just quick side note you can show your redundancy pay as income, i did same when i went for extension.

Hello If anyone in confusion state to apply for early extension , Just to let you know i applied for my second extension which is due to expire in Nov 2014 (i.e applied 1 year 3 months early time) I have got approval without any problems. Why I applied early is due to some personal commitments to sh...

AFAIK, hsbc has stopped stamping on statements at branch, you need to request duplicate statements via customer service or in branch you get them via post/or collect at branch, they will be fine to submit.

It won't be any problem. I've submitted all duplicate bank statements sent by Bank

you should have asked few questions in this forum before paying someone , i feel sorry for you.