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Serious Fraud Office conducted 27 month investigation on fraudulent renewable energy firm
The Serious Fraud Office (SFO) has conducted a 27 month investigation Manchester based Solar Energy Savings Limited was under investigation. The SFO believed that the firm was mis-selling solar panels. The fraudulent mis-selling of roof-top solar installation had five people connected to it, totalling in £13million. In addition, there were two companies which were used to…
DetailsDo you know your Consumer Rights?
Under the Consumer Rights Law, customers have 30 days to return goods that are faulty or broken. Currys have recently had to change their returns policy from 48 hours to 30 days. This is due to the fact that it was contradicting the Consumer Rights Act. Under the Consumer Law, a customer has 30 days…
DetailsMany Britons are now fighting with resort owners to cancel their agreements
In the UK, hundreds and thousands of people have “invested” in a timeshare in Europe. Many Britons are now fighting with resort owners to cancel their agreements but unfortunately, many are unsuccessful. It is illegal for contracts to last longer than 50 years. Therefore if the owner’s contract has “expired” they are eligible for compensation.…
DetailsRHI scheme is being considered for complete closure
Many homeowners have been told that investing in an Air Source Heat Pump system will present them with a high ROI (Return on Investment) through the Government’s free “cash” incentive; Renewable Heat Incentive Tariff (RHI). Air Source Heat Pumps were invented to take heat from the air outside, increase its temperature and use it inside…
DetailsTimeshare owners may receive significantly less when selling
Recent reports have shown that it is unlikely that a timeshare has gained in value. If timeshare owners were to sell, it is highly likely they will receive significantly less. In addition, many timeshare schemes charge a transfer fee which could be over £1,000. This is due to the fact that many resorts still have…
DetailsWhy people are finding it so hard to relinquish their timeshares
More than 600,000 people in the UK own a timeshare. However, many want to relinquish them but are finding it incredibly difficult to. Timeshares have previously been advertised as a lifetime of holidays without hassle. However, the annual maintenance fees, and the costs of using it and purchasing travel insurance is becoming too expensive for people…
DetailsYou can now get housing and energy grants
There are housing and energy grants available for the elderly, disabled and those with lower incomes The problem is, each year, many are being reported as unclaimed. If you’ve not yet considered claiming money / vouchers to contribute towards your home improvement purchase(s) then you could be missing out on huge discounts. However, (and this…
DetailsPayment Protection Insurance Newsflash – The High Court ruled today against the banks.
The challenge was brought by the banks over new regulations to control the selling of PPI to borrowers. The new regulations not only apply to new policies sold after the beginning of December, but also to complaints relating to cover before the new regime was brought in. Therefore, the High Court ruling means that PPI…
DetailsPPI Newsflash – Lloyds banking group withdraws from legal battle.
Legal battles against tighter mis-selling rules for PPI withdrawn and will not appeal High Court ruling of 20th April 2011. Lloyds to set aside £3.2bn provision against PPI complaints after British banks lost High Court case challenging new regulation.
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