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What to do if your solicitor goes bust

Not all lawyers are as unpredictable as TV lawyer Allie McBeal, but always be sure to save all payment receipts Not all lawyers are as unpredictable as TV lawyer Allie McBeal, but always be sure to save all payment receipts

What happens if your solicitor goes bust in the middle of your house move? Summer is a peak time for moving before the start of the new school year, but clients of Norman Saville & Co of London and Birmingham have been left stranded after it was closed down due to irregularities.

 

Richard and Nicola Eccles of Leeds were in the middle of their house sale when they discovered that Norman Saville & Co had been intervened into (in other words, closed down) by the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) in July.

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The couple crunch – how families can prepare ahead

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Redundancy is hitting families across the country, with many jobs in the public sector in particularly affectied by new cost cutting measures. So how can couples survive periods of unemployment?   T...

Madrid, London, Miami... which gives you the cheapest food bill?

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Money Market’s international analysis continues with its monthly this series of comparative tables published across all editions of the newspaper. Data is collected by the international team of editor...

Charges all wrapped up?

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Paying for financial advice by commission is due to stop from the end of 2012. So you will pay for the advice according to what the adviser has to do for you and their scale of charges. Then there wil...

Can you think yourself rich?

Can you really think yourself rich? Two new books “How to Be a Money Magnet”, and “Consciousness, the New Currency”, suggest that you can attract money by making simple life changes.   Their authors...

Letter from the taxman

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If a letter from the tax office arrives on your doorstep this week – you will either be told to pay up or, if lucky, that you have overpaid. HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) said on Monday that it has...

Energy regulator probes suppliers

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The energy regulator Ofgem said it has launched investigations to find if suppliers npower, Scottish Power, Scottish and Southern Energy and EDF Energy are complying with new obligations to prevent mi...