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Ombudsman Services

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Ombudsman Services is to stop taking property complaints after claiming it can only offer a "broken solution to a broken market".
6 February 2018
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A MoneySaver has won an apology, refund and compensation from mobile phone firm O2 after it told him calls from the US would cost 0.99p per minute but actually charged him 99p. Other customers may also have been given wrong info – if you've roamed abroad with O2, here's what to check.
11 December 2017
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MoneySavingExpert.com is calling on the Government to overhaul the "farcical" ombudsman complaints system, in a damning report which reveals some consumers feel escalating concerns is a "complete waste of time".
1 November 2017
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A man hit with a shock £10,500 bill for exceeding his dongle's data allowance has won a partial reprieve from the Ombudsman after MoneySavingExpert.com highlighted his case.
11 April 2017
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MoneySavingExpert.com has been asked to write a report on the effectiveness of ombudsmen by a group of cross-party MPs seeking recommendations on how consumers' rights could be better served.
22 February 2017
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Embattled energy supplier Extra Energy has once again been ranked bottom of the Citizens Advice performance table after receiving a record number of complaints.
1 September 2016
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Vodafone customers mugged on holiday have been pursued for more than a year by the mobile operator after thieves ran up £1,000s in premium-rate call charges on their stolen phones.
28 July 2016
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A former financial services ombudsman is launching an unprecedented legal bid to secure £19 billion compensation from Mastercard over charges that were passed on to shoppers, claiming some 40 million UK consumers could each receive hundreds of pounds in damages.
6 July 2016
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An investigation into energy supplier Extra Energy has been launched by regulator Ofgem after a record number of complaints were lodged with Citizens Advice.
4 July 2016

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