Quick house sales, beards, pocket money
Regulation for companies that quick-sell houses, pocket money inequality, and the declining popularity of shaving products. Consumer news with Aasmah Mir.
Quick house selling firms offer consumers a faster sale than might be achieved on the open market, with the seller usually agreeing to receive a below market-value price for their home in return. But they are unregulated and the Office of Fair Trading wants to see voluntary self-regulation.
Sales of shaving products for men are falling as gents turn away from razors and foam in favour of stubble and beards. Is facial hair growing in popularity or is just that we can't afford to buy grooming products?
There's inequality in the amounts girls and boys get paid for the chores they do. We speak to children about how much they get from mum and dad.
Presenter: Aasmah Mir
Producer: Simon Browning.
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Quick House Sales market
Consumers selling their houses via "quick sale" companies are in danger of being misled,
Duration: 06:08
Kids' pocket money
Do boys get more pocket money than girls?
Duration: 03:43
Consumer law changes
New changes to laws give consumers more rights to get to get their money back.
Duration: 06:38
Beards blunt razor sales
Sales of razors and shaving foams have fallen as men embrace rugged charm of beards.
Duration: 05:21
Kids' pocket money - responses
Your responses to the pocket money gender divide.
Duration: 01:24
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- Wed 7 Aug 2013 12:00麻豆社 Radio 4 FM
- Wed 7 Aug 2013 12:04麻豆社 Radio 4 LW