Competitive Water Market Opens in England (E)

Business
12/04/2017. The opening of a competitive water market has given England’s small businesses the opportunity previously enjoyed only by large organisations to shop around the country to find the water utilities and retailers that offer the water supply and waste
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Protection Against Energy Back Billing (UK)

Consumer Law
07/04/2017. Suppliers will no longer be allowed to back bill customers for energy used more than 12 months ago, under proposals issued by Ofgem partly as a result of case studies from Citizens Advice illustrating that not all suppliers have
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Rogue Landlords now Face Civil Penalties (E)

Consumer Law
7/4/2017. Local authorities were given a new tool to tackle rogue landlords on 6 April by new measures empowering them to impose civil penalties up to £30,000 as an alternative to prosecution for a range of offences. Any income generated
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Unfair Fees in Retirement Leasehold Properties (UK).

Consumer Law
07/04/2017. The ‘event fees’ system used by elderly residents to defer payment of some of the running costs of their retirement leasehold homes until they sell them is potentially open to abuse by rogue landlords and should be regulated, urges
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Helping Consumers in Persistent Credit Card Debt (UK).

Consumer Law
04/04/2017. Credit card firms will be required to take an escalating series of actions to encourage customers to repay debts more quickly and avoid getting into ‘persistent’ debt in the first place, under new rules proposed by the Financial Conduct
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