General Consumer News News

Remaining miscellaneous consumer/lifestyle/regulatory stories that don’t cluster into any category above (wills, telecoms regulation, gambling rules, one-off PR stories, etc.).

Gambling Commission Accused of 'Caving to Industry Pressure' by Avoiding Low Stake Limit

By Michael Quinn | Published: 21.03.2018

MPs have been left disappointed after the gambling industry regulator failed to suggest a stake cap of £2 on the much scrutinised fixed-odds betting terminals (FOTBs). Campaigners been trying to raise...

Could this be the end of coppers?

By Ben Rich | Published: 14.03.2018

The future of one and two penny coins could be in doubt after a Treasury review into their utility found a sharp decline in demand in cash transfers had hit copper coins hardest. The Treasury’s...

1st March Deadline to Spend Old £10 Notes Looms

By Michael Quinn | Published: 28.02.2018

The £10 note will tomorrow become the latest denomination of currency to be replaced a newer model which is deemed to be cleaner, safer and more durable than its predecessor. The old paper notes...

UK Households Who Didn’t Switch Overspent by £1,500 Over Past 6 Years

By Ben Rich | Published: 05.02.2018

Figures released by Ofgem, the Energy watchdog, estimate that 9 million UK households, or about 35% of the national market, haven’t switched gas or electricity suppliers since 2012 and as a result...

25p “Latte Levy” Being Considered on Paper Coffee Cups to Tackle Waste

By Michael Quinn | Published: 15.01.2018

A group of MPs including Michael Gove has been contemplating charging 25p for every disposable coffee cup in a bid to prevent plastic waste. The move is akin to the 5p bag charge brought about in 2015...

Care Home Review Reveals £1bn Funding Shortfall and Administrative Malpractice

By Scott Turner | Published: 01.12.2017

In December 2016 the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) launched a full review into the conduct of care home sector in order to monitor compliance with their lawful obligations and to...

Paradise Papers Reveal Offshore Interests of Thousands of High Profile Figures

By Michael Quinn | Published: 13.11.2017

A leak of over 13 million documents relating to money stored in offshore accounts came to light last week with thousands of high ranking individuals and companies implicated. The documents were...

May Pledges Help to Buy Extension

By Max Robinson | Published: 03.10.2017

Theresa May announced extra funding for the Help to Buy scheme as the Conservative party conference began in Manchester. She has pledged an additional £10bn for the Help to Buy scheme – an amount that...

New £10 Notes Released - Could Yours be Worth Thousands?

By Max Robinson | Published: 19.09.2017

The new polymer £10 notes featuring Jane Austin entered circulation on Thursday the 14th of September. Managing to get your hands on one of these notes early on could prove to be lucrative, as some of...

New £2 Jane Austen coins see limited locations for circulation, but are they be worth all the hype?

By Danny Lord | Published: 25.07.2017

Marking the 200th year anniversary of the famous author’s death, a brand new £2 Jane Austen coin has been put into circulation by the Royal Mint on the 18th of July. With the launch of this coin, some...