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Akorkor:
Please oh which store can I get a solid, warm, leather jacket that can make someone warm in this cold weather.

No leather jacket will keep you warm. What helps with the cold is layering. Buy some long sleeve vest/underwear to wear underneath your top/trousers and then a jumper to go over the top. If it’s bitterly cold � like sub zero temperature, a thick cardigan might also come in handy.

In due course you will learn to dress like Michelin man. Like they say there’s no such things as bad weather only unsuitable clothing.

Ugochinyere1:
Una well done o.
Please I just arrived Aberdeen 2 days ago and currently in Airbnb. I'm in dire need of an accomodation in Aberdeen, I'm a postgraduate student of RGU and would appreciate pointers to getting one asap edakun

Hi welcome to Aberdeen. Have a look at ASPC website.

Aprokodaughter:
Uk banks have those on their pdf. When you download you will see all those things. Starling bank will ask if you want it be signed if you click yes. It will download everything.

You don't need to go to the bank to request for letter head.

That makes sense, they didn’t have that option 15 years ago when I was renewing visas.

CheesyTee:
My people, Bank of Scotland doesn't seem to have specified dates for the statement. It's not showing months. For instance, if I want to download from Jan 8 till date.

Is Starling Bank acceptable to show Proof of Fund for health & care visa? Thank you.

Correct me if I’m wrong but I don’t think you are meant to use an online print out for visa application. You should phone the bank/ go in person and request a statement for the specified date. The statement should have the bank letter head and the address as well as your home address.

ganiruogene:
To see house for this Glasgow don dey give me sleepless night.I have been in airbnb for a while now. Please my people in Scotland what advice can you give me to help me get an apartment. I am already on all the house renting sites-zoopla, rightmove, openrent etc.

What’s the problem here? I have had a look on rightmove and S1homes and there are quite a few reasonably priced accommodation available. Is it the lack of properties or stringent letting conditions that is the main issue?

Viruses:
Storage heater in the palour, barely used. Normal heater in the room, turns off when the room is quite warm. Can't wait for winter to be over.

Therein lies the problem! Does your meter have two readings ie a day and night reading? If your accommodation has storage heaters you should be on the economy 10 tariff and not the standard tariff.

On economy 10, you will have two tariffs. One for the night which is usually cheaper and a standard day tariff. The storage heaters will be wired to the night tariff while the rest of your appliances will be on the standard tariff. The storage heaters are meant to charge up during the night when electricity is cheap and then release heat during the day. They should be on 24/7 so they can charge up when electric is cheap but you can set them to release the heat at certain times of the day.

I used to live in a 3 bed all electric house with 3 storage heaters and my monthly DD was less than £120. I think you need to have a conversation with your landlord and electric provider.

Viruses:
I live with my wife but we only use one room together, never put on the parlour heating as we hardly go to the parlour because of cold.
No water heating as well. Only fridge and electric cooker then laptop.

I’m assuming this is a one bed apartment and if so, your monthly bill is quite high even for an all electric house. What kind of heaters do you have? Are they storage heaters?

Lexusgs430:
On the contrary, UK government and Natwest owns RBS .............

RBS is totally different from Bank of Scotland. BOS is owned by the Lloyds group.

olizzz:
Any idea please

I think it’s $106 for standard application. You can also pay an additional fee to fast-track your application. Details will be on the Nigerian High Commission website.

rollykotex:
Hi everyone! I don’t know if this has been discussed earlier here, because it’s been a while I came in here. I have a very big issue with mold in my house. Been cleaning and cleaning but it keeps coming back darker, bigger and scarier. I had to complain to the leasing agent and the landlord’s contact was sent to me. He handles all the repairs in his house.
This man keeps saying I should clean and open the windows but this isn’t working. I keep opening the windows despite this extremely cold weather but the molds keep getting bigger. My kitchen entirely turned black and I have to scrub the Walls every 2 weeks.
I signed a one year contract and I’ve just spent 4 months. In fact getting a house in Wales, Swansea to be precise is like hitting a million pounds jackpot so moving out is not even an option now.
Kindly advise on how to deal with the molds of you have ever being in my shoes .
I’m so particular about it because I have 2 children ages 2 and 4 and I heard inhaling it over time could cause respiratory issues especially in children and elderly.
I’m so sorry for my long post. Good evening!

You need to tackle the source of mold. In the meantime, buy a dehumidifier to take out the excess moisture in your house. Brand new ones are about £200 or you could pick up a fairly used one from Facebook.