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I had work completed on my home, but it has not been finished correctly by the tradesmen, and I don’t know what to do. Can you help?

When you hire a trader to carry out work on your property, the Consumer Rights Act 2015 states that the trader should carry out that work using ‘reasonable care and skill’. That is a job that is completed to the level of care and skill expected of a competent trader within their profession. If you believe the level …

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The Dread of Debt: Regaining Control of Your Finances

The UK consumer credit lending market demonstrated an increase in the amount of outstanding debt of approximately £9.9 billion over a two-year period between the end of 2017 and December 2019. To put this into context, this is just shy of two billion £5 notes. When you look at the repercussions of personal debt, 350 …

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Airbnb: Top tips for guests – whether savvy travelers or new navigators

The majority of us with access to a computer and internet connection are aware of what Airbnb is. Visiting a different town or city can be daunting as it is, without a question mark hanging above the place we are going to be staying. At consumeradvice.scot, we wanted to make it as straightforward as possible …

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Tenant Deposit Schemes: Locking down security deposits on rental agreements

Many would say that the law changed for the better when compulsory involvement with landlord deposit schemes was mandated by the Tenancy Deposits Schemes (Scotland) Regulations in 2011. This built on part of the Housing (Scotland) Act 2006, which gave Scottish Ministers the power to approve a Tenancy Deposit Scheme and in July 2012, three …

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