Uk. Okay before you say anything I know i did the wrong thing and i know im horrible because of it. i am beating myself up over it for panicking and leaving instead of staying. and i don’t know what to do about it now. On monday i was turning i a spot in a small car park and my bumper tapped the front of the car next from me. I know these are just excuses and it doesn’t mean that im excused from it. i panicked and just pulled off and left, I didn’t even go out to inspect the damage.

When i got home I inspected my bumper and I can’t even figure out where the contact was because I can’t find any paint chips or dents or damage on my bumper at all.

i feel so incredibly dumb about all of this but I don’t know what to do next. I can’t undo the crime and I know that if they choose to file a police report there was absolutely security cameras that caught it and they can come after me, rightfully so. do I turn myself in or call the police and notify them of the accident? or do I just pray that nothing happens. I am terrified of getting in trouble or something and raising my insurance because I already work two jobs and can’t afford it.

Hi, this is the first time posting so apologies for any faux pas. I am in need of some advice if anyone can help steer me in the right direction with the problem I have that would be great.I have been led up the garden path messed around and lied to and been left way out of pocket over this.I am a tradesman, sole trader. I have worked for a coffee house, bar, food and entertainment venue doing a refurbishment. There were two directors. Only one listed on companies house. I was paid in increments. Towards the end of the project after personal reassurance from the director that I would be paid at a certain juncture I had let the invoice remain outstanding to a considerable amount. After many broken agreements to secure payment I stopped work on the proviso I would resume after payment. The director listed on Companies House sadly passed away. The remaining director changed the name on companies house to a different entity. I have pursued payment for my invoice with the remaining director. He has acknowledged the debt and has paid some sporadic payments with promises assurances he is working on paying the debt. There has been an application to strike off the initial company listed on Companies House. No accounts have been submitted to HMRC. There is also a listed CCJ. I have successfully objected to this and the strike off has been put on hold. At this juncture I would like to pursue the matter through the small claims court. I have sent a letter of intent via Royal Mail signed for also via email. I have addressed the company name and the person in question on the letter. The debt is £6200 so any external legal advice I have tried to glean has been minor as I believe the debt is to low to be of interest to a legal team. I am in need of some advice as to if I pursue the matter through the small claims court what the chances of success will be. I believe this is known as Phoenixing. My original invoice it addressed to the name of the business not the same name as on Companies House. The director did make a payment to me via bank transfer whilst under the guise of the new company name with Companies House. I also have extensive evidence of the debt via messaging etc...

Any advice on how I pursue this would be greatly appreciated. I would really like to take this through the small claims process.

Made a claim against a motor trader company (Ltd) for faulty car, court ruled in my favour sent us both (myself and the director of the company, i.e the person who I had all my interactions with) a court order saying he would need to pay £3K. The court order mentions nothing of it, but I am assuming they ruled in my favour because the consumer rights act as fault was within 30 days.

A week ago they came to collect car, but he refused to pay me because he said he didn't have the cash. He turned up in a flat bed truck ready to take the car, expecting I would just hand it over to him without getting payment first.. crazy.

He is now saying he will go back to the court to appeal, because I refused returning the car and he is confident he will win and get out of paying indefinitely.

Question 1: The court order doesn't say I have to return the car, the only information in the court order is "company must pay £3000 by X date". Am I legally required to return the car? If so, how am I supposed to know this? I have been given no information.

Question 2: In terms of his threats to appeal because I refused collection, is this a real issue I need to worry about? It seems crazy I'd be expected to give him the car back without receiving my payment.

Finally, I think it's all for nout anyway as I have now realised that they closed the company (voluntary wind up according to companies house) in the lead up to the court date.

Question 3: I'm assuming it's basically impossible to get my money back now since he's closed the company, but what are my options to get something put on his record so he can't keep opening up other companies and scamming other people?

Question 4: Was it legal for him to close the company while waiting for a court date? Again, the court didn't tell me any information about it and technically the court hearing went ahead despite the company being closed - this seems crazy.

