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Recent content by Fandango
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Any Redress Here - Didn't Bill For a Day I worked
On one contract I released I missed a weeks invoicing and I'd left the client about 10 months previously , I was on good terms with hiring manager and dropped him an email saying I'd noticed I have missed a weeks invoicing and he said no problem send in invoice/timesheet and he'd approve it. All... -
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So anyone been caught speeding on new fines system? (well since last April)
On my commuting stretch of the M1 a pair got done in the new Smart Motorway section and received hefty fines just shy of £2k! TBF one of the twats was doing 80 when the 50 was on, but the other was doing 59 and got £1900!! bit steep imo... -
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Home Automation (Alexa)
I've been looking into Home Automation and stumbled across this project on Kickstarter which caught me eye, Its aim is to replace old hard wired security panels/systems as well as integrating with a Samsung Smartthings hub (which is on offer in Currys at mo for £50)... -
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Property vs pension
I'm not sure how BTL can be profitable unless your just banking on the property being worth more at the point of selling it years down the line? We rent out our first house (and have done for about the past 5 years, owned it for 10years) although I'm strongly thinking of selling it now due to... -
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DIY Pensions for a Limited Company?
With regards to the suggestion moving from HL to iii when you have > £40k I started making SIPP contributions 2 years . I bunged £20k in each year so have contributed £40k, I spread it across various funds, a couple were HL ones and my pot is now sat at £50k which isn't too bad I don't think...- Fandango
- Post #22
- Forum: Accounting / Legal
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Advice needed which lawn mower
Does flag stones no problem, you have adjustable height settings and you can engage/disengage blades at will probably takes about 20 mins, depending on length of grass the hoppers need emptying a couple of times per cut but there's 2 boxes so they're not too heavy to carry and chuck in wheelie... -
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Advice needed which lawn mower
Mine came with the grass collector (sorry original pic were just stock off internet) you don't want to be doing it by hand! Mines like this -
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Advice needed which lawn mower
I have about 0.5 acre back garden and I bought one of these for £300 off ebay actually makes cutting the lawn an enjoyable task :) -
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Off shore costs
My current gig the client has offshored some of its web development projects to Vietnam through a UK recruitment agencies offshore arm. All their devs were being were being charged at ~£120/day +vat There did have to have an "Engagement Manager" for a couple of days/month @~£800+vat And I'm... -
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Is there a "good" time to switch accountants, and who does CUK recommend?
I switched Accountants mid year after getting pissed off with the poor advice given by my local accountant that I'd been using for ~6 years. As long as you're not in the final week before your accounts are due then you'll probably be ok. I moved to Martin @Contratax who posts on here. They...- Fandango
- Post #12
- Forum: Accounting / Legal
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BT Home Hub 5
Can I ask a question, I've got a HH3 and recently added a BT poweline wifi extender to give us better coverage on the other side of the house So for those people running multiple APs around the house do you have them all with the same SSID as the HH3 or different so you know which AP you're... -
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selecting an accountant
I'm with Contratax Ltd (Martin) who posted above Top class service and guy. I use Freeagent with them. Price wise they I found them extremely competitive, and I spoke to a few accountants when looking to move (including others off here) I'd definitely give him a call and have a chat- Fandango
- Post #17
- Forum: Accounting / Legal
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Moving On From An Access Database
If you want a jazzy Dashboard and you've got Azure, have a look at PowerBI, easy to knock together something impressive looking https://powerbi.microsoft.com/en-us/documentation/powerbi-azure-and-power-bi/ -
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Letter to my MP, and the response.....
Well just to add to the collection of BS responses from Gauke here's mine- Fandango
- Post #29
- Forum: Accounting / Legal
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Business bank accounts
Another thumbs up for Santander, never needed any customer support, money goes in, money goes out without any problems. Online banking can be done without a stupid cumbersome token/fob thing and for any new standing orders/payment they txt you a One Time Code to your mobile phone. The online...- Fandango
- Post #7
- Forum: Business / Contracts
