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Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by Viruses: 4:47am On Aug 25, 2023
Progressivegee:
Hi guys, my letting agent sent a mail yesterday that they are coming for inspection of the property. Currently, my kids have stained some part of the wall in the sitting room and the carpet is stained but i can easily pay someone to come watch it spotlessly. Would it be right to paint the wall using the same paint? How long notice can I give them to come and do the inspection? I am also paying regular insurance for the property which amounts to Β£10,000 for stained wall, carpets or damage furniture and I haven't missed a payment since I moved.

What should I expect from the inspection as well?

Thanks in advance
Which insurance are you using aand how much so you pay monthly?

Looks like I need one because my son don finish my was with black and blue pen. I was thinking of leaving my deposit with them when I want to move but let me consider the insurance option.
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by hustla(m): 5:59am On Aug 25, 2023
Lexusgs430:



Elfin market, is a compulsory addition to the collection........ I have about 17 credit cards (possibly more sef)........ 🀣😜


... And here I am, afraid to get more than one shocked

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Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by giselle237: 6:17am On Aug 25, 2023
Viruses:

Which insurance are you using aand how much so you pay monthly?Looks like I need one because my son don finish my was with black and blue pen. I was thinking of leaving my deposit with them when I want to move but let me consider the insurance option.
you cant just think of leaving your deposit. If it was deposited with a scheme, you can fight back for it. The scheme will only pay them what they are really due and take several things to account including how long a building should stay before getting repainted. They will only award for half life etc
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by Lexusgs430: 7:27am On Aug 25, 2023
hustla:



... And here I am, afraid to get more than one shocked


Wetin dey scare you ......... πŸ€£πŸ˜‚

If you're financially disciplined........ Carry GO ....πŸ˜œπŸ’°

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Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by Lexusgs430: 7:37am On Aug 25, 2023
bigtt76:
I'm curious but how's your credit score like? I believe they usually advise against having too many credit cards?





Who are those doing the advising........ πŸ€£πŸ˜‚

My score with almost 20 credit cards........πŸ˜œπŸ’°

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Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by Progressivegee: 8:59am On Aug 25, 2023
Viruses:

Which insurance are you using aand how much so you pay monthly?

Looks like I need one because my son don finish my was with black and blue pen. I was thinking of leaving my deposit with them when I want to move but let me consider the insurance option.

Bode insurance, I pay Β£13 monthly

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Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by Progressivegee: 9:03am On Aug 25, 2023
giselle237:
you cant just think of leaving your deposit. If it was deposited with a scheme, you can fight back for it. The scheme will only pay them what they are really due and take several things to account including how long a building should stay before getting repainted. They will only award for half life etc

Please is it advisable I repaint the wall with the same paint. The letting agent is waiting for an appointment date but I don't haven't given him yet
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by kode12: 9:23am On Aug 25, 2023
Progressivegee:


Please is it advisable I repaint the wall with the same paint. The letting agent is waiting for an appointment date but I don't haven't given him yet
You might make matters worse by painting. Some landlords will take issue with you painting without obtaining permission from them. They might also say it wasn't done by a professional or up to standard even if you call angel Michael to do the painting for you, so it might be best to leave it and bite the bullet.

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Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by Lexusgs430: 10:01am On Aug 25, 2023
kode12:

You might make matters worse by painting. Some landlords will take issue with you painting without obtaining permission from them. They might also say it wasn't done by a professional or up to standard even if you call angel Michael to do the painting for you, so it might be best to leave it and bite the bullet.


