I bought a cooker in 2013 with an extended warranty package. Since then it has been in for quite a number of repairs and I am now just fed up and want my money back.

If the item was not of satisfactory quality ( clearly it wasn’t as it has had all these repairs) then you are entitled to reject it and claim a refund. The extended warranty is for your benefit not the sellers and they cannot point to it and say they have an infinite number of chances to fix it as long as it is at their cost. However, if you reject and claim money back and they refuse, you must be able to show the court that the item is faulty and not reasonably repairable, and to do so you would need an expert’s report.

My husband worked for a company on a temporary contract. He was then offered a permanent one verbally. When new employers took over under TUPE, they told him he’s still on a temporary contract and they will review it after the new year. Is this legal? the staff were told they would have the same terms and conditions as before pay rates holiday entitlement etc.

The new employers cannot unilaterally change the status or conditions of employees taken over ( changes can occur as the business progresses on certain grounds but that’s not what we are talking about just now). If a promise, even a verbal one, was given to your hubby about his job before the change, the new employers are bound to accept it.

My wife and I are worried in case we end up in care, and any bequest of our house by will to our family would be impossible as the house would be sold to pay for care fees. i have been told that if the house was passed on during life to children 7 or more years before we go into a home it could not be claimed by the authorities.

The 7 year rule applies only to inheritance tax. The DWP/local authority assessing you for care fees can look back longer than that , and if you give the house away they may treat you as still having it, and put you over the limit for benefits. Anyway, it is dangerous to pass your house on. if your kids go bankrupt you may be put out. But also remember the council does NOT take over your house, just refuses you benefits if you don’t qualify.

I split up with my husband but before we separated we signed an agreement to would share the proceeds of the house sale equally. He is now saying I am due to give more.

Unless the agreement signed was in full settlement of all matrimonial claims, it only dealt with selling the house, and there is a bigger picture about dividing out debts, savings, pensions, insurance etc.. You are each entitled to a fair share, which may not be an equal one, eg a parent caring for young kids may get more than half.