Coronavirus lockdown UK: Universities face demands to return tuition fees

Students and parents have started to demand tuition fee refunds as universities abandon face-to-face teaching because of Covid outbreaks. Thousands of freshers are currently locked down in their rooms as rising cases of the virus devastates the start of term. The intake has already endured the summer grading fiasco and some are now stuck inside while … Read more

I paid lunch fees ahead of lockdown but the nursery won’t refund me the money – what can I do? 

I have a problem with our nursery. At the beginning of last March, we paid all the fees for the lunch of our daughter upfront.  Now the nursery is refusing to refund the money because they say that the lockdown wasn’t its fault.  After a few months trying to get our money back we’re getting … Read more

Couple forced to rent out their home after being charged over €80,000 in mortgage termination fees

A young family has been forced to rent out their home and borrow money from friends after being charged over €80,000 in early mortgage termination fees. British couple Justin and Annabelle Parfitt, reality TV stars turned property developers, bought an undeveloped loft in Berlin three years ago with the intention of fixing it up and … Read more

Meghan and Harry will earn fees of ‘only’ $250k to $400k for speeches

Meghan and Harry will earn fees of ‘only’ $250k to $400k for speeches because ‘level of control’ requested by the couple will ‘put clients off’ The couple’s fee was originally estimated to be around $1million for each speech International consultant has shattered this prediction in a leaked contract from  Event creator warned that organisations will … Read more

Meghan and Harry will earn fees of ‘only’ $250k to $400k for speeches

Meghan and Harry will earn fees of ‘only’ $250k to $400k for speeches because ‘level of control’ requested by the couple will ‘put clients off’ The couple’s fee was originally estimated to be around $1million for each speech International consultant has shattered this prediction in a leaked contract from  Event creator warned that organisations will … Read more

Google will ramp up advertising fees on firms from the UK, Austria and Turkey by up to 5%

Google will ramp up advertising fees on firms from the UK, Austria and Turkey by up to 5% from November as US tech giant passes on cost of new digital services taxes to customers It follows in the footsteps of Amazon which last month stopped absorbing cost Price increases have been met with dismay from … Read more

Google will ramp up advertising fees on firms from the UK, Austria and Turkey by up to 5%

Google will ramp up advertising fees on firms from the UK, Austria and Turkey by up to 5% from November as US tech giant passes on cost of new digital services taxes to customers It follows in the footsteps of Amazon which last month stopped absorbing cost Price increases have been met with dismay from … Read more

BBC will spend £100million chasing TV licence fees

The BBC is set to spend around £100million of taxpayers’ cash chasing the TV licence fee and hauling non-payers to court this year after the over-75s were told to cough up, documents reveal. Private firm Capita last year received £59.9million from TV Licensing, the body which outsources the collection of the £157.50 annual levy for the … Read more

BBC will spend £100million chasing TV licence fees

The BBC is set to spend around £100million of taxpayers’ cash chasing the TV licence fee and hauling non-payers to court this year after the over-75s were told to cough up, documents reveal. Private firm Capita last year received £59.9million from TV Licensing, the body which outsources the collection of the £157.50 annual levy for the … Read more

Can booking sites add on cleaning fees after the hotel is already booked?

I booked a hotel room online for £82 but was told afterwards there would be a £44 cleaning fee: Is it allowed to do this? Travelers may find that booking sites add on fees after a reservation is made The CMA has previously investigated additional costs not being advertised Consumers are advised to read the small … Read more