Checkaco Consumer Newsletter August 2024
News, views and much more for the consumer from Checkaco
Checkaco Consumer News: hundreds of Everest customers lose their deposits after window company went bust again (and the signs were evident in April)
Checkaco Consumer News: hundreds of Everest customers lose their deposits after window company went bust again (and the signs were evident in April)
Checkaco Consumer News: customers have the rug pulled from under them as Carpetright collapses leaving them without a penny (but were there tell tale signs of trouble brewing)
Checkaco Consumer News: customers have the rug pulled from under them as Carpetright collapses leaving them without a penny (but were there tell tale signs of trouble brewing)
Checkaco Consumer News: the Independent’s travel guru Simon Calder lists 7 ways to spot a holiday scam
Checkaco Consumer News: the Independent’s travel guru Simon Calder lists 7 ways to spot a holiday scam
Checkaco Consumer News: confusion for tourists who have booked vacations as one of Europe’s largest tour firms goes bust
Checkaco Consumer News: confusion for tourists who have booked vacations as one of Europe’s largest tour firms goes bust
Deciphering Financial Data: Understanding Statutory Accounts in UK Company Credit Reports
How to interpret a company’s accounts to see if they are financially sound
Checkaco Consumer News: online used car firm beloved by those who like their next car delivered to the door like an Amazon parcel enters administration
Checkaco Consumer News: online used car firm beloved by those who like their next car delivered to the door like an Amazon parcel enters administration
Checkaco Consumer News: UK Finance call for £40 million levy on social media companies as consumers are scammed out of £1.2 bn a year
Checkaco Consumer News: UK Finance call for £40 million levy on social media companies as consumers are scammed out of £1.2 bn a year
Pic: BBC
Checkaco Consumer News: Australian fans of Taylor Swift have been targeted by scammers selling fake tickets with an estimated £1million scammed as fears rise the UK is next
Checkaco Consumer News: Australian fans of Taylor Swift have been targeted by scammers selling fake tickets with an estimated £1million scammed as fears rise the UK is next
Checkaco Consumer News: freelancers wait more than a year to be paid by Rolling Stone Magazine as late payment (or no payment) continues to be a problem
Checkaco Consumer News: freelancers wait more than a year to be paid by Rolling Stone Magazine as late payment (or no payment) continues to be a problem
Checkaco Consumer News – Fashion Victims: Victoria Beckham and Sarah Cameron demand their stock back from collapsed Matchesfashion while customers wonder if they will lose their online orders
Checkaco Consumer News – Fashion Victims: Victoria Beckham and Sarah Cameron demand their stock back from collapsed Matchesfashion while customers wonder if they will lose their online orders
Checkaco Consumer News: forced labour, data collections, long delays for orders and masses of complaints – why some people avoid Chinese online firm Temu
Checkaco Consumer News: forced labour, data collections, long delays for orders and masses of complaints – why some people avoid Chinese online firm Temu
Checkaco Travel News: don’t get caught out by the 10-year-passport rule (and get treated like a criminal)
Checkaco Travel News: don’t get caught out by the 10-year-passport rule (and get treated like a criminal)
Checkaco News: the Body Shop goes bust leaving thousands of customers in the lurch
Checkaco News: the Body Shop goes bust leaving thousands of customers in the lurch
Checkaco Consumer News: bad profit warnings and abandoned Dutch deal sees Ted Baker potentially going bust leaving customers with paid for orders high and dry
Checkaco Consumer News: urgent warning - bad profit warnings could see fashion firm Ted Baker potentially going bust leaving customers with paid for orders high and dry
Pic: Sky News
Checkaco Consumer News: the mystery of why bankrupts like Katie Price can continue to live a life of luxury jetting off on holiday and having expensive cosmetic surgery when broke
Checkaco Consumer News: the mystery of why bankrupts like Katie Price can continue to live a life of luxury jetting off on holiday and having expensive cosmetic surgery when broke
Checkaco Consumer News: arrests as cops seize private jet and yachts, there's the missing £50m, and the scandal of the collapsed Care Home Carlauren Group
One of the homes that were never finished - pictures from the BBC
Checkaco Consumer News: arrests as cops seize private jet and yachts, there's the missing £50m, and the scandal of the collapsed Care Home Carlauren Group
Checkaco Consumer News: the scandal of unburied bodies and fake funerals as the public are ripped off and left traumatised
Checkaco Consumer News: the scandal of unburied bodies and fake funerals as the public are ripped off and left traumatised
Checkaco Consumer Hospitality News: brides-to-be lose deposits for their receptions after hotel goes bust
Checkaco Consumer Hospitality News: brides-to-be lose deposits for their receptions after hotel goes bust
Checkaco Consumer Scam Alert News: it’s so easy to fall for a holiday scam – just like this woman did thinking she was on the Airbnb site
Checkaco Consumer Scam Alert News: it’s so easy to fall for a holiday scam – just like this woman did thinking she was on the Airbnb site
Checkaco Consumer Retail News: Cazoo deny they will go bust this year as customers fear losing their money
Checkaco Consumer Retail News: Cazoo deny they will go bust this year as customers fear losing their money
Checkaco Consumer Media News: subscribers to The Lady magazine should be aware that HMRC has issued a winding up petition for the publication
Checkaco Consumer Media News: subscribers to The Lady magazine should be aware that HMRC has issued a winding up petition for the publication
Checkaco Consumer Money News – second Chinese construction giant receives winding-up petition which could cause a ‘Lehman Brothers’ moment creating a second ‘2008 Credit Crunch’
