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A few days after I agreed a lease on retail premises, I was cold called and talked into a two-year contract with energy company BES. I had decided on another supplier but, due to a calculating error, thought BES offered a better deal. Instead, it was far more expensive. I phoned BES the next day, …
Next has hiked its profit forecast for the second time in two months amid signs of a recovery in consumer confidence and “reopening euphoria” on the high street. The UK clothing and homewares chain nudged its profit guidance up by £20m to £720m, following on from April’s £30m upgrade. The retailer smashed its sales target …
I used UPS to deliver an urgent letter with my notarised signature to my sister in Italy. Three weeks later, I was asked to upload an “invoice for my goods”, or to authorise destruction of my envelope or its return to myself at my own cost. I repeatedly pointed out that I had no invoice …
I have a loan with Sainsbury’s bank. I have never missed a payment, but Sainsbury’s issued a default notice 11 months ago. It has since admitted it was a mistake, but Equifax claims the entry is correct, while Sainsbury’s insists it has informed it of the error. My credit file also shows that no further …
Pension funds must set a target of net zero emissions for their investments if the UK is to meet its climate goals, influential figures in climate activism have urged. Many people are unaware of whether their pensions funds are invested in fossil fuels or high-carbon activities, and even companies that have publicly committed to reaching …