Holly Hamilton leads the consumer fightback - getting answers, righting wrongs and making things better for consumers everywhere.
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Holly Hamilton leads the consumer fightback - getting answers, righting wrongs and making things better for consumers everywhere.
If you have a story or experience you want to share with Consumer Fight Back, email cfb@bbc.co.uk
This week we are diving into a topic that affects all of us, warranties and guarantees. What do they really mean, how do they protect you, and what should you watch out for? To guide us through, we’re joined by Lisa Webb, Consumer Lawyer with Which?
This week, Linzi talks to Consumer & Motoring Disputes Expert, Scott Dixon about which cover to opt for based on your needs and how honesty is the best policy.
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Jim tells Linzi how he uses his engineering and software background to scam the scammers before posting videos to expose their lies. Linizi discovers that Jim only started making videos by accident. Jim offers listeners sage advice on how best to protect themselves so that they can remain safe from scams. If you have a story or experience you want to share email cfb@bbc.co.uk
This week, Linzi talks about Universal Credit with Rachael Jeffers who is a Welfare Rights Advisor with over 10 years’ experience and expertise in welfare rights and advocacy.
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This week, Linzi talks about home buyers surveys with Sam Dickie, who is a Director of Simon Brien estate agency and also a Spokesperson for the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors in Northern Ireland.
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This week, we are talking about selling second hand goods online with Rob Lilley-Jones from Which?
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With fewer than 100 days until the self-assessment tax return deadline, Linzi asks who needs to fill in a return and why?
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This week we discuss premium bonds with Iona Bain - BBC Morning Live’s money expert.
Want to know more about pensions but don’t know where to start with the basics? Consumer Fight Back has you covered.
Janine Maher from the Money and Pensions Service talks through the State Pension, Defined Benefit (DB) pensions, Defined Contribution (DC) pensions and a Self-Invested Personal Pension (SIPP) and explains how they can interact with each other.
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We explore just how much you’re paying to go to university – and ask, is it worth it?
Holly asks how much are we willing to spend on a children’s birthday party?
Holly finds out how people are coping with rising food bills at a social supermarket.
We take to the streets of Belfast to find out how much people were paid in their first jobs. And we chat to the CEO of Youth Employment UK about what rights young workers have as they start out in their first part-time jobs. Are there enough jobs for young people looking to earn a few quid? What other options are out there?
What does it actually look like to shop with ethics in mind?
If you’ve ever dreamed of ditching the 9-5 daily grind and found yourself counting down the days until retirement...what if that day was in weeks, not years? Holly chats to a couple who are retired and travelling the world..
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We're officially in the middle of wedding season and it costs £451 on average to be a guest at the big day. How much do you gift the happy couple? And when is it ok to politely decline the invitation?
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Holly jumps aboard a cross-border train to find out why a ticket from Dundalk to Belfast is cheaper than a ticket from Newry to Belfast.
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When Kate was asked to provide a video to prove she returned her package to an online shop, something didn’t sound right. Consumer expert Harry Kind sheds some light on online returns that seem impossible.
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Motoring journalist Neil Briscoe lifts the bonnet on holiday car hire, after an experience that was very close to home.
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