Britain’s competition watchdog has said ground rent is “neither legally nor commercially necessary” and that government may need to step in to protect consumers from…
View More Ground rent not legally or commercially necessary, says UK watchdogTag: Competition and Markets Authority
Buying bigger packs may not get best deal in UK supermarkets, says watchdog
Buying bigger packs of products including toilet roll, cheese, laundry detergent pods or discounted ketchup may not always mean shoppers get a better deal, according…
View More Buying bigger packs may not get best deal in UK supermarkets, says watchdogFake reviews and hidden online charges to be banned under new rules
Fake reviews and unavoidable hidden online charges – which cost consumers £2.2bn a year – are to be banned under new laws to force businesses…
View More Fake reviews and hidden online charges to be banned under new rulesDanone to cut 7% off wholesale price of powdered Aptamil baby formula
The baby milk seller Danone has agreed to cut the wholesale price of its Aptamil infant powdered formula by 7% from Monday after the UK’s…
View More Danone to cut 7% off wholesale price of powdered Aptamil baby formulaIceland boss hits out at parent ‘exploitation’ in baby milk market
The boss of Iceland has hit out at “exploitation” of new parents and joined calls for a price cap on baby formula after the competition…
View More Iceland boss hits out at parent ‘exploitation’ in baby milk marketAmazon and Facebook owner Meta agree to protect consumers, CMA says
The UK’s competition watchdog has said it has secured commitments from Amazon and the Facebook owner Meta to protect consumers on their marketplaces. The agreements…
View More Amazon and Facebook owner Meta agree to protect consumers, CMA saysAsda publishes daily petrol prices online after pressure from watchdog
Asda has begun publishing local fuel prices at its forecourts online, becoming the first retailer to launch the service following pressure from the competition watchdog…
View More Asda publishes daily petrol prices online after pressure from watchdogPetrol prices: Kwasi Kwarteng orders inquiry into cost of filling up
The business secretary, Kwasi Kwarteng, has asked the UK’s competition watchdog to urgently review petrol station operators, amid concerns that retailers have not passed on…
View More Petrol prices: Kwasi Kwarteng orders inquiry into cost of filling upUK to make fake reviews illegal and tackle ‘subscription traps’
Fake reviews are to be outlawed and consumers will have more chances to get out of subscriptions they do not want under a package of…
View More UK to make fake reviews illegal and tackle ‘subscription traps’Taylor Wimpey drops costly leasehold terms after investigation
Thousands of people who bought leasehold homes from the housebuilder Taylor Wimpey will be liberated from terms where their ground rent charges doubled every 10…
View More Taylor Wimpey drops costly leasehold terms after investigation