My mate asked me if his landlord can put his rent up when they like. Obviously I don't have a scooby so can they do this? Ok some history, he's rented there a year or so and only ever signed a 6mth tenancy agreement which now seems to have expired but they're happy leaving him alone renting long term...

Employees on 'zero-hours' contracts hits 1.4m

This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on 1st May 2014 11:32.

*Worries about true strength of jobs market as official figures show number on 'zero-hours' contracts much higher than thought* The strength of...

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I signed a 36 month contract wth handepay also known as merchant rentals (they are terminal provides to take card payments) - The contract expired in September 2013. I am currently looking to retire and thought I’d save a few pennies for my business and changed to a cheaper credit card rate provider....

I have been receiving a number of letters from Lowell referring to a/c from Vodafone and Lloyd bank which a do recall I had a few years ago.

I send them a "proof it" letter for the Vodafone a/c and they replied with a photo copy statement stating that the last payment was made...

Hello all,

I was hoping I could get some advice here on what to do next as,

Today I have received a county court claim from Lowell. It states 'The claimants claim is for the sum of £410.00 being monies due from the defendant under a non-regulated (non-regulated? What about...

Penalty-Free Phone Switching Imposed By Ofcom

This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on 23rd January 2014 14:54.

*The regulator strikes a deal with mobile, landline and broadband providers designed to protect consumers on fixed-price contracts.* ...

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The thing that struck me about this report is that the majority of young adults who are still living with their parents are men. Maybe something to do with not knowing how to work a washing machine [img]http://www.smileys.newbeginningsnetwork.com/piwigo/galleries/HOME_AND_PEOPLE/housework/machinelaver.[/img]...

Try to keep this brief!

Been working same place now for just over 12 months on same contract, although it has been extended (three times now I think IIRC).

Obviously after the first 12 weeks we gained same rights as Perm staff due to the amendments to (Agency / Contractor)...

In June or July of last year my friend and i decided to join a local health club to get fit, we was told that if we joined up on the day we would only have to pay a certian amount of money for the first three months, i decided to join on my friends corporate membership as this worked out better for...

Hi everyone
Sorry I didnt know where this should go as I'm new to the forum.Here is the problem;I moved in with my ex-flatmate in june '12 on a joint tenancy. He'd rented the property with two different flatmates in the previous two years in the same situation. I paid the bill money to him as...

Workless households at record low, says ONS

The proportion of UK households where no adult aged 16 to 64 is in work is at its lowest since comparable records began in 1996, official figures show.


Read more-------> http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-23862993

Hey, a friend of mine has managed to get herself into a right pickle.

When she was 17 she applied for accounts with Littlewoods and Orange and changed her age by a year to qualify.

She now has 4 outstanding debts totalling ~£2000 and she is on a DMP which is unaffordable,...

You might like to take a look at this , the Russian version of UE or bank bashing:-

http://uk.finance.yahoo.com/news/man...164106734.html

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I sent Zinc a CCA request back in 28th May and have not heard anything since. They are WELL over the 12+2 days limit, I am trying to find the correct next letter to send them but I am not having any luck finding it.

I know they have received it as it was signed for the following day.

Is small print in online contracts enforceable?

This is a duplicate of the Blog Entry made on 6th June 2013 08:39.

With some internet companies' terms and conditions being longer than Shakespeare's Hamlet, could it be that "unfair" clauses in agreements are not......