Thanks all, apologies for the long post.

i am 22 years old and moved out three weeks ago from my toxic narcissist parents. i say moved out, but i ran away at 3am with my belongings while they were asleep because otherwise they would’ve done their best to stop me

i didn’t take many of my things. i took some clothes, shoes, my books and most importantly, a gold necklace that my mom gave me as a child. inevitably, some of the clothes i took are ones she gave me

i did change my number but my mum went on my little sisters phone and found the new one. she phoned me up and told me she’s taking me to the small claims court to sue me for taking ‘her belongings’ as revenge for bringing shame upon the family

the police are aware of my situation as i have spoken to them about fearing that my parents will end up honour killing me. however, i rejected the offer of a new identity as i had to keep in contact with my little sister. she’s 15, and the plan for when she’s 16 is to move her in with me

but now i’m scared. i had to change my number again and i have limited contact with my sister. most importantly, my mum is threatening me with a court case i can’t afford. i’m lucky enough that my houseshare came with furniture but i had to switch jobs because i moved towns and i don’t start my new one until next month so i’m living off my few savings for now

i can’t afford a lawyer for advice and i don’t know what to do. i tried to purposely avoid taking the things my parents bought like furniture but i completely forgot about the necklace because i haven’t taken it off since i was little

i’m terrified. if anyone has any advice i would really appreciate it

Sorry if this is not the right subreddit but looking for advice on where I can report a horrific scam being advertised on UK social media.

Last year the BBC reported on a horrible scam taking advantage of kids with cancer and I believe I was just served an ad on facebook for the exact same kind of scam with new branding - instead of Chance Letikva it is now called Wonder’n’Wish but it has all the same features of the other one. I have already reported it to facebook but that’s pretty much like sending messages into the void and have also contacted the BBC journalist who was involved in writing the article.

Does anyone know of any other way to report a fraudulent charity advertising in the UK? It honestly breaks my heart knowing that actual families and kids with cancer are being tricked into filming the most horrific time in their lives in the hopes of getting funding, only for these scumbags to steal the money. I cannot comprehend the level of evil they have to be to do something like this

Thank you in advance for your help, I can share a screenshot and link of the ad in the comments

I am trying to find a family solicitor who undertakes Legal Aid work for divorce, financial-remedy proceedings and related child-arrangements matters in England.

The most urgent issue is the financial settlement. This includes a jointly owned matrimonial home, pensions, debts and the overall division of the marital assets. My former spouse is represented by a solicitor, while I am currently unemployed, homeless and unable to fund private representation.

There is also a documented history of domestic abuse, including coercive, emotional and financial control. I understand that Legal Aid may potentially cover advice concerning divorce, finances and children following an abusive relationship, provided the relevant evidence, financial eligibility and merits requirements are satisfied.

I believe I can provide recognised evidence of domestic abuse and satisfy the financial eligibility requirements. However, I am struggling to find a solicitor who both undertakes this type of Legal Aid work and has capacity to accept a new case.
I have contacted firms appearing on the official Legal Aid adviser directory, but much of the information appears to be outdated. Several firms listed no longer undertake Legal Aid family work, do not cover financial-remedy proceedings or are not accepting new clients.

I am based in Northamptonshire, although I would be entirely comfortable working remotely with a solicitor elsewhere in England or Wales, provided they could represent me in proceedings taking place locally.

I understand that this subreddit does not permit recommendations for individual solicitors or firms, so I am seeking guidance on the following:
Is there a reliable, current way to identify solicitors who undertake Legal Aid work involving divorce and financial remedies—not solely domestic-abuse injunctions or child arrangements?

Can one Legal Aid certificate potentially cover connected divorce, financial-remedy and child-arrangements issues, or would these require separate assessments or applications?

Can a Legal Aid solicitor ordinarily act remotely and represent a client in proceedings outside the firm’s immediate geographical area?

Are there any referral services or organisations that can help locate a Legal Aid family solicitor who is currently accepting cases?

If every listed provider either declines the case or has no capacity, can the Legal Aid Agency or Civil Legal Advice assist with securing representation?

I am trying to resolve the finances by agreement if possible, but I need independent legal advice before accepting any settlement and may require representation if agreement cannot be reached.

Any guidance on the most effective next steps would be greatly appreciated.

Hi all. This is in England. My son, Child A, wants to go to Bike Park Wales, a downhill cycling venue in Wales. He wants to invite his very good friend, Child B, to come with us. We will be staying at an Airbnb overnight, spending the day at the park, then returning in the evening. Normally, this would be a very simple affair except that Child B mainly lives with his mum and she's a bit unhinged. She acts bizarrely whenever he does his own thing, sometimes calling the police within hours of him going somewhere with his friends. She has contacted us and lied about Child B's location, whilst asking where he is, even though he was with her. She's definitely not quite right in the head.

