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Consumer Rights
Covid-19: Payment holidays will not affect your credit rating
Lenders are allowing consumers to take a payment holiday of up to three months during the Covid-19 pandemic. However, consumers are writing...
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Banks
Covid-19: Payment holidays will not affect your credit rating
Lenders are allowing consumers to take a payment holiday of up to three months during the Covid-19 pandemic. However, consumers are writing...
Covid-19: Watchdog to order banks to allow payment freeze on credit card and loan...
The City watchdog, ‘The Financial Conduct Authority’ (FCA) has today proposed a number of temporary financial measures to assist those with lending...
Cars
Buying a used car – do you really know its origins?
I have written extensively about the pitfalls of buying a used vehicle and thought I had highlighted all potential issues which could...
Buying a used vehicle – your basic rights
Complaints about the purchase of used vehicles tops the complaints list
every year and is also the most common issue that readers contact...
Energy
Common problems with energy suppliers
Over the past few weeks I have been receiving lots of complaints about energy suppliers and from what you are telling me,...
Insurance
Home improvements which can void your insurance
With the uncertainty of Brexit and the constant talks of another recession looming it appears that many people are choosing to make...
Deadline for making a PPI claim is fast approaching
The
deadline for making a mis-sold PPI claim is nearly here, so if you haven’t made
a claim yet you need to do it...
Phones
Phone Paid Services and your mobile phone bill
Lesley
from Manchester contacted me this week about her mobile phone bill for June
2019. Ordinarily, Lesley’s bills are around £40 per month so...
iPhone batteries – are you due a refund?
If you’re an iPhone owner and you paid out for a battery replacement during 2017, I have some good news. Here’s what you need...
Scams
Another Thomas Cook Scam
WARNING - http://www.thomascookrefunds.com is a scam site. The only genuine refund site is being launched by the Civil Aviation Authority on 7th...
Thomas Cook Scam
Thousands of Thomas Cook
customers received the devasting news this week that the company had gone bust,
and their holiday had gone down the...
Shopping
Dangers of paying via a contactless card
Most people I speak to love contactless card payments, but unfortunately so do fraudsters, and this method of payment is also the...
Know your Rights – Delivery in instalments
I am often asked numerous questions about what your rights are when goods are delivered in instalments. Here’s what you need to...
Technology
Currys PC World data breach – your rights
Retailer Dixons Carphone (which owns the Currys PC World brand) has revealed this week that it suffered a cyber attack which compromised data belonging...
New Data Protection laws – your rights
You no doubt have heard reference to ‘GDPR’ over the past few weeks or if you haven’t you will do soon. This is a...
Tradesman
HMV goes into administration
HMV, the popular music and video retailer, has gone into administration for the second time in six years. This means that HMV...
Traders are still flouting the Consumer Rights Act 2015
In October 2015 the new Consumer Rights Act 2015 came into force. This new Act consolidated many previous consumer laws, such as the Sale...
Travel
Flybe collapse – your rights
Following the demise of regional airline Flybe, readers have been contacting me and asking what their rights are in relation to cancelled...
Thomas Cook Scam
Thousands of Thomas Cook
customers received the devasting news this week that the company had gone bust,
and their holiday had gone down the...
Your Home
Don’t hijack your neighbour’s Wi-Fi
Most homes now have broadband with wireless (“Wi-Fi”) connections, but have you ever been cheeky and connected to your neighbour's Wi-Fi, perhaps...