They are de rigueur in Scandinavian and Nordic countries, with as many as one for every household in Finland, where the old saying goes: “First…
View More ‘There are so many benefits’: why more and more Britons are building a home saunaTag: Consumer affairs
Royal Mail pauses fines for ‘fake’ stamps after apparent flaw in fraud scanners
Royal Mail has suspended controversial fines for letters with stamps it deems counterfeit after claims that it was penalising the public for its own inadequate…
View More Royal Mail pauses fines for ‘fake’ stamps after apparent flaw in fraud scannersUK tax: ‘HMRC harassed me for money I had paid weeks earlier’
The letter, dated 18 January 2024, came from a company called Advantis. “Dear Mr Simon Hattenstone,” it said, “Contact us about your unpaid HM Revenue…
View More UK tax: ‘HMRC harassed me for money I had paid weeks earlier’Car insurance firms agree to crack down on ‘poverty premium’
Insurers have promised to clean up their act after coming under fire over the “poverty premium”, whereby customers who cannot afford to pay for car…
View More Car insurance firms agree to crack down on ‘poverty premium’Unregulated ‘identity tracers’ harass people for debts they do not owe
The letter from the debt collection agency arrived out of the blue, and it was intimidating. It informed Joshua Simpson* that he owed £2,212 to…
View More Unregulated ‘identity tracers’ harass people for debts they do not owe‘Every penny has a purpose’: the rise of zero-based budgeting
Each month 20,000 people tune in to watch 27-year-old Beth Fuller work out how to spend her salary. For a year and a half she…
View More ‘Every penny has a purpose’: the rise of zero-based budgetingTaylor Swift fans given ‘urgent warning’ as £1m lost in ticket scams
A rise in fraud cases involving Taylor Swift fans desperate to buy tickets to her sold-out UK shows has prompted Lloyds Bank to issue an…
View More Taylor Swift fans given ‘urgent warning’ as £1m lost in ticket scamsStill offline? Are you missing out on compensation for failed broadband in the UK?
Broadband customers who suffer service failures may be missing out on money they are owed because they are unaware of their rights to automatic compensation.…
View More Still offline? Are you missing out on compensation for failed broadband in the UK?‘It’ll be a massive saving’: why more people in the UK are downsizing home
When Richard Wise* moved from London to Margate in Kent three years ago, he did not expect to move again any time soon. But the…
View More ‘It’ll be a massive saving’: why more people in the UK are downsizing homeUK house prices should return to growth in next year, Rics survey shows
House prices across the UK are expected to return to growth within the next 12 months after an increase in new property listings and buyer…
View More UK house prices should return to growth in next year, Rics survey shows