Travel › Re: Living In The UK: Property,Mortgage And Related by deept(m): 7:23am On Nov 10, 2024 |
PrettyPacy: Yes i did. Will mention this to him on Monday. Thank you And please do you have an idea what the current interest rate is ? BOE reduced rates to 4.75% from 5% |
Travel › Re: Living In The UK: Property,Mortgage And Related by deept(m): 5:47am On Nov 10, 2024 |
mayo47: Yes, i can with my financial standing. No plans to buy together No, you are not classified as first time buyer since your partner already has a house. You will be required to pay the higher rate stamp duty. |
Travel › Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by deept(m): 4:28pm On Nov 09, 2024 |
PMKeirStarmerer: I don’t want to bring in more Walking People into the world. If you add the fact that I don’t know what is a woman, then you understand why SNIP-ping is very important Hahahaha, you just made my day. But they are not walking people. You said those with the broadest shoulders will carry the burden. I'm sure you have very broad shoulders. You want to join the SNiP gang? we want to leave the union |
Travel › Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by deept(m): 4:05pm On Nov 09, 2024 |
PMKeirStarmerer: Talking about Snips. I’ve been reasoning that thing ohhh. Can I get it on the NHS? Is it very expensive?
But I would like to freeze some of my tadpoles before the snip (just in case). Anyone knows how expensive (or cheap) it is to freeze my sperm, please? Even our PM joined the sniPPing conversation  |
Travel › Re: Living In The UK: Property,Mortgage And Related by deept(m): 3:37pm On Nov 09, 2024 |
PrettyPacy: Thank you. This is soul lifting for me. Did you use the broker I recommended? You know interest rates have gone down? you can call your broker/bank back to get better rates on your mortgage. to help you save a few quid on your interest monthly. |
Travel › Re: Living In The UK: Property,Mortgage And Related by deept(m): 11:12am On Nov 09, 2024 |
PrettyPacy: Good morning everyone just a little rant or missed feeling and I need some counselling from elders here, is this feeling normal? I’m not so excited about the purchase of the property. The house is a 5year old building with 3 spacious bedrooms 2bathrooms and a WC downstairs . Medium size kitchen and a long sitting room, a large garden and a garage. The deposit is not an issue at all but I’m not excited is this normal ? Rant ends Absolutely normal. Write down the pros and cons, what you like and do not like. What you can compromise on, the price, do you see yourself living there, short term/long term, the area, potential etc. At the end of the day you will have to make your decision and live with it Buying a house is a lot of mental and emotional work. I am in the process of buying one right now, some days i absolutely love the property, some days i'm not excited about it. there is no perfect property, unless you have unlimited GBP. if you want perfect you'll have to build it. |
Travel › Re: Living In The UK: Property,Mortgage And Related by deept(m): 12:06am On Nov 09, 2024*. Modified: 12:25am On Nov 09, 2024 |
kwakudtraveller: You could call them and ask for a 5-10% discount. I got a level 3 survey for £560 and it was money well spent.
@ Ticha, thank you very much for your advice, you are a gem on this forum. I got the seller to cut off £10,000 from the property after the survey. My Iyawo is very happy to be getting her dream home. 🙏🏿 Congratulations!!!! My seller is still playing difficult, replies to enquiries sound condescending. we are going the direct approach, you need to fix this and this and provide documents for that and that. they have even started packing. madam and I have our red line drawn and are willing to walk away. |
Travel › Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by deept(m): 12:01am On Nov 09, 2024 |
Taal17: . It only disconnects were sperm passes into the peenis. It's tiny tubes no nerves whatsoever
Nothing else, nothing to do with erecshun at all
Let's be clear .it's sperm you need to have children not an erecshun.
Or are people here truly planning to have kids till 80? Men continuously produce sperm. Does post sniPP feel same as pre sniPP doing the do? |
Travel › Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by deept(m): 2:05pm On Nov 08, 2024 |
dustydee: In missjekyll's voice, you are part of the top 10%. You should pay your fair share of tax.
Baba enjoy yasef. Nothing go happen.  Overworked and underpaid. Even the small person dey get it is at huge risk and sacrifice. I don't get to see the family for more than half a year. |
Travel › Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by deept(m): 1:59pm On Nov 08, 2024 |
justwise: He should listen to his bank balance first before madam We need to start planning for retirement instead of contributing money to nurseries up and down the country. Me too want to buy Tesla shares and put money 🤑 in ISA |
Travel › Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by deept(m): 6:02pm On Nov 07, 2024 |
Lexusgs430: They are gently squeezing the other half of your fresh lemons........ 😂😜😁 hahahaha, it is all our lemons that will be squeezed. I wont be surprised if prices in the supermarkets have gone up too. Might not be immediately noticeable till you get to the till. na to tight the belt tighter. and madam say she want another one, why birth rate no go drop. |
Travel › Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by deept(m): 5:43pm On Nov 07, 2024 |
deept: It is the one not on the payslip wey dey fear me pass, anyways Wednesday around the corner. @lexusgs430 it has begun, the effect of the budget. child's nursey just sent notice increasing fees by 7% and increased notice to cancel space to 2 months from one month. this increase is not showing on my pay-slip and we are working people Notice reads: As you may be aware, the recently announced budget included a rise to employer NI contribution, which has ben factored into the annual review to ensure we can continue to invest in our colleagues and nursery sustainably blablabla |
Travel › Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by deept(m): 1:06pm On Nov 07, 2024*. Modified: 1:34pm On Nov 07, 2024 |
missjekyll: Nigel Farage is still in the US as we speak. Going with Trumps logic he shouldn't be there.
