A sharp fall in cash machine usage last year has prompted a warning that more ATMs could end up being closed or imposing fees. Link, the UK’s largest cash machine network, said its latest data showed there was a 38% decline in ATM transactions in 2020, caused in large part by the coronavirus crisis. John…
Private rents in some of the UK’s biggest city centres have fallen by up to 12% in a year but have risen sharply in parts of northern England as some tenants swapped an urban life for the suburbs, smaller towns and villages. Property website Rightmove’s latest rental trends report said the pandemic had led to…
Ovo Energy plans to launch an electric vehicle charging tariff, at half the usual price, to compete with typical off-peak rates even when electricity demand is at its highest. The UK’s second-largest energy supplier will set the tariff at a flat rate of 6p per kilowatt-hour no matter what time of day their customers choose…
Saga, the travel and insurance company for the over-50s, has reported a rise in holiday interest as the first wave of customers who have been vaccinated against Covid-19 look to “travel in great numbers and live life to the full”. The company said that despite the pandemic, customer retention levels have been high and an…
We are among the many people still struggling to get a refund for Covid-cancelled flights booked though Lastminute.com. Our son’s return flight from America in May was cancelled by Austrian Airlines in April and, after very many emails, we got a reply from Lastminute.com in June, offering a refund of £517. No payment was received….
Mastercard is to increase the fees EU firms face to take payments from online shoppers from the UK by at least 400%, in a move that could mean higher prices for consumers. When a credit or debit card is used, a percentage of the purchase price is paid by the retailer to the bank that…
