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Does anyone have any ideas how I can get round this or alternative ideas to getting my nest egg back home. I don't know the rules about this so please take it with a pinch of salt, but this answer on the IBSJ FAQ page looks slightly promising: Q: I will be moving abroad. Can I maintain my account o...

... but what is this info i saw on here about postal votes being too slow?? I think it's pretty much how he explained it in the part I quoted. So if we assume it takes 10 days for the form to arrive form the UK, 1 day to fill it in and post back, then another 10 days to arrive, they would have to s...

Application for a postal vote: https://www.gov.uk/apply-postal-vote (which I will try and do later). I was told in an email last week from a "Senior Electoral Services Officer" that a postal vote would probably not arrive back in time. This is because: "As this election has called at...

Thanks to both of you for taking the time to reply in detail. I'm really in two minds about it, and my wife - who is usually more risk-averse than me - doesn't think we need it. It might be better to spend that 20,000 yen on accident prevention, such as better lighting in the carpark, or replacing t...

Been looking into this, and so far none of the policies I've found cover being hit by a car. This is the main thing I'm worried about! What else might happen I wonder? Injury due to fire: unlikely because we're on the ground floor and there are several doors and large windows to escape through. Gett...

Thank you for all the replies. I will look into it some more. I guess the fact it's cheap means that claims are fairly rare. But just in case...

Do any small business owners here have liability insurance and, if so, is there a company you can recommend? Also, do we even need it? We're sole proprietors of an English school and we're a bit worried about an accident happening in the school or outside in the car park, then getting asked to pay h...

If it isn't a communication misunderstanding then it looks like your boss is trying to pull a fast one. I understand not getting paid for the week in October, but you definitely should be getting paid for the holiday in December according to the contract. Please show her the contract and explain wha...

I think I would have left it at that too. As TW says it's not so easy to make a fuss on the spot, particularly if the official looks stern and uncompromising! Though afterwards I would have regretted not asking why at least, and maybe mentioning how long I have been here, how much tax I pay, and so ...

According to this site, scattering ashes at sea is not prohibited by law, but there are some rules to follow when doing so. There's a company round here that will take you to sea on a small boat in order to scatter someone's ashes. There are a few regulations, such as distance from the shore, and n...