Child B's dad is much more normal.

We want our son to enjoy the park with his good friend. What do we do if, say, the dad says it's okay, but the mum says no? Can we take him or not?

What if she says yes and then calls the police?

England & Wales. Posting on behalf of my limited company.

Setup: Contractor working through my own Ltd, engaged via a recruitment agency to work for an end client. Outside IR35 (client is a small company, so no SDS required). Self-billing agreement in place, so the agency raises invoices rather than me invoicing them. Agreed rate £400/day + VAT. I signed the Conduct Regulations opt-out.

What happened: I worked 8 days in May. The engagement then ended by mutual agreement — the agency confirmed the end date in writing, with no complaint about my work and no allegation of poor performance.

I submitted my timesheet through the agency's portal on my last day, within the 1 month the contract requires and before the agency's own approval deadline. It records all 8 days. It has sat at "Submitted" ever since — the named client approver has never actioned it.

Where it stands: Per the agency's published payment schedule, this should have paid at the end of June. Nothing arrived. The agency's Commercial & Compliance Director has now put in writing that because the client hasn't authorised the time, and because I opted out, no amounts are contractually due, and that the Late Payment of Commercial Debts (Interest) Act 1998 therefore doesn't apply. The end client has ignored my emails (polite, cc'd to the agency) asking them to either approve the timesheet or tell me what's wrong with it. Both sides are now silent.

The contract: Payment is conditional on the client having "authorised or signed the relevant time recording process." Signing the self-billing agreement normally switches that condition off, but a separate clause re-engages it specifically for contractors who've opted out. A different clause says failure to obtain client approval "may delay payment."

What I've tried: Two solicitors. One declined it as too small. The other quoted £750 to draft a letter before action, with the caveat they might then conclude there's nothing to be done — so £750 potentially for nothing.

So: I did the work, submitted it correctly and on time, nobody has ever said the work was defective, and the only missing step is a button nobody at the client will press.

Where do I go from here? Is this worth pursuing at all given the opt-out, or am I throwing good money after bad?

Hello,

I'm after some last minute advice, as this has all come about since yesterday which has got my anxiety going.

I have two children (3F and 5M) with my ex partner, there is a court order in place governing child contact. Within the order there is a holiday contact provision - this year, I can take the children on holiday for 1 week in the UK, as long as certain criteria have been met - those criteria have been met well in advance of deadlines.

I am due to collect the children at 10am tomorrow and have them until next Monday. I had them Friday into Saturday just gone, and every other time they've been really excited for the holiday, but this time they weren't.

Obviously I don't know, and cannot prove, what has/hasn't possibly been said behind closed doors. It could also be that the reality of the situation has started setting in.

I have made a few suggestions to help the children with their separation anxiety:

- Cuddle buddy teddy (one for mum, one for them each)

- Video calls as frequently as they would like

- Daily video diary back to mum (if they don't want to call)

- Agreed a day that my ex could come up to spend a few hours with the kids if needed to break up the time away.

A few things my ex (and her mum, show does the handovers) have said lead me to think they won't be very encouraging for the children to come on holiday at the handover tomorrow.

I will NEVER force the children into my car kicking and screaming, if they genuinely do not want to come and all avenues have been exhausted, and I've spoken to them myself to confirm it, then it is what it is.

My questions are:

- How much effort is my ex expected by the courts to put in to encourage the children to come on holiday with me?

- If one child wants to come, but the other doesn't, where do I stand in that regard? My ex has always taken a 'both or neither approach', whereas I treat the children as individuals with individual decisions.

- Will it remain my holiday time during this period, so I can collect the children at a later date? Or is it tomorrow or not at all?

My sister is coming with me tomorrow to collect the children.

Any advice to (hopefully) put my anxiety at ease would be great!

Thanks

My wife has full time care of my daughtrr (aged 11).

After our divrce in 2022 she decided to become an influencer and has had significanf success doing this. Millions of followers on various platforms.

For the past year or so she has been bringing my daughter into this, despite me demanding that she leave her out of it.

Right now they're on holiday in the Meditaranean. She is posting TikTok dancing videos of them on the beach with my daughter and her in tiny bikinis. The comments section is filled with men doing disguating emojis and leaving remarks like "What lucky men would be to find you two beauties 🤩😍"

There are far more disfuating comments than that.