Talking from experience....... Even Dulux and their whole crew doing the painting.........πŸ˜‚

Would NEVER satisfy landlords.........🀣😜

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Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by welbeck317(m): 10:06am On Aug 25, 2023
Good morning everyone, I am in the process of getting married in the UK and I was asked to provide a certificate of Non Impediment or Single Status. Please does anyone know how and where I can get this?
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by giselle237: 10:06am On Aug 25, 2023
Progressivegee:
Please is it advisable I repaint the wall with the same paint. The letting agent is waiting for an appointment date but I don't haven't given him yet
Only if you can get the same exact type of paint in terms of the hue and it’s not such a large area.
Otherwise get a handy man to do the job with same shade.
My own case was worse with the scribbling on the wall. Luckily for me, one time I travelled and before I returned a pipe had burst in the bathroom. This leaked to the whole house and got to the walls and soaked everywhere.
No one was in house cus of the travel, by the time we returned there was mould build up. Reported to the agents so they came and tidied everything upto repainting.
I stylishly asked the builders for some paint when they were working on the bad areas. I used this paint and covered all the abominable acts these tiny humans did on the walls. I didn’t even use the 2 paint products they were using. As it was exact same shade my whole work came out perfect even though I have no painting nor redecoration experience. I moved out of the property and all was seemless.

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Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by bigtt76(f): 10:27am On Aug 25, 2023
shocked ..... cheesy cheesy cheesy cheesy Baba di Baba

Na the usual advise on credit score building which the likes of Experian and others post frequently. Nice one

What are the 3 negatives pointed out in the screenshot?

Lexusgs430:



Who are those doing the advising........ πŸ€£πŸ˜‚

My score with almost 20 credit cards........πŸ˜œπŸ’°
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by Goke7: 11:03am On Aug 25, 2023
Lexusgs430:



Who are those doing the advising........ πŸ€£πŸ˜‚

My score with almost 20 credit cards........πŸ˜œπŸ’°

both world bank and IMF should be looking for you o grin

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Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by igbsam(m): 11:12am On Aug 25, 2023
Lexusgs430:



Elfin market, is a compulsory addition to the collection........ I have about 17 credit cards (possibly more sef)........ 🀣😜

Boss...i carry hand for you.
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by igbsam(m): 11:14am On Aug 25, 2023
bigtt76:
I'm curious but how's your credit score like? I believe they usually advise against having too many credit cards?




My score is growing fine. Each cards have their own function and i try to spend carefully not going above my capacity. I also pay back on time even before statement. So my score is fine.

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Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by Lexusgs430: 11:25am On Aug 25, 2023
Goke7:


both world bank and IMF should be looking for you o grin

I would simply tell them...... I was only demystifying that myth........ πŸ˜œπŸ™„
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by Lexusgs430: 11:30am On Aug 25, 2023
igbsam:


Boss...i carry hand for you.


Financial discipline is key....... Don't spend what you don't already have in savings or easy to call up capital........

Credit card abuse, is like having a combination of syphilis, gonorrhea & HIV....... 🀣😁😜

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Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by Lexusgs430: 11:43am On Aug 25, 2023
bigtt76:
shocked ..... cheesy cheesy cheesy cheesy Baba di Baba

Na the usual advise on credit score building which the likes of Experian and others post frequently. Nice one

What are the 3 negatives pointed out in the screenshot?


- Excessive credit utilisation
- More credit searches
- Hard searches (Elfin conducts a hard search afterwards)..... Soft search for application, then hard search if you want their card..........

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Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by igbsam(m): 12:08pm On Aug 25, 2023
Lexusgs430:



Financial discipline is key....... Don't spend what you don't already have in savings or easy to call up capital........

Credit card abuse, is like having a combination of syphilis, gonorrhea & HIV....... 🀣😁😜

Rightly said...
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by Igbamatigbi: 12:55pm On Aug 25, 2023
Hello,

Please how can I contact Nigerian embassy in London, I have search older post but didn’t see anything. I renewed my passport and everyone that I did with has gotten their own, anyone with such experience and how they followed them up?
Thank you
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by Tier4Dependant: 1:15pm On Aug 25, 2023
Lexusgs430:



Elfin market, is a compulsory addition to the collection........ I have about 17 credit cards (possibly more sef)........ 🀣😜

How much in total? E reach 100k

Just asking ni oooo
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by hustla(m): 1:28pm On Aug 25, 2023
Lexusgs430:



Wetin dey scare you ......... πŸ€£πŸ˜‚

If you're financially disciplined........ Carry GO ....πŸ˜œπŸ’°

Can I get another one from Amex?

