Oct 04, 2011
Many people are conned into giving their personal information to people who will sell it on the black market of personal details each year, and many more are beginning to fall victim to these cons which can potentially end up in you losing money.
Sep 29, 2011
Many holidaymakers are falling foul of tough policies set by some of the leading travel insurance companies to help them get out of paying peoples claims by relying on the wording used in their policies and information in the small print.
Sep 29, 2011
Many people are stuck in contracts where they are not sure if they are getting a good deal and could be paying excessive amounts of money for services they do not even use. It is estimated that 76% of mobile phone users are on the wrong tariff.
Sep 26, 2011
Around 86% of people shop online at Christmas, and with online shopping, especially at Christmas time there isn’t always a happy ending and with stories of fraud, being conned in to buying fake goods and more, you should take measures to stay safe.
Sep 23, 2011
On January 1st this year card providers introduced many new fees alongside new consumer-protection measures that were meant to help customers, causing outrage amongst most credit card users.
Sep 21, 2011
Like many, you may have been stung by excessive overdraft fees that are charged by banks for going into an unauthorised overdraft and with The Office of Fair Trading predicting that banks charge around £2.5 billion a year in fees are they unfair?
Sep 15, 2011
At the beginning of the year small firms were asked to take a more active approach when trying to acquire finance from the banks, as many companies won't bother to try and get money from banks as they are expecting to be rejected straight away.
Sep 14, 2011
With many potential University students being put off by the thought of potentially being in massive debt when leaving university, big companies realise it could effect their intake of talented staff so are now employing people straight from schools
Sep 13, 2011
Building your own home is often dismissed by many people due to the amount of effort that has to be put in, but if you are prepared to dedicate your time to the project you are likely to have to dedicate less money to getting a new home.
Sep 13, 2011
Many people on a summer holiday last year were stung by shops and restaurants charging British travellers in pound sterling instead of the local currency, so they don’t charge the current exchange rate but use their own, normally around 5%.