Volunteers from either parties have been helping in elections since forever. Labour did not send then. Anything I do on my leave is nobodies business but mine. They paid all their expenses. Abi na so your work trips dey be? Pay all your own bills? https://news.sky.com/story/labour-staff-helping-on-kamala-harris-campaign-is-normal-says-minister-13235697In a now-deleted post on networking site LinkedIn, the Labour Party's head of operations [/b]said: "I have nearly 100 Labour party staff, current and former, going to the US in the next few weeks, heading to North Carolina, Nevada, Pennsylvania and Virginia.
"I have 10 spots available for anyone available to head to the battleground state of [North] Carolina -[b] we will sort your housing."how is that not sponsoring? it might be legal, but the party of a sitting government should not seen be taking sides in another countries election. this is what we know o. Labour (you) comparing your self with Farage, is Reform sponsoring him or was there any suggestions to that? Welcome to governance where higher standards are expected of you. |
Travel › Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by deept(m): 5:36am On Nov 07, 2024 |
missjekyll: Jitters? She was trying to irritate Trump and trigger an international incident. To gain what I don't know.
She said defence wasn't in the brief. It was mentioned 5 times. Said starmer was reading from a script while reading from a script. After she Sat down, Labour Mps took it in turns to tear tear her cloth.
She had better come prepared next time. Gosh. Yesterday Jenrick asked labour why prisoners were being released early. The sheer cheek of it...  Did not watch it so can't comment. The irritation has already been done when labour went to campaign for Kamala in the US. Anyways Trump is incoming CIC and we will continue our role as lacky to the US |
Travel › Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by deept(m): 5:29am On Nov 07, 2024 |
Cyberknight: Said market is not able to afford much these days, unfortunately. Purchasing power eroded. Less attractiveness as a market. Well, a piece of our is it circa $360b GDP. |
Travel › Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by deept(m): 5:24am On Nov 07, 2024 |
Lexusgs430: Unfortunately, Nigeria in it's present form, leadership and economical/political structures..... Got NOTHING to offer the world..... We are simply a very small dot, in a very big circle......⭕
All we have to offer, is labour....... 😜😁 And a market |
Travel › Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by deept(m): 5:09am On Nov 07, 2024 |
missjekyll: I found this great article which sets out the implications for Africa. Many of the cases also apply to Nigeria. Do have a read. Let me know what you think.
We do have the population . Sadly most of our people are not literate. They would only be suitable for low paid unskilled labour. If we are to harness our superpower as the only part of the world with a high population , Education needs to become a priority,I think.
www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c4gz29yn00no
In other news, anybody watch Bad Enochs first Prime Ministers Questions? I thought she was terrible ,unprepared and snarky? Your thoughts?  Interesting read. I the article in my opinion answers your question about Trump and Africa. Trump is very unorthodox in how he does everything. He is not the typical politician that will get on a podium and say what you want to hear then in a private conversation say "Bleep is fantastically corrupt", he will say it on his platform. We go to international conferences with the largest delegation, with little or nothing to contribute, and stay in luxurious hotels and come with cap in hand to ask for aid from countries whose leaders are prudent with resources. These are some of the things I believe he does not understand but will not keep to himself. He Will say what everyone is thinking. Africa and Nigeria has been given chance time and time again, but what do we do with the opportunities we are given, misappropriate and steal. On education, important. But then we need character and integrity. A lot of the people who have led us on this path are educated but where are we? On Kemi, I did not watch pmq but let's attribute it to first time jitters. Hopefully she gets better quickly . |
Travel › Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by deept(m): 3:35pm On Nov 06, 2024 |
justwise: lol..pls don't start..penny Reeves will not see, sale and move the money to stock isa hhhahahahahaha, dont mind me, just trolling |
Travel › Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by deept(m): 2:12pm On Nov 06, 2024 |
justwise: lol..no comment.
