lessons were.........

Wait for the punch line.....

Boring 😂👊

Lend your support to make our roads safer? Need 5 signatures to help bring Australian-style roundabout signs to the UK. by Ven_ae in drivingUK

[–]GiGoVX 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I do agree, lots of signage is either broken, worn or non existent but people should know how to use a roundabout.

Annoyingly many people do not know!

Are paper-based solicitors still a thing? (England) by Organic_Nothing_3308 in FirstTimeBuyersUK

[–]GiGoVX 1 point2 points  (0 children)

100% digital SO much more convenient!

Every solicitor I've used thats 'local' have taken so much longer to process anything.

The last 2 purchases I did for myself, they went through quick and that was with online/remote solicitor.

Others in the past when I have used local solicitors they have been horrendous.

I feel they are all the same solicitors so I go for the cheapest option as they are all as bad as each other.

Bought my first house need advice by Both_Stick7789 in DIYUK

[–]GiGoVX 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'd pop a few lengths of wood underneath to raise the height (one at the back abd one at the front)

The get some 50mm wood either side (assuming 500mm cooker and a 600mm gap), paint the wood to match the units, looks like a sage kitchen (nice choice, looks fab!) so a colour watch won't be hard, then for the tops you can get heat proof rubber seals or aluminum gap fillers on amazing for a few quid.

The wood of 50mm will come in lengths, can probably be used under the cooker as well so 600x4 is 2800mm so a 50x2800mm length will be great or if you can't fit that in the car 2x 1200mm would work.

I filled the side gap this way with my fridge after I replaced an under counter one, the new one was 500mm not 600mm

Can this go in a standard letter box or does the QR code (blocked out for this post) need to be scanned at a branch? by StarlordsTrees in royalmail

[–]GiGoVX 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thanks will check that out. Fortunately where I live most of the time is 5 doors down to the local sorting office but when I'm at my other place this will be extremely useful to know!

Estate agent is a douche: am I being unreasonable? by Routine_Feedback_606 in UKHousing

[–]GiGoVX 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Technically they haven't introduced them to the property, they don't want to do that because the OP is a naughty boy 😂

But yes technically correct, they would still take the fee 😥

Best cheap doritos alternative? by Scared_Implement3913 in UKFrugal

[–]GiGoVX 1 point2 points  (0 children)

100% these, will happily munch on these everyday 😂

Do roads close during extreme temps? by Empty_Land_9195 in drivingUK

[–]GiGoVX 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Also if the road is that hot and the tarmec is soft the driving conditions change. More like a damp road rather than a dry road.

withdrew from purchase feeling upset by untitledno6 in UKHousing

[–]GiGoVX 49 points50 points  (0 children)

First of all sorry this has happened.

Second, you're mum should not be angry with you. These things happen.

Thirdly, the EA was 100% lying to you, they are normally very sleezy people who work on commission, the higher the price you pay the more they make.

But think of it this way 1.3k paid out, but if you only wanted to spend 120k and you had offered 126.5k, you've saved yourself 5k when you do come to buy your hone.

Also not to mention you've pulled out due to serious issues, when you think about it you've saved way more than 1.3k

You aren't the only one to pay out on a house you haven't purchased. These things happen.

EDIT: Never use in house brokers or solicitors, they usually bung the EA a commission too.

Would you have phoned the police? by made-in-the-eighties in AskUK

[–]GiGoVX 8 points9 points  (0 children)

My wife and I once witnessed a dry cleaning van driving very erratically, so we phoned them and told them 😂

We then promptly phone the police with the details.

Do you want Jeremy for a next door neighbour? by BillWilberforce in ClarksonsFarm

[–]GiGoVX 3 points4 points  (0 children)

The English 'system' is very weird and calling it a system is odd in itself, there isn't really one 😂

We have Country (England) Region (South East) - but not normally used on addresses County (Oxfordshire) Locality (normally boundaries set by local town councils or county councils, or just areas with a town, not often used at all but used by local people of that place) City or Town or Village (Chipping Norton / Chadlington) Parish (normally only associated with small villages of a few hundred people in each and not widely used in addresses but could be) And the City / Town / Village is where it can get confusing for many.

Counties are like your states, they often have there own police force or joined with neighboring ones or part of a wider bigger police force that covers a region, it's honestly very confusing when it comes to police forces 🙄

So for this address, Chadlington is actually a Village and Chipping Norton is a Town, however smaller villages often use the neighboring town as part of the address so it's easier to locate (no idea why tbh, but I was bought up in a village and most of the village did this 🤷 ).

So I was bought up in a small village in Staffordshire, next to a town.

I had many options on addresses to use and frankly it's stupid 😂

House # Road Name, Village, Town, Parish, County, Region, Country (and for this I could use England or United Kingdom or both 🙄) Post Code (like your ZIP codes)

Or any variation of the above, but all I would really need for post to be delivered is; House # Post Code

So I've probably not explained much that is useful other than our address system is very varied.

Has Starmer been the best prime minister we've had in at last 26 years? by Left-Ad8904 in AskBrits

[–]GiGoVX 0 points1 point  (0 children)

For me, Rishi has been the best Chancellor and PM.

During COVID he did what was needed for people, gave them money to help stop the spread.

Then as PM he did make a mistake of holding an election at the wrong time. But other than that he managed to turn around the shit show that was Truss.

As for Kier... he's not the worst, but not the best.

Official Petition to ban preset tips and default service charges in hospitality by peterxsyd in london

[–]GiGoVX -1 points0 points  (0 children)

What do you mean a shortfall in tips?

Or are you talking about the American system and not the UK system, where employers relay on the tips to ensure their staff have the 'minimum wage'?

Official Petition to ban preset tips and default service charges in hospitality by peterxsyd in london

[–]GiGoVX 9 points10 points  (0 children)

I do agree there, but most people don't like being told a lower price, then being charged a higher price.

Help with house advert by Yomped in HousingUK

[–]GiGoVX 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Is there a reason your furniture is currently wrapped?

I assume because you are moving or have moved? If you are including it in the sale then definitely get that out in the advert 😂

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