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Changes to Consumer Law - How Will They Affect Me?
The Government is looking at changes to consumer law that will give consumers protection from rogue traders and credit practices designed to get...
Dealing With Cowboy Builders
Cowboy builders are the bane of the construction industry. There are, on average, at least 100,000 complaints every year about them. They ruin things for perfectly...
How Are Price Comparison Sites Regulated?
You’ve probably seen adverts for websites that let you compare prices for absolutely everything online – from insurance and mortgages to holidays...
The Bank Overdraft Charges Ruling: What Does it Mean for Consumers?
Despite previous hopes that a Supreme Court judgment would offer a lifeline to people who feel as though they have been ripped off by excessive...
What If A Market Trader Rips you Off?
Buying goods at a market can be a hit or miss proposition at best. The price is often right, well below what you’d pay in a normal retail shop,...
What If Your Plumber Makes Mistakes?
Plumbers have a reputation not only for charging a lot, but doing most jobs very quickly and gleefully claiming their full money. Even if it’s something as simple as...
When A Cleaner Doesn't Clean
It doesn’t matter if it’s a business or a domestic cleaning, when you hire a cleaner, you expect that person to undertake proper cleaning – dusting, dirt vacuuming,...
When Your Builder Goes Bankrupt Before Job is Complete
It's the stuff of your nightmares. You've decided to have some building work done, perhaps that new conservatory or extension you've been wanting...
