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• If lettings agents are disclosing fees, I can’t see them

  26-03-2016 08:01
  
  Nearly a year after the government pledged to force agents to disclose charges prominently, we check their websites to see if this is happeningNearly a year ago a new “crackdown” on hidden charges by letting agents in England and Wales came into force. The government stepped back from banning the myriad fees tenants pay on top of sky-high rents – as they have done in Scotland – but said it would force letting agents to disclose them prominently in branches and websites in
  
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• General Accident says I’m a higher risk being born on the 23rd instead of 22nd

  26-03-2016 08:01
  
  I put the wrong date on my car insurance and it cost me an extra £60I moved my car insurance to General Accident (part of Aviva) after using the comparison website Confused.com to find the best deal. Having paid online I noticed from the paperwork that I had entered my date of birth incorrectly – by one day: I had entered 22 February 1965 instead of the 23rd.I sent my new insurers a copy of my driving licence as proof of my birth date and checked they had actioned it. During the conv
  
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• Black box car insurance: a young driver’s new best friend behind the dashboard

  26-03-2016 08:00
  
  Telematics-based motor insurance is teaching novice motorists better skills and reducing what can be sky-high premiumsIt’s the “black box revolution” that is slashing the cost of car insurance for young drivers, many of whom often struggle to find affordable cover. Figures have revealed a 40% surge in the space of a year in the take-up of so-called telematics-based motor insurance policies, with almost 455,000 people now using the technology to monitor their driving skills in e
  
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