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Year: 2017

When is a contract not a contract

February 27, 2017February 27, 2017 Fergus Muirhead

Should Tesco have to sell the three for two items at the reduced price on offer, even although the offer ended three weeks ago? Or, should the jeweller have to sell a ring it advertises in the window at £100, even although the real price os £1000? To answer these questions we need to look at the nature of a…

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Stay safe from the scammers

February 24, 2017February 24, 2017 Fergus Muirhead

“Hello, my name is Ryan and I’m calling from BT. We’ve noticed that someone is connected to your computer and your broadband and is using it for illegal purposes.”

“Oh really, how did that happen?”

“We’re not sure, but what we want to do is make some adjustments to your machine and that will solve the problem.”

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Quote or estimate?

February 23, 2017February 23, 2017 Fergus Muirhead

When is a quote not a quote? When it’s an estimate. It’s a simple question with a seemingly simple answer. But it’s a question and answer that causes lots of us problems every day as we get hit with a builder’s bill that bears no relation to the figures discussed when a job was initially priced. “How can a job…

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On whose authority?

February 22, 2017February 22, 2017 Fergus Muirhead

But one of the biggest issues, and one that should have been resolved a long time ago, is that of continuous payment authorities, which are still used by many payday lenders. There is still a lot of unease about the fact that lenders are using this payment method that allows them to take cash out of borrowers’ accounts almost at will.

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Interest rates are now up over 5%.  But have the recent rises really helped to deal with inflation? Take a look at Fergus’s recent post to see what that might mean for you.

Moneysucks for musicians

Have a look at the first part of our series on how musicians can best maximise and protect their income from their own words and music.
We'll be adding to this in the coming months to provide much more useful information for musicians.

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