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Banks’ victory in Supreme Court spurs Foxtons to fight fees ruling – Times Online

UFBC — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 22:48:00 +0000

Foxtons is to appeal against a High Court ruling that millions of pounds of fees it has charged landlords are unfair, after the banks’ overdraft charges victory gave the estate agent hope that it could win a renewed legal battle against the Office …

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Banks’ victory in Supreme Court spurs Foxtons to fight fees ruling – Times Online

OFT vows to continue battle for fairer bank charges despite blow – Scotsman

UFBC — Wed, 23 Dec 2009 00:00:00 +0000

THE Office of Fair Trading yesterday pledged to continue its fight with banks despite giving up its legal battle on unauthorised overdraft charges. The trading watchdog said it would not be taking any further legal action against the banks over the …

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OFT vows to continue battle for fairer bank charges despite blow – Scotsman

OFT admits defeat on bank charges – This is Money

UFBC — Tue, 22 Dec 2009 08:23:00 +0000

The Office of Fair Trading has ended its legal battle to tackle bank charges , despite its belief that the charges remain unfair to customers. Shock: Last months bank charges decision was unexpected. The OFT finally admitted defeat in the battle over …

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OFT faces new legal fight as builders line up to challenge their fines … – Times Online

UFBC — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 00:24:00 +0000

The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) is facing another costly legal battle after 25 construction companies contested penalties imposed by the competition regulator for illegally inflating bids for building tenders. Several of Britain’s biggest …

Debt collectors hit out at advice websites – The Guardian

UFBC — Wed, 02 Dec 2009 11:10:00 +0000

… body, but Gander said bank charges would never have been made a priority by the OFT without websites such as his. The OFT launched a high-profile legal battle over the issue, but it ended in defeat last month. “Consumer … shoplift, consumers …

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Debt collectors hit out at advice websites – The Guardian

The bank charges ruling explained – The Independent

UFBC — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 16:33:00 +0000

In one of its first judgments, the newly-formed Supreme Court has rejected the two year court battle against the banks over unauthorised borrowing fees – charges of up to £38 a time for slipping into the red without permission. They said that the …

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The bank charges ruling explained – The Independent

Bank charges ruling blow for consumers – Glasgow Evening Times

UFBC — Wed, 25 Nov 2009 12:01:00 +0000

TENS of thousands of bank customers today lost out in a court battle for refunds over “rip-off” overdraft charges. The Supreme Court ruled in favour of seven major banks and a building society over fees for unauthorised overdrafts. The banks had …

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Bank charges ruling blow for consumers – Glasgow Evening Times

Banks ‘will charge for using cash machines’ – Daily Mail

UFBC — Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:22:00 +0000

Banks could charge customers to take out money from a cash machine, campaigners fear. They believe the banks will introduce new ‘rip-off’ charges if they lose a long-running court battle this week with the Office of Fair Trading. It could signal the …

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Banks ‘will charge for using cash machines’ – Daily Mail