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24/03/2025
Call You and Yours: Antiques and Vintage
Do you buy or sell vintage furniture?
Service Charges, Railway Arches, Fast ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½wares
Social housing tenants face significant service charge increases.
Gap Finders: Alex Partridge, founder of UniLab and LadBible, plus ADHD Chatter podcast
Price Hike Day, Rhubarbs Revival, Whisky Bandits
Everything you need to know about 'awful April' as prices rise for bill payers.
Call You and Yours: Awful April
How are you coping with rising costs?
Fraud Reduction, Motability, Almshouses
The UK’s fraud minister explains how the government is tackling fraud.
Gap Finders: The Entertainer founder Gary Grant
Gap Finders: The Entertainer founder Gary Grant.
Fake Reviews, Older Renters and Charity Bargains
Will new powers be able to stop fake reviews?
Call You and Yours: How is your business coping at the moment?
How is your business coping at the moment?
Knitted Cardigan Scam Update, In-game Spending, Red Tractor
Five adverts have been banned by the ASA following our investigation into fake cardigans.
Gap Finders: Tyrrell Crisps and Chase Distillery founder William Chase
Gap Finders: Tyrrell Crisps and Chase Distillery founder William Chase.
Fake Companies, Pirate Books and Asda
Will new rules spell the end of criminals' fake companies?
Call You and Yours: Consumer Spending
What you are spending your money on at the moment?
Doorstep Crime, Private Tutoring, Buy-to-let Parking
Doorstep crime increased by more than 7% last year, according to Action Fraud.
Gap Finders: Slime Party UK LTD founder Ruby Sheldon
Ruby Sheldon founded Slime Party UK LTD, inspired by her children.
Smart Meters, Holiday Lets and Forecourt Fines
Compensation promise for faulty smart meters.
Call You & Yours: Second ÃÛÑ¿´«Ã½s
Are second homes a good or bad thing in your experience?
Royal Mail, Wrong Dogs, Touring Residencies
Royal Mail’s universal service obligation is set to change.
Gap Finders - Bags of Taste Founder Alicia Weston
Gap Finders: Bags of Taste founder Alicia Weston.
Old Energy Meters, Eurostar, Big Brother's Furniture
The race to replace old energy meters.
Call You and Yours: Decluttering
How easy do you find getting on top of clutter?
Bounce Back Loan Fraud, Illegal Sports Streaming, Oxford Street
We hear how a person’s identity was used to get a £50,000 Covid Bounce Back loan.
01/05/2025
Balkan Holidays, Rail Fines and Renting v Buying
What's cheaper - rent or a mortgage?
Call You and Yours: Buying Second Hand
Have you made the shift to second hand online shopping?
Podcast Scam, Allergies, Cryptocurrency Regulations
How a podcast invite turned into a scam that put a dog groomer’s business at risk.
Gap Finders - Charlotte Pearce
A Gap Finders interview with Charlotte Pearce, founder of Inkpact.
Puppy Scam, US Travel, Male Botox
The rise of male botox - we hear from one man about why he has it.
Call You and Yours: Cosmetic Treatments
What's your experience of cosmetic treatment?
Grand Piano Scam, Peak Trains, Running Sales
Musicians are being targeted by scammers offering them free grand pianos.