... And what if I use one and don't use the other
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by Lexusgs430: 2:10pm On Aug 25, 2023
hustla:


Can I get another one from Amex?

... And what if I use one and don't use the other


AMEX won't give you another........ Try other lenders like virgin, MBNA, sainsbury, HSBC etc etc......

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Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by Lexusgs430: 2:13pm On Aug 25, 2023
Tier4Dependant:


How much in total? E reach 100k

Just asking ni oooo

I would answer your question, with a rhetorical answer.........

If i want £100,000K, I can call it up within 60 minutes......... 🀣😁

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Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by bigtt76(f): 2:28pm On Aug 25, 2023
Exactly what I thought of too ...for young guns like us, it would dip our meager credit score if we attempt it. Ordinary bank account I added caused mine to dip because they felt I have 5 current accounts. Awon werey cheesy cheesy


Lexusgs430:


- Excessive credit utilisation
- More credit searches
- Hard searches (Elfin conducts a hard search afterwards)..... Soft search for application, then hard search if you want their card..........

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Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by bigtt76(f): 2:29pm On Aug 25, 2023
You haf started eh cheesy cheesy cheesy Make person nor con drag you today oooo cheesy cheesy cheesy


Lexusgs430:


I would answer your question, with a rhetorical answer.........

If i want £100,000K, I can call it up within 60 minutes......... 🀣😁
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by bigtt76(f): 2:30pm On Aug 25, 2023
Track your status here track.immigration.gov.ng/ first and try visit them instead of trying to contact dem ...dem fit nor pick sef


Igbamatigbi:
Hello,

Please how can I contact Nigerian embassy in London, I have search older post but didn’t see anything. I renewed my passport and everyone that I did with has gotten their own, anyone with such experience and how they followed them up?
Thank you

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Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by Newbie123: 2:36pm On Aug 25, 2023
Newbie123:
Guys please advise

We moved out of our 5 bedroom students accommodation in July. One month today.

The letting agency said the repair and cleaning cost more than the 1k deposit and sent a ridiculous price list.

It's been 2 weeks we replied and sent a reminder to say we disagree with the quoted prices and need receipts and all but no reply.

Our deposit was put in a deposit scheme.

Please what do we do?

Abeg who wan help me with advice abeg
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by mayo47(m): 2:43pm On Aug 25, 2023
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mayo47:
Hello All,

I intend travelling to Nigeria sometime in November for 2 weeks. My passport is valid till January 2024. Thus, i will be returning before my passport expires. Any idea if this might be an issues returning at the border either from Nigeria or gaining entry at the airport. I have my BRP with leave to remain till 31st Dec 2024

For my passport, i already have a date in October for application at the embassy in London.
Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by giselle237: 3:21pm On Aug 25, 2023
Newbie123:
Abeg who wan help me with advice abeg
Go to the deposit scheme… I am sure you were sent online details. Dispute it there and claim back everything and so the process will be kickstarted.
Dont ask for any receipt nor go to the agency. The deposit should be with a scheme. Go to the scheme and start with the claim to get all you deposit back. You will kickstart the process. Don’t agree to anything as you will shoot yourself in this way . If it gets to adjudication the team will still judge it wisely
Mine wanted to deduct 1k for extravagant charges they got only 60 pounds after the long process of adjudication. The scheme would handle it all free of charge. Total process took about 2 months

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Re: Living In The Uk-life Of An Immigrant (part 3) by hustla(m): 3:22pm On Aug 25, 2023
Lexusgs430:



AMEX won't give you another........ Try other lenders like virgin, MBNA, sainsbury, HSBC etc etc......

angry cry

I like Amex

Will just wait for them to increase my limit

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