The Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has today published final guidance clarifying its expectations of firms on the fair treatment of vulnerable customers. The guidance aims to drive improvements in the way firms treat vulnerable consumers so that they are consistently able to achieve outcomes that
There was a time when customers used to spend precious hours of their weekends criss-crossing out-of-town retail parks to visit multiple showrooms before buying a car. Then, with the advent of car websites, online evening research became the default. The impact of lockdown and the
THE AVERAGE British parent loses two whole weeks of sleep per year because their baby won’t settle down at night, according to new research. Mums and dads spend 2.5 full days discussing their little one’s bedtime habits every year, the poll by Silentnight Safe Nights
AN ONLINE Will writing company has released a list of the top 10 songs people have requested at their funerals in the last two years. FreeWills is the second largest Will writing company in the UK. Their free online service allows people to create a
On 19 February 2021, the FCA imposed a number of restrictions on motor finance provider Raedex Consortium Limited (Raedex) requiring the firm to cease conducting regulated activities because of concerns about its finances. Raedex is part of an investment scheme where consumers can invest in
In the forthcoming announcement (expected Monday 22nd) on the government plan to gradually relax lockdown, scaling up testing is going to be a key element (alongside ongoing vaccinations). This increased testing will affect a whole range of organisations: schools, universities, businesses, care homes. Marta Kalas,
The National Landlord Index published by Accommodation.co.uk, has uncovered that the vast majority of landlords will continue to focus on urban rather than rural property investments in 2021 even after the pandemic saw many renters leaving cities for larger rural properties. The majority of UK
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New figures released by HMRC show that the Coronavirus Job Retention Scheme (Furlough scheme) and Self-employed Income Support Scheme (SEISS) has cost the Government over £69.5bn, in the period from April 2020 to the end of January 2021, but ordinary tax payers should not be
Today, Universal Music Group’s Astralwerks label and the LEGO Group teamed up to introduce L.L.A.M.A to the world. He makes his debut with the infectious single “Shake,” which features three-time GRAMMY® winner NE-YO and newcomer Carmen DeLeon, who recently released the hit single “Juegas.” “Shake”