Over the last five years the growth in online retail sales has vastly outstripped that of the high street, with an increase of over 350%. It is estimated that by 2010 the average consumer will spend nearly £900 per year in online transactions (REF). Although new regulations have introduced greater consumer protection measures for the [...]
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July 8th, 2008 | Catriona | 0 comments | Continued
According to research carried out by the Office Fair Trading (OFT) seventy percent of new homes are faulty.
The OFT has been investigating the housebuilding industry for over a year and has just released its initial findings. The study not only investigated quality issues, but also covered consumer satisfaction and house supply issues relating to [...]
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June 30th, 2008 | Tony | 0 comments | Continued
According to an article in Edinburgh’s Evening News Barclays and the Royal Bank of Scotland are being investigated for anti-competitive behaviour which results in the head offices of both banks being raided by the OFT (Office of Fair Trading).
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June 8th, 2008 | Tony | 0 comments | Continued
Last week Mr Justice Andrew Smith gave the banks the go ahead to appeal the ruling against them for unfair bank charges, which means that bank customers wanting to make a claim may now need to wait years and may not be able to claim at all if the banks are successful. [...]
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May 26th, 2008 | Tony | 0 comments | Continued
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