Election have consequences and with American election its global. Everyone 'collect' JW, Trump is not president yet, him winning the election is making you richer - Tesla stock. No forget Rachel Reeves cut o. lol |
Travel › Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by deept(m): 10:56am On Nov 01, 2024 |
Cyberknight: The Scandinavian countries (Norway and its oil possibly excepted) seem to have made the combo of high-tax and excellent public services as well as a prosperous economy work.... Why did you remove the oil? We are killing ours here. Revenue from oil pays for public services that work and not spending large part of budget on 'benefit'. Equinor belongs to the state, they don't sell off public assets. I've been an advocate for efficiency and the Scandinavian countries have that. I am not happy paying more tax for decreasing services and money goes to 'waste' . If I have the services those countries have I am happy to pay. |
Travel › Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by deept(m): 3:56am On Nov 01, 2024 |
ReesheesuKnack: Okay oh. Do you think I will be sad if Labour succeeds? Far from it. If Labour turns the UK around for good, you think I will not benefit? Of course I will. Yes o, madam please relax. They might just have the magic wand and turn things around. There is a lot to say about the budget but time tells the best tales. Still remains politicians cannot be trusted and you can't tax yourself to prosperity. |
Travel › Re: Living In The UK: Property,Mortgage And Related by deept(m): 6:08am On Oct 31, 2024 |
How do you think the increase in additional rate stamp duty form 3% to 5% will affect the housing market, BTL and rental market? |
Travel › Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by deept(m): 9:15pm On Oct 28, 2024 |
Lexusgs430: I honestly NEVER check deductions...... My heart is too fragile...... 💔😁 It is the one not on the payslip wey dey fear me pass, anyways Wednesday around the corner. |
Travel › Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by deept(m): 7:39pm On Oct 28, 2024 |
Lexusgs430: Or else, be prepared to pay another application fee...... 😉😂 no tax rise on your payslip sir |
Travel › Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by deept(m): 5:26pm On Oct 28, 2024 |
bluntjudge: Please I need clarification. Someone that got spouse visa recently is confused that the validity says from 02/11/2024 to 31/01/2025. That's barely 3 months validity. The plan is to go join the spouse over there..
Please is this normal? He/she has to enter the country before 31/01/2025 then get his/her BRP. |
Travel › Re: Living In The UK: Property,Mortgage And Related by deept(m): 3:37pm On Oct 28, 2024 |
Ticha: 😅😅 @ students Kwakwudtraveller - we did a L3 survey then got a builder to price up what needed doing in particular sorting 2 damp outside walls and the foundations to the part of the house adjoining the garage. Part of the roof also needed redoing. We had a budget for the renovations and essentially asked for a reduction in price for the costs above our allocated budget. It was approx £30k ish I think.
We went back to the agent (never met the owner) and sent over the relevant parts of the survey plus the builder quote and asked for the full amount off. After a few back and forth - through the agent - the seller agreed to discount the price. We essentially were prepared to walk away and the previous buyer had walked away due to the survey.
In the end we also pulled out of that purchase, much to my regret now as today we would not in our wildest dreams be able to buy that house! It was in a fantastic area of Bath but was very poorly looked after. The seller came back to us and asked us if we could give him the survey. We sold it to him for exactly how much we paid for it. Yes o, you are our ticha and we learn from you. in same situation. L3 survey is bringing up some issues. Not the dream property but has loads of potential. Madam has highlighted her red line, some of the other issues will be costed and we will ask for discount off the initial agreed price. |
Travel › Re: Living In The UK: Property,Mortgage And Related by deept(m): 10:08am On Oct 25, 2024 |
kwakudtraveller: @ Ticha, You once mentioned that you got a large amount deducted from the asking price on a property after a survey report. How did this happen, did your solicitor renegotiate the price for you with their solicitor or did you have to go back to the estate agent? yea, I need that template as well. Madam Ticha, your students are waiting for you, how did you go about it? |
Travel › Re: Living In The UK: Property,Mortgage And Related by deept(m): 1:42pm On Sep 24, 2024 |
PrettyPacy: Good afternoon everyone, am about to start my mortgage process so I reached out to my bank Lloyd bank and they insist their mortgage criteria is ILR and I’m just 2years here. Can I be advised how to go about this please, I am heartbroken. Might have to talk to a broker. I would recommend http://the-mortgagestore.co.uk/ |
Travel › Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by deept(m): 4:50pm On Sep 20, 2024 |
Interesting discussion.
Was me thinking £1000 a month in passive income and I pack my Kaya and move back to Nigeria. |
Travel › Re: Living In The UK: Property,Mortgage And Related by deept(m): 12:16pm On Aug 21, 2024 |
@ jedisco,
The 'quality' of neighbour you have can affect your peace, mental health and value of your property. |
Travel › Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by deept(m): 9:13am On Aug 15, 2024 |
deept: [/quote][quote author=RalphJean post=131515037]Please, skip if this question seem a no-brainer. I have $1000 to send to mama at home. Should I change it to £, then convert to naira (via LemFi or Azimo or Moneygram or Nala - other BDCs exist) and send to her. Or Do I put the $ in an envelope, send through a friend travelling. Then mama can go to Aboki Mallam and change the $?
I would send through lemfi if the exchange rate is decent compared to what about will offer for peace of mind.
Which one offers more value for money please?
I would send through lemfi if the exchange rate is decent compared to what about will offer for peace of mind, eliminate all the risks associated with all the middlemen.
Thank you.☺️ |
Travel › Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by deept(m): 4:13am On Aug 15, 2024 |
claremont: “Top 15% of earners globally”. On circa £5000/year?
I disagree. You would be surprised... |