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15/01/2021
News and discussion of consumer affairs
City Living; Retail Bots; Work from Bed
Has the pandemic changed the allure of city living forever?
Call You and Yours - who do you miss these days?
Supermarket Workers, Dress Up to Stay In, Green Homes Grant
How does pay at supermarkets compare to other jobs?
Care Homes; Meat Sales; Holiday Bookings
Parcel Tax, Northern Transport, Business and mental health
New rules on imports from the EU has seen shoppers paying a third more for goods
Housing Market; High Street Report; Young Bridge
With time running out on the stamp duty holiday - what's happening to the housing market?
Call You and Yours - Have you or anyone in your family lost their job in retail?
Have you or anyone in your family lost their job in retail?
Amigo Loans complaints, Period Dramas, Cladding Prisoners
We speak to the boss of Amigo Loans about a plan to cap compensation payouts to customers.
28/01/2021
Care Vaccinations; Lockdown Cleaning; Staycation Prices
Dental backlog, Loneliness, Warehouse space
Are you lonely and if so, should the government help?
Slow Broadband; Baby Bust; Happy Design
The families struggling with slow broadband, opting for faster speeds.
Call You and Yours - How has the pandemic changed your life for the long term?
How has the pandemic changed your life for the long term?
Fake Covid Test Certificates, Buying a Woodland, Broadband Speeds
You & Yours investigates the sale of fake covid test certificates for travel.
Rats, Masks and Second Homes
How do you keep unwanted four-legged guests out during lockdown?
Gambling, Hospitality Trade, Energy Caps and QR Codes
Stolen Dogs, Animal Welfare, Interior Colours
As dog thefts rise, campaigners are calling for a change in the law to protect their pets.
Call You & Yours - What is it like for the children you know, being taught at home?
Social Tariffs; Selling Clothes; Rent Arrears
Make-Up Sales; Closed Pubs; Gambling Black Market
Make-up sales have plummeted but we're buying more skincare to treat ourselves.
Care Jabs, Business Rates, Bitcoin Fraud
Making vaccinations mandatory. Plea for business rates reform. Surge in bitcoin scams.
Housing, School bears, TikTok marketing
How teddy bears are doing their bit to help out in the pandemic.
Call You & Yours: Are you struggling to pay your rent or mortgage?
Student Accommodation; Post-pandemic Spending; Broadband
What next for students who've been paying for accommodation they've barely been living in?
Green Homes; Drive-thrus; Ryanair refunds
The government is cutting funding for the green homes grant scheme.
Double pension fraud, Non-league football, Treasure hunters
Listen to criminals planning theft from people whose pension pots have already been hit.
Lockdown Roadmap; Memorial Plans; Cold Remedy Sales
We'll look at how the pandemic has affected our confidence in spending money.
Call You and Yours - How are you going to get through the next weeks of lockdown?
How are you going to get through the next weeks of lockdown?
Tenancy Evictions, Essay Mills, Online Car Sales
Are tenants at risk of eviction getting the legal support they're entitled to?
The Vivienne; Imported Puppies; Food Banks
Drag Race star The Vivienne says Drag Queens are struggling because they can't work.
Flood Report, Parcel Insurance and Perfect Pooches
MP's slate government over flood defences, and is there anything good about being bored?