£6.7 Million Lost in Holiday Fraud ! How to avoid the scams.

Monday 22nd April 2024

Fraudsters have stolen £6.7 million from 4,700 unwitting holidaymakers in 2017 according to a report compiled by Action Fraud. Action Fraud is the National Fraud and Cyber Crime Reporting Centre, which is the UK’s national reporting centre for fraud and cyber-crime, to whom you should report any fraud in which you have […]

Festive Frivolities

Monday 22nd April 2024

On Friday 22nd December 2017, the teams at Praetorian Legal and Mercantile Claims celebrated their annual works Christmas party.
We attended the Manhattan party at the NEC in Birmingham, where the evening started with a drinks reception, along with canapes. The evening’s entertainment commenced with dancers on stilts, meandering amongst us.
At 8pm, we […]

‘New Deal’ For Consumers.

Monday 22nd April 2024

‘New Deal’ for consumers boosts consumer rights and law.
The EU currently has some of the stongest consumer protection rules in the world. The rights the EU has put in place for consumers give predictability and confidence to both consumers and businesses and include the right to safe products, the right to return […]

Mandy Coombes, Fraud Victim From Birmingham

Monday 22nd April 2024

Fraud Victim

A Hospital clerk from Birmingham was left distraught after scammers striped her bank account of her life savings. Mandy Coombes had a phone call from someone claiming to be from her bank before all but a few pounds disappeared from her account. A fraud investigation has begun to find out who did […]

Hilton Grand Vacations Forms $10 Million Joint Venture.

Monday 22nd April 2024

Hilton Grand Vacations Forms $10 Million In Joint Venture To Develop Its First Resort In Charleston, South Carolina.
Hilton Grand Vacations and Strand Capitol Group have formed their first joint venture, announcing Liberty Place Charleston By Hilton Club as the destination. The $10 million investment in the joint venture will be located […]

Banned For Life !

Monday 22nd April 2024

Two Florida Businessman Have Been Permanently Banned From Selling Timeshare’s And Ordered To Surrender Their Assets.
The two businessmen, Jess Kinmont and John Wenz, ran and operated ‘Pro Timeshare Resales LLC’ from 2011 to 2016. The Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the US’s equivalent of Trading Standards, brought the case against the pair to […]

Shocking Staff Reviews for the Financial Ombudsman

Monday 22nd April 2024

Staff members working for the Financial Ombudsman Service have been flooding Glassdoor with negative reviews.
Glassdoor is the ‘TripAdvisor’ of the employment sector, where staff are able to rate past and current employers out of five stars. They can also leave comments on their experiences and many have taken the opportunity to vent […]

Hilton Grand Vacations Secures New Timeshare In Los Cabos, Mexico.

Monday 22nd April 2024

Hilton Grand Vacations invests $41 Million in Hilton Hotels, Los Cabos Beach and Golf Resort in Mexico.
Hilton Grand Vacations has long continued as a high profile vacation ownership brand. They are again increasing their presence in the market by purchasing 87 of the 375 hotel rooms within the resort.
The hotel is located […]

Crown Court Trial Starts For Four Charged with Timeshare Fraud

Monday 22nd April 2024

The trial of Francis Madden, Claire Garland, Keith Furneval and Jean Furneval begins with prosecutors claiming that the four fraudulently obtained hundreds of thousands of pounds from unsuspecting customers wishing to purchase holiday products, over a period of around five years.
The four were charged in July 2017 in connection with the alleged […]

A Day To Celebrate, Relax and Enjoy The Festivities

Monday 22nd April 2024

The Marriage of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle will take place tomorrow in St.George’s Chapel at Windsor Castle at 12pm. The Queen granted permission for the ceremony to be held in the place of worship, which seats approximately 800.
The build up to the wedding has dominated the headlines for weeks now, with […]