Hello and welcome to this week’s Money Talks – a roundup of the week’s biggest stories and some things you may have missed.
Money news
Bosses behind nuisance phone calls could face £500,000 fine
AA reports rise in car insurance premiums
Tickets trader Viagogo criticised for ‘callous resale profiteering’
Weekly UK earnings rose 2% last year in biggest increase since crash
Need a receipt? Tesco trials paperless till system
Vodafone fined £4.6m for serious breaches of consumer protection rules
Feature
Beware the small print that could hike one-bed flat’s ground rent to £8m-a-year
In pictures
In the spotlight
Intense competition for sought-after properties means it’s all too easy to be taken in by fraudsters. Harriet Meyer warns renters to be aware of the pitfalls.
Consumer Champions
£1,000 bill for one John Lewis order was ‘ring fenced’ twice at my bank
DW Fitness Clubs works on making gym membership cancellation process fit for purpose
Nationwide tries to wriggle out of faulty bridesmaid dress claim
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