All articles featuring 'OFT'

Crackdown after firms caught hounding sick patients in hospital for debts

19 October 2011

New guidance on debt collecting has today been published by the OFT, in a bid to protect consumers

OFT rules out heating oil price regulation

18 October 2011

The off-grid energy sector does not need price regulation as consumers have enough choice, reveals OFT research

PPI consumer protection comes into force

4 October 2011

The Competition Commission has issued new rules in a bid to ensure consumers have more information about PPI

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Plans to help credit applicants with mental health problems unveiled

29 September 2011

The OFT has published guidance to ensure loan and credit card applicants with mental health problems are treated fairly

OFT to investigate currency charges after 'super complaint'

21 September 2011

Complex charges and poor information means many are paying too much for foreign cash, Consumer Focus says

Punish rogue debt firms, says Citizens Advice

16 September 2011

The charity is calling for tougher sanctions on debt management firms that exploit vulnerable consumers with huge fees

Ryanair 'sticks two fingers up at passengers' with new card fees

13 September 2011

Ryanair will make it even harder to avoid fees by only waiving the £12 charge for passengers with the airline's plastic

OFT hits back against heating oil rogues

9 September 2011

The OFT has taken action to prevent consumers being misled when searching online for heating oil supplies

Car insurance cost hope after fees ban

9 September 2011

The Government is banning fees it says encourage a compensation culture that in turn leads to insurance hikes

OFT to investigate rising car insurance costs

8 September 2011

The Office of Fair Trading is to probe the private car insurance industry, after reports of rising premiums

Ryanair makes charges clearer in website update

11 August 2011

Passengers now get a clearer idea of total costs as the airline states the price of all unavoidable charges at all times

Supermarkets fined millions for price fixing

10 August 2011

Asda, Sainsbury's and Tesco are among nine firms fined after the OFT said they co-ordinated price increases

Airline price transparency under investigation

10 August 2011

Rules on how airlines display prices are being investigated by the European Commission

Consumers warned over doorstep traders this summer

20 July 2011

The Office of Trading is launching an awareness campaign to try to protect households from doorstep salesmen

OFT targets copycat websites

14 July 2011

The watchdog has opened probes into sites that charge for services that are available for free or for a lower price

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