Extra Charges for Credit/Debit Card Payments to be Banned (UK)

Business
20/07/2017 Consumers will no longer have to pay up to 20% extra for making purchases by debit or credit card after 13 January next year when the Payment Services Regulations 2017 come into force to consign rip-off card charges to
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Accessing Pension Pots Early Has Become ‘The New Norm’ (UK)

Finance and Legal
14/07/2017 ‘Lack of public trust in pensions’* is a factor behind the withdrawal of around £11bn from one million pension pots since the new ‘pension freedoms’ were introduced in April 2015, reveals the Financial Conduct Authority in an interim report
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Goods Mortgages Bill to Give More Protection (E, W)

Finance and Legal
12/07/2017 The Law Commission is seeking views on draft clauses intended to complete a new Bill that will replace the Victorian-era statutes still used by individuals who want to pledge their own goods as security for loans or other obligations,
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Crackdown on Illegal Tobacco in London

Finance and Legal
12/07/2017 London Trading Standards, Councils and health professionals are joining forces to stage a series of awareness-raising roadshows in locations across London this month to highlight the harm caused by the sale of illegal or cheap tobacco. The roadshows will
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More Protection for Holidaymakers Who Book Online (UK)

Finance and Legal
05/07/2017 From 2018, consumers who book their holidays online will get the same protections as those who book on the High Street, under new legislation that will extend the ‘ATOL Protection Scheme’ to cover a gap in the fast-growing Internet
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