A staycation stampede has been seen lockdown-weary Britons accuse holiday cottage firms of doubling prices and charging more than £1,000 for short breaks after the roadmap to end the national shutdown was published. Price rises of 25 to 100 per cent are being imposed by companies running websites marketing thousands of cottages on behalf of … Read more
Burger King fans have been left divided following the unveiling of its retro new logo – its first rebrand for 20 years. Many fans of the US fast food chain praised its new look, which is almost identical to an old logo from the Nineties – though others mocked it for merely rehashing an old … Read more
Nearly 4.5million leaseholders in England will be ‘tens of thousands of pounds’ better off as a result of laws to be unveiled today by the Housing Secretary. Robert Jenrick said his attempt to make it cheaper and simpler for leaseholders to buy their properties is the biggest property law reform since Margaret Thatcher’s right-to-buy revolution … Read more
‘My gift cards with a face value of £75 are now worth £35.20’: Beware the rip-off inactivity fees wiping out your unspent balances By Laura Shannon For The Mail On Sunday Published: 22:21 GMT, 2 January 2021 | Updated: 22:21 GMT, 2 January 2021 Anyone who received a gift card for Christmas should be aware … Read more
An investigation into 87 fertility clinics in the UK found two thirds offered a technique called ‘time-lapse imaging’, which costs up to £795.
Will the crackdown on £1bn rip-off REALLY cut your insurance bill? By Toby Walne, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: 21:52 BST, 26 September 2020 | Updated: 21:52 BST, 26 September 2020 Insurers have finally been ordered to end the loyalty rip-off after years of campaigning by The Mail on Sunday. The City watchdog – the … Read more
Outspoken chef Gary Usher has slammed a customer who said her meal at his restaurant was a ‘rip-off’ in a damning online review. Usher, 36, hit back after diner Emma left a one-star TripAdvisor review for his restaurant, the Sticky Walnut in Chester, Cheshire. Emma said the £122 bill for her meal – one course with … Read more
Parking ‘cowboys’ who use aggressive tactics are facing a crackdown by the Government. Proposed laws aim to ban rogue private firms from handing out unfair and rip-off parking tickets. The initiative includes an appeals charter intended to eliminate fines for motorists who make genuine errors or have mitigating circumstances. Meanwhile, the Government is also considering … Read more
Government urged to axe rip-off retirement home fees in small print as crackdown is delayed There are hidden fees for selling a deceased relative’s retirement home Many retirement property firms are taking between 1% and 30% of the proceeds Charity Age UK is calling for the fees to be scrapped altogether By Sarah Bridge for … Read more
Fertility clinics’ covid test rip-off: Couples face paying up to £400 for coronavirus tests at IVF centres Couples wanting a baby are being asked to pay up to £400 for COVID-19 tests Private clinics have been condemned for charging ‘add-on’ fertility treatments Women’s partners are also being asked to take COVID-19 tests – at £150 … Read more