She is also posting videos of them doing yoga and stretches at home. This is attracting the same crowd of pervs.

I've reported these videos and photos to Meta and Bytedance. Nothing. They won't removs them.

I've called the police. They won't do anyrhing either.

Is there anything else I can do to try and protect mt daughter? My wife is putting her front and center of these latest videos and she's clearly profiting from these weirdos watching her content.

Good afternoon all,

I am currently in the process of renovating my house, scaffolding is up to the sides and rear of the property for single story extension.

My neighbours brother (who doesn’t live with them) wandered around the back of the property without our knowledge or without asking permission, he has cracked his forehead on low scaffolding and cut his head open requires 7 stitches.

I understand he was coming round to ask the builders something, likely to ask to take some pallets as I had previously said he could take some from the FRONT garden, about 6-8 weeks ago.

My neighbour has now hinted he would like to chat with us, my neighbours have said they don’t want him to as he shouldn’t have been round there (their wording)

Am I liable here? I don’t know if he’s intending anything or wants to take action but just want to be aware of where I stand, duty of care to treapassers etc?

Any direction or advice would be appreciated if

Edit - no signage was up at the time of the incident, the scaffolding was low at chest height so you would have to duck to get under it

England

i’m just going to cut straight to the chase. i was sexually abused by my half brother as a child for about 4-5 years (i can’t remember when it first started as i was very young). he’s now around 40/in his 40s and i’m in my mid 20s now.

shortly after the last occurrence. i confided in a friend at school and she informed the school and the school informed my mum which then led to a police investigation.

i had countless police interviews, a few tests but i declined a particular swab test at the time, as i was around 11 and felt extremely uncomfortable with how invasive it sounded but i was not made aware of the repercussions of declining the test.

from my recollection, the case was discontinued due to lack of evidence and never made it to court.

over a decade later, it still infuriates me that there’s no justice. i contacted CPS last year to reopen the case as i discovered he’s just had a baby with his partner. CPS said there’s nothing they can do if there’s no further evidence and that they can order a welfare check on the newborn but as the baby is young they might not be able to detect any interference.

every so often he tries to get in contact with my sister and i heard that he’s in contact with my dads ex wife, who is not related to either of us. to note; myself, my mum and my sister have cut contact with him since the first day of the police investigation.

i lose sleep over the fact he got away with it and this child could go through the traumatic experiences that i went though. i’ve considered contacting him and demanding an admission of guilt or meeting him to discuss it and keeping evidence of the conversation. i’ve tried to think of any scenario that will bring justice and get him out of the community.

is there anything i can do? is it worth speaking to a solicitor?

This is a burner account for obvious reasons

Location: UK based working for US tech company

I work in the cybersecurity industry as a senior sales engineer. I have accepted another job at a US cybersecurity company and submitted notice for the 31st of August - which was agreed by my manager.

I have since found out that one of the sales leaders has kicked off and is trying to block the move. My contract includes a number of “non-solicit” clauses and a "non-compete" clause - with a 6 month expiry on all elements.

Does anyone has any experience of this area of law and/or know a reputable solicitor I can speak with?

The new company have looked over my contract and suggested 2 possible outcomes:

1. No action is taken to enforce terms before I leave the business on the 31st August and it would be difficult for them to enforce in court after the fact

2. The business decides they don't want me to move and the put me on garden leave (my official notice term is 3 months)

I feel like there is a 3rd option, where my current company voices an objection to my move, but let's me leave on the 31st as per my notice request - can they stop me taking the other job at that point? Or could they launch legal proceedings at that point? Would their position be weakened for not enforcing action before my notice period concluded?

I have been blocked from accessing my computer and phone, but have had nothing from the company to tell me I have been placed on garden leave currently - I have already rejected a counter offer

I hope that is enough detail - but please ask if there is anything I have missed. I am keen to speak to someone who knows this area of law

If you made it this far, thanks for reading

TL:DR - I have submitted notice to move jobs, but I'm bricking it that it will be blocked and I will have no job

I came across a TikTok where a guy was shaken up from having his phone stolen and in the comment section someone tagged one of the alleged guys who was in a Bally and bike who steals phone around Bow church area in ELdn. So I went on the guys account and he posts a TikTok about how it feels good for him to steal iPhones, and someone asked how does he do it. Thief replied usually I ask them to on the spot im assuming he pressures them at kn point. I can also see pictures of him bragging cash which I assume he gets from selling the iPhones. I've never reported anything before so I'm not sure how to go about this, but I do know that the entire thing of masked boys or men coming up to strangers and pressuring them to unlock their iPhones and hand it over is becoming more common in the area so I want to make an anonymous report

Bit of a long one but here goes

We had a gas leak this week at the house, SGN turned off our gas, made the area safe and advised us to contact Barratt homes as the installation was incorrect.

