My husband worked for a company on a 13 week temporary contract.

He was then offered a permanent one verbally but nothing was signed. When his new employers took over and the terms were TUPE'd over, the new employers have 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, and if they have a difficulty they can sort it out with the former employers but it should not hit your man.

My wife and I are worried in case we end up in care, and any bequest of our house by way of a will to our family would be made 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 seven or more years before we go into a home then the house could not be claimed by the authorities.

The seven year rule applies only to inheritance tax (i.e. if you die less than seven years after giving house away) . The DWP/local authority assessing you for care fees can look back longer than that, and if you give the house away they will treat you as still having it, and that may put you over the limit for benefits. Anyway, it is dangerous to pass your house on. Amongst other risks, 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 bought a cooker in 2012 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. Enough may be enough. However, if you reject and claim money back and they refuse, you must be able to show the court (i.e. when you sue in small claims for your refund and costs) that the item is faulty and not reasonably repairable, and to do so you would need an expert's report. trading standards or Consumers Direct may be able to refer you to one to examine the cooker and the repairs history.

I split up with my husband but before we separated we signed an agreement that we would share the proceeds of the house sale equally. He is now saying I am due to give him 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 and anything else there is. You are each entitled to a fair share, which may not be an equal one, eg if he has your young children to take care of and can't go out to find as high earning a job as you have - he may get more, even to 60/40.