All articles featuring 'OFT'
Retailers in extended warranty shake-up
7 February 2012Major electrical retailers are poised to avoid a competition inquiry by overhauling their sales of extended warranties
OFT launches investigation into gym contracts
2 February 2012A number of gyms are being investigated by the Office of Trading, to determine whether or not their contracts are unfair
Warning – free skincare trials may be subscription trap
2 February 2012Forum users have complained of unknowingly subscribing to skincare firm RevitaDerm, after signing up for 'free' trials
Full of guides, deals and loopholes, it's free and spam free
Payday loans to be regulated in new 'under one roof' regime
27 January 2012Regulation for most financial products will be housed under one roof, the Government has proposed today
Easyjet ends fee-free bookings as it now charges for Visa Electron
13 January 2012Easyjet passengers will no longer be able to beat booking fees with a Visa Electron card.
Banks to scrap bureau de change debit card fee
20 December 2011A number of banks will stop charging debit card customers to take foreign currency in the UK
Payday loans investigation to happen next year
14 December 2011The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) is to carry out an investigation into the high cost credit industry in 2012
OFT launches car insurance probe amid price hikes
14 December 2011Fair trading chiefs today launched a study following big rises in premiums in recent years
OFT to investigate Groupon over multiple advertising breaches
2 December 2011Daily deals site Groupon has been referred to the Office of Fair Trading, after the site repeatedly broke rules
OFT issues new protection against dodgy loan brokers
24 November 2011The watchdog today published guidance, setting out standards it expects from credit middle men, following complaints
MPs call for return of cheque guarantee cards
16 November 2011MPs are keeping up the pressure after the cards were abandoned in June by the Payments Council
Carcraft hit by OFT action over second hand car sales
9 November 2011The car supermarket has had its wrists slapped after a watchdog found major problems in the way it sold vehicles
Consumers "at risk" from £7bn scams
9 November 2011British consumers are being ripped off but official arrangements to protect them are 'incoherent and fragmented'
PPI compensation rockets
1 November 2011There was a whopping £239 million paid by banks and other financial firms in August to customers who were mis-sold
Crackdown after firms caught hounding sick patients in hospital for debts
19 October 2011New guidance on debt collecting has today been published by the OFT, in a bid to protect consumers
Home phone and broadband prices on the rise
Which? launches collective energy switching campaign
Rise in first-time buyers predicted
Will the big freeze hit energy bills?
"Wish I'd been stupid enough to get PPI in the first place"
Surprise call from Ed Davey, Energy Minister – on collective switching
A warning to freelancers and the self-employed everywhere
A dragon in the Napoleonic wars
Student loans will be interest free for many 2012 starters
