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Letting agents beware

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The requirements to protect a tenant’s deposit in an authorised scheme are by now well known. However a recent decision by the High Court has determined that any sanctions imposed for failure to pay the deposit into an authorised scheme will be...

Do recent reforms go far enough to protect the consumer?

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It comes as no surprise that a recent poll identified seven out of ten consumers want a cap imposed on interest payable credit and store cards. The group ‘Consumer Focus’ has recently suggested that 1.2 million people are now taking out...

Hairdresser handed £390,000 in eccentric customer's Will is told by judge to give the money back

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Following on from my blog on the 31st July, the High Court has now made a decision in the case regarding the hairdresser who stood to inherit nearly £390,000 from two of her customers, by applying the very rare doctrine of Mutual Wills.   ...

FSA's PPI reforms

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For a while now many consumers have been complaining about mis-sold or compulsory payment protection policies contained within their loan agreements. We at Stephensons are certainly receiving a lot of enquires about this area. It is therefore not...

Buyer's market as property prices decrease

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Our ‘topsy-turvy’ housing market seems to be continuing after a new survey from RICS (Royal Institute of Chartered Surveyors) showed that house prices are beginning to fall amidst a stalling economy. According to RICS, since July there has been...

NHS failing to comply with safety warnings

Judith Thomas-Whittingham
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I think most people assume that when they are administered drugs by a doctor, nurse or other clinician they are being given the correct drug and dosage for their condition. Unfortunately, recent studies show that sadly, this is not always the case. ...

It can happen to anyone, if you don't know your rights!

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There was judgment in the case of Ashby v Kilduff [2010] EWHC 2034 (Ch) in the High Court yesterday. David Ashby is a well known former Conservative MP and it seems even he did not know his rights during his relationship with Dr Kilduff.   ...

Protect your deposit

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It seems that a day doesn’t go by without mortgage lenders being in the news. The latest statistics show that mortgage lenders are continuing to ration the size of their loans to homebuyers and people remortgaging. The number of deals on offer...