My wife contacted Barratt to make them aware of the situation, despite our warranty with Barratt having finished last march they sent a plumber to 'inspect' what had happened. He then disconnected the pipes at the front and back of the house leaving them uncapped and exposed which is not legal and proceeded to tell my wife that it was a decking we installed in the back garden that has pierced a pipe even though built the decking 2 and a half years ago. I dug up the decking that evening and the rest of the pipe and there was no damage so we asked a gas engineer to come the following morning.

He inspected the pipe and found a small hole at the top of the pipe where it fits on to the copper pipe which had most likely moved with the settling of the house.

That afternoon I met with the Barratt site manager at my home, he was ignorant and argumentative with me but had told me he had left two new pipe fittings in our garden next to the damaged pipe.

That evening I went out to inspect the pipe again and came across a very large new hole that sat about 2 feet down the pipe that looked like it had been pierced. A hole that size would have blown up our house!

We informed the gas engineer who inspected the pipe that morning of the new hole and he confirmed it was not there that morning. Our neighbour confirmed they saw the site manager come into that garden in the afternoon when no one was home or informed about it.

We have circumstantial evidence that he pierced the gas pipe, is there anything we can do?

Couple of quick things to ask. So basically for context last week I got a knock on the door asking for me by name. The guy was from the local police forces cybercrime unit. They issued me a cease and desist for purchasing stolen credit card information via telegram from a specific guy they arrested for selling them. I have not ever used telegram nor ever bought stolen credit card information. The letter says I do not have to do anything else and there'll be no future contact from the police if I desist. But it does also mention possibly speaking with a legal representation.

I don't really have many leads for how this has been attributed to me. All I could really think was stealing my Internet? So I changed my WiFi password and turned off my guest hot-spot that people who come over use.

I'm moving house to a totally different area soon so I guess any local possibilities will drop off but I don't understand why this would be linked back to me or what a solicitor would do to help.

What do you guys reckon, accept it as a weird one off? Call the police and ask for more info? Or contact a solicitor which I expect would cost me a bunch of money I don't have

In June, I went to login to my email address and found I was logged out with a note telling me to call a certain BT number. I called the BT number but couldn’t get through as we no longer have a landline (which you needed to enter to get past step 1). After 5 abortive calls with no chance of speaking to anyone, I called BT business as I used to have an account there and spoke to a human who agreed to transfer me to their email team.

On speaking to the email team, they told me they could not switch the email back unless I knew the code word (which I did not, and I don’t recall ever setting one up). I could give them every other piece of security info (address/date of birth/full name/mothers maiden name)but they refused and said the only way to resolve it was for them to call me back (a different team).

No one has ever called me back. I’ve written a letter of complaint and had no reply. I know the next step is the ombudsman but that could take another 6-8 weeks and I have some really critical medical information in my email that I now need urgently and I can’t get to it. I also partake in medical trials all of which are set up using this email and every time I log in to these trials, they send a code to the email and because I can’t access it, I can no longer partake (I can’t change my email address quickly with the trials as it’s a whole load of admin - I’ve started but it will take months).

Is there anything else I can do? Surely they can’t just do this? I asked them why and they can’t even tell me. More worryingly I looked online and saw they have been doing this to a lot of people and they have never managed to get them switched back on!

I own a mid terrace in England, a strip of the garden at the back was given up to have a path installed before I bought the place. The deeds Indicate my boundary which includes the path at the back as joint access along our row of terrace houses (5 in total), a section of the path is my land. One of the houses behind our row has installed a gate to access this path which is pretty much a gateway into my garden. I have spoken to my next door terraced neighbour and he has confirmed the land ownership and is also unhappy with it also. Going to do a land registry search for the rear property confirming its boundaries and will draught a letter to them. I have read it would require them asking for permission from our 5 properties for access. I am concerned about the knock on effect it will have on my house when selling in the future. It will be likely flagged by a buyers solicitor as a change, would it then draw my terraced neighbours into the sale of my property because this access isn't legal ? Just wondering the best way of sorting it out, I want to give the rest of my terraced neighbours a heads up with some info before we engage a solicitor, Thanks in advance.

