Consumer affairs

How to cut the cost of travelling on your own

Heading off abroad alone? Give the single supplement the swerve and cut the cost of solo travel.Ditch package holidaysPackage holidays are designed for couples and families. Tour operators don’t...

Warning social media videos could be exploited by scammers to clone voices

Consumers have been warned that their social media videos could be exploited by scammers to clone their voices...

Dear Airbnb: who is ‘Rachel’, and how has she taken over my booking?

Eight months ago, I booked an Airbnb on my new iPhone. The confirmation congratulated someone called Rachel on...

UK’s smart meter targets leaving energy users short-changed, says Martin Lewis

Energy customers are being short-changed by “perverse” government targets to install electronic smart meters in homes across the...

Lloyds sent my £37,000 to the Duchy of Cornwall and I can’t get it back

Please help me track down my £37,700. In November 2023, ill health forced me to wind up my...

I received a £100 parking charge even though we’d used the JustPark app

I used the JustPark parking app, after recommendations from friends, to park our car in Edinburgh during a visit to our daughter who lives...

UK water companies to warn bill cap will drive away investors for overhaul

Water companies will struggle to raise the billions of pounds needed to clear Britain’s waterways and fix its creaking infrastructure under the regulator’s plan...

Can you apply for pension credit? It’s key to help with rising energy costs

Energy prices are set to rise after the regulator announced the new price cap on Friday. From October, the annual gas and electricity bill...

My brother has fallen victim to the retirement home transfer fee money grab

In 2022 my brother bought a flat in a retirement complex built by McCarthy Stone. A year later he had to move to a...

Mushrooms are magic in the tussle with frizzy hair, says Dyson

Mushrooms are the wellness trend du jour, turning up in coffee, supplements and even beer. Now, we are being told to slather them on...

Keir Starmer warns of tough times ahead to fix ‘Tory ruins’

British people will have to endure even worse economic and social ­pressures in the months to come as the Labour government takes “unpopular decisions”...