For updated information surrounding the Coronavirus please check the government website: https://www.gov.uk/coronavirus Coronavirus: Domestic abuse victims still allowed to leave to seek help Following advice to stay at home, the government has issued clarification that domestic abuse victims are allowed to leave home to seek help at refuges. BrightHouse in administration BrightHouse, the biggest rent-to-own […]
For updated information surrounding the Coronavirus please check the government website: https://www.gov.uk/coronavirus Coronavirus: FCA announces payment freezes on motor finance, buy-now pay-later, rent-to-own and pawnbroking New measures announced by the Financial Conduct Authority came into force on 27 April to help those struggling to meet payments for motor finance, buy-now pay-later payments, rent-to own […]
Paid bereavement leave From April, The Parental Bereavement (Pay and Leave) Bill (“Jack’s Law”) will come into force and allow parents who lose a child under the age of 18 to take leave as either a single block of two weeks, or as two separate blocks of one week each. Under the new rules, people […]
Nationwide customers to be refunded £6m in overdraft charges Bank customers must receive a text alert before they are charged for entering unarranged overdrafts so they have time to take action to avoid the unexpected overdraft charges. Nationwide failed to make it clear in texts that customers could incur charges if they did not take […]