Trading Standards
Olly Murs concerts cancelled after promoter stops trading – can you get a refund?
Olly Murs fans have been left out of pocket after two of the singer's tour dates were cancelled
20 July 2017
Mark Warner Holidays orders its customers to pay currency exchange surcharge for pre-paid bookings
Customers have been left stunned after being told they must pay up to £50 extra per person
12 December 2016
House of Fraser fined for misleading customers last Christmas
House of Fraser has been fined £40,000 for misleading Christmas shoppers last year
30 November 2016
Fraudsters con holidaymakers out of £2.2 million: Protect yourself
ABTA, police and the Government have joined forces to urge caution when booking holidays online
13 April 2015
Consumer rights are changing: MSE asks Jo Swinson what's happening
The new Consumer Rights Bill, which comes into force on 1 October, has been given Royal Assent by the Queen today
26 March 2015
Five arrested in copycat website crackdown
A clampdown on online hoaxers who con people out of money via faked copycat Government websites has led to five arrests
7 July 2014
Extra cash to tackle copycat Government websites
Extra funding is being given to crackdown on misleading websites that try and palm themselves off as government services
4 March 2014
Loan shark cartoons to teach kids about debt dangers
School children in England, are being encouraged to be taught about the dangers of using loan sharks
3 March 2014
Google axes ads for London congestion charge copycats
Google has removed ads linking to unofficial London congestion charge sites after motorists were stung by extra charges
26 February 2014
Raspberry Ketone Fresh: Avoid costly diet pill ads shown on Facebook
Dieters should avoid trials from Raspberry Ketone Fresh, after customers had payments of over £150 taken unexpectedly
4 February 2014
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Update Note 25 May 2017: The ready reckoners below have been updated with the new 2017/2018 living loan amounts. Also since first writing this blog, and seeing the strength of feeling it attracted, I have written an open letter to the Uni Minister asking him to start telling people about this. Yet sadly received his no we won’t...
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