By Harry Mottram: The chance to see The 1975 or Olivia Rodrigo for some Glastonbury Festival goers have been kicked into the mud at Worthy Farm after Yurtel went bust. The Wiltshire firm stopped trading in May and it became clear customers who had paid for hospitality tickets and accommodation packages between £10,000 up to £16,500. Checkaco understands that the […]
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Checkaco Consumer News: Soon to be wed couples lose their deposits of thousands of pounds when their wedding venue went bust
By Harry Mottram: A couple who planned on their dream wedding this summer at The Mill at Conder Green in Lancaster have lost their £6,500 deposit when the venue went bust. Nikita Stewart, 30, and her 31-year-old fiancé Jack Smith said they had heard from a friend the hotel appeared to have closed suddenly so they […]
Checkaco News: nightmare as kitchen firm goes bust, romance scams, Bitcoin con and shock as solicitor is hacked Kitchen companies that come and go – and take your cash
The consumer press is filled with stories of people who have looked at their old kitchens during lockdown and thought it would be good to change to something minimal and modern now they work from home. Kitchens are pretty expensive home improvements especially if they are fitted by specialist companies – although the flip side […]
The coronavirus catch: builder won’t return buyer’s deposit
The Guardian’s Miles Brignall has written about the case of a house buyer who said they have been well and truly stitched up Redrow Homes this April. The reader contacted Miles Brignall to say: “Earlier this year, we agreed to buy a newly built home in Kent from the developer Redrow. We had sold our […]
Checkaco a new landlord before you pay your deposit (so you don’t lose your cash)
My daughter recently left her flat to rent a new property in Cardiff but was told her £300 deposit on the old flat would not be returned as the landlady had to clean the flat. When my daughter pointed out she had cleaned the flat from top to bottom and left it immaculately clean she […]
Paying a deposit for furniture? Don’t get caught out if the company goes bust like House of Fraser –check them out with Checkaco first
Paying a deposit for furniture? Don’t get caught out if the company goes bust like House of Fraser –check them out with Checkaco first So many people got caught out when House of Fraser went bust as they lost their deposits on furniture and various goods. And although one family took matters into their own […]
Her wedding venue went pop – if only she’d done a credit check.
Her wedding venue went pop – if only she’d done a credit check A bride to be has lost her £5,500 deposit for her wedding reception when Botleigh Grange Hotel in Southampton went into administration. Sasha Miles was reported in the Daily Mail to have planned her wedding day with Fraser Monahan of Hampshire for […]