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I have recently moved into our house and have some minor gripes with the neighbors. Firstly, the guy opposite is parking his motorbike on the pavement outside our hosue. We are on a pasaje so the sidewalk is small and it takes up most of it. He does this because the cars park on our side and not...

Does anybody know if buses are operating normally and if there are restrictions regarding who can use them? I have some things I need to do around the city during the coming weeks and don't have a car. I am hoping I can catch buses like normal, but someone told me they are restricted and only...

I have recently moved into a temporary apartment for six months until my house is ready. There is a problem with the internet because it is a shared internet connection or the whole building (8 apartments). The internet is simply not good enough for our needs. I work online as does my wife, not...

I am moving out to a temporary place for six months until I can move into my house. However, few temporary places will accept my cat (who is a confirmed asshole btw). Does anyone know of any services in the city that will look after a pet for that kind of time and how much it would cost per...

I received a phone call today saying the owners of my apartment won’t be renewing the contract when the current one ends in November. That’s fine, of course. My wife owns a house that we currently rent. The obvious solution would be to move into this house. However, is it possible for an owner...

Is there any way to get close to the Blue Rate without a bank account in the UK? I was banking with Natwest for years, in fact all the time I was in Argentina. They never knew I was here until last year when I had to do some calls to them. I made what I realize now was a huge mistake and told...

I have money in PayPal that I want to transfer to a bank account in Argentina. Is there a way to do this through TransferWise, or is NUBI the only way?

We are about to renew our rental contract at the end of this month, it will be our first time doing so. We are trying to work out the cost of the upfront payment to do this as our landlord/estate agent has still not told us this or how much percentage we pay extra. Tomorrow we will be meeting...

I am shopping around for a car and simply cannot bring myself to pay for a new car that isn't worth the money being asked in this country. Cars a very expensive here, so how am I seeing so many new vehicles on the road over the last year? These are typically entry level models (VW Trend, Peugeot...

I have been having a debate with the worker who works for my building manager. He was meant to be coming to do some maintenence (painting the ceiling after fixing damp). He told me yesterday he would come some time this morning (specific times seem beyond him). I guessed this would mean after...

Hi all, I conducted a search on the general topic of the title you see above, but I feel my situation is unique enough to warrant a new thread, esepcially as I couldn't find a specific answer. Forgive me in advance if this is long, I will try to keep it brief. I am a UK national and me and my...

Has anyone been watching this? I find it to be the biggest load of old nonsense I have seen in sometime. Is this supposed to represent the best of TV in this country? No wonder America is pushing Breaking Bad so much.

I have tried making a transaction from Azimo and Smallworld today and both have been rejected. I phoned my bank to find out if they had blocked it, they hadn't. So, I contacted Smallworld and they told me that they do not accept debit card payments if the card is being used outside the UK. I...

Hello, Does anyone know the cost of the Buenos Aires Herald. I know I will find out next time I am out but I need to know now and cannot find anything online that I understand. Kind regards

I signed up for Exchange4free over the weekend as they are offering a better rate than Azimo. I completed the process and set up a transaction to be picked up here in Argentina. They took the money from my account of course before asking me for ID and proof of address. I can prove the ID, but...

I recently came back from the UK with a new Xbox 360 and brought some games with me. Of course, it is a different region and even if it wasn't the games are stupidly expensive here. Those who live in the UK will know you can get games pretty cheap via GAME, so I was thinking have buying some ro...

I am looking to rent a new place. I checked one out today with a rental price of $6000 (3 bedroom, not a bad place). However, the landlord told me that the rent will increase by 10% every six months, which of course in a year's time means I would be paying $7,200. However, that's 10% always...

I want to say I am not an experienced person when it comes to finance. I spend what I earn and have never had credit for anything, not a card, phone contract, nothing, so my only dealings with money are the occasional phone call to my one bank account I have held in the UK since I was 17. I...

Hi all, My name´s Luke, I have been here in BA for three years. I pay my keep working as a writer and thought I should drop by to formally introduce myself to the mini nation within a nation. Kind regards to all.