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• Use it or lose it: just hours left to put in PPI compensation claim

  28-08-2019 17:59
  FCA urges British consumers to submit their complaints by 11.59pm deadline on ThursdayUK consumers have just hours left to submit a complaint about payment protection insurance (PPI) before they lose their chance to claim compensation.The deadline is 11.59pm on Thursday 29 August, and the Financial Conduct Authority is urging people to act now. Continue reading...
  
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• How mortgage porting works: Is it possible to transfer a mortgage deal to a new home?

  28-08-2019 16:02 via feedproxy.google.com
  A MORTGAGE lasts, on average, 25 years. Some people may look to move house during this time frame, potentially leaving homeowners wondering whether it’s possible to transfer their mortgage deal to a new property. How does mortgage porting work?
  
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• Opening-day frenzy at first Costco store in China – video

  28-08-2019 15:22
  The US retailer Costco has said it will limit the number of shoppers at its first store in China after overcrowding forced it to shut early on the opening day. Large crowds caused traffic jams as they flocked to the store in Shanghai on Tuesday, and shoppers jostled to grab products off the shelves before joining the huge queues at checkouts Opening-day frenzy forces Costco to limit numbers at China storeContinue reading...
  
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• Trapped, as Lambeth changes its planning rules overnight

  28-08-2019 10:00
  Our L-shaped dormer was allowed under permitted developments. Then, when work began, it wasn’tWe started work on a loft conversion in May last year. The standard L-shaped dormer came under permitted development rights which do not require planning permission. But when the work began we applied for an optional certificate of lawfulness from Lambeth council. It didn’t review our application until September when it was rejected. It turned out that the planning department had unilaterall
  
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