Ticketmaster fined or losing customer payment card details

Ticketmaster fined £1.25m for losing payment card details of more than 1m British customers By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 21:51 GMT, 13 November 2020 | Updated: 21:51 GMT, 13 November 2020 Ticketmaster has been fined £1.25m for losing the payment card details of more than 1m British customers.  The US-owned firm, which … Read more

Deferred payment arrangement for care fees was unsigned so must I pay?

I’m handling my late uncle’s estate and I’ve recently been made aware of a ‘deferred payment arrangement’ with his local council amounting to approximately £16,000. I asked for a copy of the DPA but it’s unsigned and I’ve also discovered that no legal charge was made by the council. The council has not formally asked … Read more

Deferred payment arrangement for care fees was unsigned so must I pay?

I’m handling my late uncle’s estate and I’ve recently been made aware of a ‘deferred payment arrangement’ with his local council amounting to approximately £16,000. I asked for a copy of the DPA but it’s unsigned and I’ve also discovered that no legal charge was made by the council. The council has not formally asked … Read more

Missed loan payment: Two million miss mortgage and loan repayments but could still get a mortgage

Families who have struggled with money at some point in the past three years have seen their finances disproportionately hard hit as a result of coronavirus.  Those who have a history of struggling to keep up with debt repayments are about 50 per cent more likely to have got further into debt as a result … Read more

Borrowers face ‘lender lottery’ as 323,000 payment freezes end soon

Hundreds of thousands of people still on breaks from their mortgages and unsecured debts face a potential ‘lender lottery’ from next month as blanket protections are removed. Banking body UK Finance said financially vulnerable people benefiting from 323,700 payment holidays across mortgages, credit cards and personal loans will be offered help ‘tailored to their individual … Read more

Payment holiday CAN affect home loan, says Minister

Treasury Minister gives banks all-clear to turn down borrowers who took loan repayment ‘holidays’ during lockdown By Helen Cahill, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:50 BST, 26 September 2020 | Updated: 23:00 BST, 26 September 2020 A Treasury Minister has given banks the all-clear to turn down borrowers who took loan repayment ‘holidays’ during lockdown.  … Read more

Jessika Power speaks out after a supplements company accused her of keeping $1,600 payment

Jessika Power has defended herself after a supplements company claimed she was paid $1,600 for a sponsored post which never materialised, before then cutting off communication with them. Speaking to Daily Mail Australia on Friday, the 27-year-old former Married At First Sight star claimed she’d told the company she was unwell and intended to return … Read more

Why didn’t Barclays text me about a payment I was about to miss?

‘Barclays’ text alert service failed me at the crucial time’: Customer penalised as bank denies credit card direct debit despite ‘automated’ insufficient funds warning Adrian, 28, from Lancashire, was billed £11 for missing a direct debit payment  He normally receives alerts from Barclays telling him to top up his account   However in June the alert … Read more

Scammers target diners at the Ritz by posing as staff to steal their payment card details

Ritz diners targeted by scammers posing as staff to steal their payment card details before trying to spend thousands of pounds at Argos Fraudsters phoned people with details of bookings and asked for card details  The Ritz has confirmed it’s investigating a ‘potential data breach’ on Thursday Fraudsters used customer card details to make transactions … Read more

£3,200 fines for shunning face masks: Payment of £100 will keep on doubling for repeat offenders

Repeatedly refusing to wear a face mask could lead to a fine of up to £3,200, Boris Johnson announced last night. At present those who do not cover their faces in shops or on public transport can be ordered to pay a penalty of £100 – or £50 if they pay within a fortnight. But … Read more