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Rail ticket offices, Will warning, Rental homes' energy efficiency

MPs travel watchdog tells rail companies they'll have to come up with a better plan if ticket offices are to go, and there are warnings about firms overcharging for will writing.

The House of Commons Transport Committee are asking the public to let them know what they think about the proposals to close railway ticket offices. The railways in the UK cost the taxpayer billions and operators say they must make savings but is this the way to go?

As the housing market continues to be sluggish and buying 'chains 'remain brittle, some sellers have turned their back on people who need mortgages and are only prepared to sell to cash buyers.

The online platform Etsy has a new algorithm and sellers say it鈥檚 causing chaos by holding onto money they are owed for weeks and weeks.

There's been an increase in people being pressured to sign up to expensive will writing and probate services, so much so the Competition and Markets Authority are worried and want the public to tell them if they have been approached by or have used one of these services that typically charge thousands of pounds for work that often should not cost more than a 拢200.

More people in the private rental sector are living in fuel poverty, according to the charity National Energy Action. This despite a government campaign launched in 2018 to persuade landlords to improve the energy efficiency of their lets. Landlords complain that the government plans lack clarity and the assessment system for a home's energy performance is flawed.

A new law requiring organisations regulated by the Financial Conduct Authority to become better at looking after consumer interests has become law - but what does it mean?

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