by Citizens Advice Bassetlaw | Aug 8, 2019 | Citizens Advice, Retford, Worksop
Private renters will no longer have to pay letting agent fees as the Tenant Fees Act came into force on 1st June 2019. Citizens Advice has called for a ban on fees for a decade and worked with parliamentarians across the political spectrum to make sure the bill was as...
by Citizens Advice Bassetlaw | Jul 11, 2019 | Citizens Advice, Retford, Worksop
Citizens Advice Bassetlaw wants people to be part of the next 80 years of its history by volunteering with them. The Citizens Advice service started almost 80 years ago on 4th September 1939 — the day after the beginning of World War II. As part of Volunteers’ Week,...
by Citizens Advice Newark and Sherwood | Jun 6, 2019 | Citizens Advice, Sherwood
Citizens Advice has responded to the government’s announcement that it will consult on scrapping section 21 ‘no-fault’ evictions in the private rented sector. Gillian Guy, Chief Executive of Citizens Advice, said: “Scrapping no-fault evictions is a ground-breaking...
by Citizens Advice Newark and Sherwood | Apr 9, 2019 | Citizens Advice, Sherwood
Sherwood and Newark Citizens Advice was very pleased to learn of the FCA’s recent announcement that it will cap the cost of rent-to-own goods from 1st April 2019, which will help local people struggling with repayments. Jackie Insley, Chief Officer, said: “This cap,...
by Citizens Advice Bassetlaw | Mar 23, 2019 | Citizens Advice, Retford, Worksop
In response to the Financial Ombudsman Service’s quarterly update on debt collection figures, Gillian Guy, Chief Executive of Citizens Advice, said: “While concerning, these figures show the steps that can be taken to address problems in a regulated sector. “But when...
by Citizens Advice Rotherham and District | Mar 11, 2019 | Citizens Advice, Rotherham
The majority (71%) of mobile customers with a SIM-only plan are overpaying for data they don’t use, at a total cost of £800 million per year, according to new analysis from Citizens Advice. SIM-only mobile customers could save approximately £63.00 per year by...
