The COVID-19 Pandemic has not only thrust the world into chaos but with record numbers of people now working from home, scammers have taken the opportunity to use the pandemic to target more and more people. Record numbers of scams have sprung up over the last year and with so many of […]
Two firms have been fined heavily by the Information Commissioner’s Office for sending more than 2.7 million nuisance text messages during the pandemic and triggering a record-breaking number of complaints.
One company based in West Sussex has been fined £250,000 for sending more than 2.6 million spam text messages to customers who had […]
When people attend timeshare presentations, they are often blown away by the sales pitch and totally sold on the benefits of having a holiday guaranteed each year. The way in which they are portrayed make them sound amazing and an opportunity not to be missed. You can share them with friends and […]
We often get asked the same questions when clients start a claim against their timeshare resort or holiday club. This is not unexpected; it can be an incredibly worrying and frustrating time. After all many people have been through years of disappointment and frustration after becoming a timeshare owner. Not to mention […]
Our team at Mercantile Claims are experts in dealing with all things timeshare and we have the pleasure of helping thousands of people over the years reclaim money for mis-sold timeshares. More often than not people come to us after having gone through financially draining and extremely stressful experiences. In many cases […]
A woman from the West Midlands has told the BBC how she handed over nearly £113,000 to a man she thought she was in a relationship with.
Ms Elwell has been forced to go to the police after the person she thought she was in a relationship with claimed his life was in […]
Pension scamming has become such a big problem new legislation was brought in to tackle it and stop victims with pensions from losing everything. The legislation meant that people were not allowed to be cold called from companies to talk about their pension pots and coerced into investing into fraudulent schemes. However, […]
Many people regret ever having entered the world of timeshare and wish they could go back in time and not of signed that dreaded timeshare contract. The majority of people who have ever attended a timeshare sales presentation and pressured into purchasing on the day, leave asking themselves “how did that happen?” […]
Lastminute.com in the firing line for not refunding customers.
In a new report conducted by consumer group Which? Claims have been made that the holiday group Lastminute.com has failed to refund customers their holiday booking money when they had promised to do so previously. For most people wishing to get a few […]
Timeshare giant Hilton Grand Vacations has announced it is to open its first timeshare resort property in Mexico. The resort is named La Pacifica Los Cabos and the company started selling units at the location in December of last year. The 74-unit property is now open for business despite Coronavirus restrictions in […]
You are able to pursue a claim yourself to the Financial Ombudsman Service without incurring a fee
