Category Archives: Consumer News

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Government to crackdown on Pension Charges

The fees’ currently imposed on pensions will be capped, the governments has promised under new proposals.  In addition, the governments announced its intentions to ban companies from imposing “consultancy charges”…

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Record Insolvencies on British High Street

A study by professional service company PwC found there was a ten-fold increase in the number of high street shops shutting down in 2012 compared to 2011. The data came…

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Barclays to Compensate Clients for mis-selling

When there has been a tendency to mis-sell a product, often problems later surface for the people who have done the mis-selling. There are many banks in the UK who…

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What To Watch Out in Making and Processing PPI Claims

Recovering all your refunds from a mis sold PPI through a PPI claim is a right of law given to any customer who is ineligible for the product. The High…

Important Ways to Cut Your Water Bill

Water bills have always been a concern for households across the world. That concern is growing as the supply of water continues to decline, which is pushing water costs to…

Significant Gap in Housing Prices Increases in 2011

Housing prices have continued to fall throughout the country for more than a year now. Homeowners found that 2011 was probably the worst year for housing ever, as the prices…

More Younger Citizens Forced into Renting

More younger citizens are being forced to live into rented housing, a report from the Resolution Foundation found. The increase is due to a number of factors, including high youth…

New Bank Account Features Will Benefit Most Customers

Millions of bank accounts customers will benefit from new measures being brought in by many of the High Street banks. The new measures are coming about following the Independent Commission…

Pensioners in Debt Crisis

According to recent reports in one area of the UK, pensioners are feeling the pinch as the recession takes hold with credit problems a real concern for many of them….

Household Finance Index Hits a Low

The Household Finance Index (HFI) – a regularly used consumer spending index – fell sharply in the last month compared to previous levels and is now at its lowest for…