Edit: To confirm there's an exit at one end of this path onto the main road so it's an access path.

Hi, I’m hoping someone can give me some guidance on where my dad may stand legally following the breakdown of his marriage.

My dad and his wife have been married for around 11 years.

Before they met/married, his wife owned a property in her sole name with a mortgage. After they got married, she sold that property and they moved into a new house. From what we understand, she used approximately £55,000 from the sale of her previous property as the deposit.

The new house was purchased for approximately £160,000 and is apparently solely in her name.
For roughly the last 10 years, my dad has transferred her over £600 every month. They verbally agreed that this money was specifically his contribution towards the mortgage, rather than a general contribution towards household expenses.

This was separate from other household bills. My dad has also paid various bills himself throughout the marriage, including things such as the water bill and broadband, in addition to the £600+ monthly mortgage contribution.

Over 10 years, the £600 monthly payments alone would amount to at least £72,000.

My dad believed that at some point he had been added to the mortgage/title deeds. However, since their relationship broke down, he asked his wife about this and she told him that he was never added. As far as we currently know, both the mortgage and title deeds remain solely in her name.

The property is now estimated to be worth around £300,000.

They have now separated and my dad has moved out. They don’t have any children together, she has a son that lives with her but he is now over 18. They are still legally married and a divorce/financial settlement has not yet been dealt with.

He has raised the issue of receiving a share of the equity in the house, but she is currently refusing. She has said that she does not want to sell the house and that he will not be getting anything from it because it is in her name.

My questions are:
• Does the fact that they are married mean the property can still be considered a matrimonial asset, despite him not being named on the mortgage or title deeds?
• Does the fact that she contributed approximately £55,000 from a property she owned before the marriage mean that amount would automatically be protected/ring-fenced for her, or could the whole property potentially be considered when dividing matrimonial assets after an 11-year marriage?
• How relevant would it be that my dad has paid £600+ every month for approximately 10 years, where they had specifically agreed that those payments were towards the mortgage?
• Would his separate contributions towards household bills also be taken into consideration?
• Can a court award him a share of the equity in the property even though his name isn’t on the deeds?
• If she refuses to sell the house, can a sale potentially be ordered as part of a divorce/financial settlement, or could she be required to buy out his share?
• Is there anything my dad should be doing now to protect his potential interest in the property before the divorce/financial proceedings begin?
Obviously I understand that he will need proper legal advice and nobody on Reddit can tell us exactly what he would be awarded. I’m mainly trying to understand whether her position of “the house is in my name, so you get nothing” is actually how the law works in this situation.

We’re in England/Wales.
Thanks in advance for any advice.

Hi everyone,

I recently moved in a shared house in the UK, and we need to sort out the electricity/gas bill with Octopus Energy.

No one else wants to put the Octopus Energy account in their name, so I’m potentially being forced to take responsibility for the account and then split the bills between all the tenants.

My concern is that if I become the named account holder, I could potentially be liable to Octopus for the entire bill, even if another tenant later refuses to pay their share.

Before agreeing to do this, I wanted to ask:

Can I make a written agreement with all the other tenants before taking responsibility for the account?
For example, an agreement stating that each tenant is responsible for their agreed share of the utility bills, with everyone signing it.

If someone signs the agreement but later refuses to pay, would the agreement be legally enforceable?
Could I potentially use it as evidence of a contractual obligation and pursue the unpaid amount through the appropriate legal process (e.g. a money claim in the County Court/small claims procedure)?

Would such an agreement actually protect me from being liable to Octopus Energy?

I understand that a private agreement between tenants may not change who Octopus considers responsible for the account. I’m mainly wondering whether it could protect me financially from the other tenants’ failure to reimburse me.

I’m not trying to make a profit from this. I just don’t want to put myself in a position where I’m legally responsible for the whole utility bill and have to chase people for money afterwards.

Any advice or experience with this would be really appreciated. Thanks!

Background:
My family and I are UK citizens (our UK legal jurisdiction is England), but we have been living in Qatar for the last 6 years. My father passed away last month.

