My family and I went to Rio de Janeiro to celebrate New Year on the famous Copa Cabana beach in Brazil for a once in a lifetime trip. We flew with Emirates via Dubai on an evening flight from London Heathrow with the three return economy tickets costing almost £3,000. Our flight to Rio was … Read more
We have been waiting six weeks for Barclays to transfer more than £15,000 from my deceased mother-in-law’s account. I accept that due to the coronavirus pandemic this is a difficult and busy time, but this money is urgently needed to pay direct debits and bills for the property still owned by her estate. I have … Read more
I plan to start cycling to work every day after the social lockdown comes to an end. I’ve used my bike on-and-off to commute for the past 15 years and over that time have witnessed plenty of bad driving, poor cycling and daft pedestrian behaviour. Now, I intend to start cycling all the time to … Read more
In June 2014 I moved out of a student house I had been living in for two years while at university. The accounts were in my name. We always paid the full amount of our energy bill on time and allowed meter readings. When we moved out we settled our final bill with EDF Energy. … Read more
Would there be any benefit in taking a mortgage holiday even though I don’t need one? Both me and my partner are still working full-time and able to meet our mortgage payments, but we were discussing about whether we should ask for a mortgage holiday anyway and save the money instead. How do the holidays … Read more
My husband and I booked and paid for a villa for a week in Corfu, and invited our four daughters and families to join us at our expense. The villa cost £2,391. We paid £96 for insurance with Get Going. The villa company asked for a list of guests who were likely to be staying. … Read more
Tony Hetherington is Financial Mail on Sunday’s ace investigator, fighting readers corners, revealing the truth that lies behind closed doors and winning victories for those who have been left out-of-pocket. Find out how to contact him below. A.Y. writes: I have received a letter from Lowell Portfolio, claiming an alleged debt of £599 which it … Read more
Sainsbury’s defers £160m dividend as profits remain flat despite pre-lockdown sales rush By Tom Witherow For The Daily Mail Published: 21:51 BST, 30 April 2020 | Updated: 22:25 BST, 30 April 2020 Sainsbury’s has deferred a £160million dividend and cancelled bonuses despite its supermarkets being ‘busier than Christmas’ in the week before lockdown. Bosses said … Read more
The homewares website Wayfair emailed to inform me my account details, including my email address, had been changed. I tried to check my account but my password had been changed so I was unable to do anything except see the new delivery address. Five items had been purchased and my account showed £432.85 pending. I … Read more
I run three rural pubs which are all closed because of COVID-19 and may not open again. I cannot afford to keep up my ex-wife’s maintenance payments and don’t want to get further into debt. Can the payments be reviewed as a matter of urgency? Pubs around the UK have been closed for more than … Read more