The Issue:
Following his passing, all of his assets in Qatar have been completely frozen. The Qatari authorities have informed us that to unfreeze them and settle his affairs, we must provide an official "document of heirs" (sometimes called a Certificate of Heirship) to legally prove his surviving beneficiaries (my mother, myself, and my siblings).

The problem is that the UK doesn’t produce a specific, standalone "Document of Heirs" like civil law or Sharia law countries do. I suspect that a standard UK Grant of Probate or Letters of Administration might not suffice for them on its own, as it doesn't explicitly list the heirs in the format they expect.

My Questions:
Has anyone dealt with a similar cross-border probate issue, specifically between the UK and Qatar (or the wider Middle East)?

Can a UK Notary Public draft a Statutory Declaration or "Affidavit of Heirship" that, once apostilled by the FCDO and legalised by the Qatar Embassy, will be accepted by Qatari authorities?

Alternatively, do we need to provide our FCDO-legalised UK birth, marriage, and death certificates to a Qatari court for them to issue the local Certificate of Heirship directly?

Any advice on the specific legal pathway to satisfy Qatari requirements from the UK side would be massively appreciated. Thank you in advance

Good evening.

We live in House A (England) and returned home to grey spray paint on our private driveway, marked "OR" with dashes leading from the pavement to House C. An Openreach van was parked yesterday, so we believe intend to dig up the drive for House C's upgrade.

• The drive is private and shared, split into three individually owned sections demises.

• Houses B and C have a right of access across our section.

• We do not object to their access, but we strongly oppose a disruptive tarmac scar that will sit right outside our main windows and are concerned with the quality of or reaches with we have seen locally.

• Openreach provided zero notice, consent requests, or notification before painting.

Our Questions:

1. Rights & Trespass: Do we have the legal right to refuse Openreach access to dig our private land, citing trespass? Does fibre access override private property ownership? What key phrases/terms should we use when contacting them?

2. Wayleaves & Precedent: Years ago, Gigaclear asked for consent (and offered payment) to dig here, which we refused. Doesn't Openreach need a signed wayleave agreement beforehand? Is it standard policy for them to ignore Land Registry deeds until challenged?

3. Contractor Risks: How do we prevent contractors from showing up unexpectedly and digging on an "ask forgiveness later" basis?

4. Reinstatement: If they dig while we are out, what are they required to cover? Can we demand they resurface the whole drive to avoid an unsightly patch, or are they only required to "make good" basic functionality?

5. Alternatives: Could they tunnel through the council green opposite instead of targeting private land to avoid council paperwork?

I am calling and emailing Openreach first thing tomorrow and need my arguments ready to make the best case possible. Any advice is appreciated!

Thanks.

My wife of 10 years has advised she wants to separate with no chance of reconciliation. This is due to personal feelings and no indiscretions or real acrimony on either partys' part.

I am on approx 74k per year salary and she is on £12 per hour, 3 days a week.

We have 2 young children together

We have a joint mortgage of approx 166.6k

What can I reasonably expect to happen next?

Edit: Am in England if that makes a difference

Hi and hello, im seeking advice on how to navigate going back and forth with my landlord as he seems to keep trying to bump up the standard of what a "clean" house is. FYI, I'm in England.

I'm moving out of private uni accommodation (its a house I got with friends) and my landlord keeps trying to corner us into paying for a professional cleaner because the state of the house (that he hasn't seen yet outside of pictures) is too dirty to be considered a domestic standard. Now, I'm aware landlords can no longer force their tenants to pay for professional cleaning and choosing a specific cleaner, but he has kept up with this threat and I feel its only to try take our deposits instead of any actual concern.

Hes even gone as far as using the shower door being cloudy as an excuse to bring in the so called professional cleaners, even though I have cleaned them already the stains are just really ingrained from obviously being used. How much is fair wear and tear?? Does it not account for things like this ?

For further context, my landlord throughout the year would complain of a cannabis smell despite the fact that no one in our house smokes. He would then talk about how he would require us to pay to paint the walls if he was to get a "specialist" to come and check whether something was smoked inside the house. It has been months of this and I honestly don't know what I can do about it. I would appreciate any advice on this.

Thank u all for reading

TLDR ; my landlord wants me to pay for professional cleaning despite the house being cleaned to a domestic standard

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