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allied carpets gone into administration - can I claim back my deposit on my flooring?
ordered flooring with allied carpets last week, now I hear they have gone into administration. Is there anyway I can get my deposit back? (stupidly didn't buy on credit card)
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My leather chair is ripping
Hello. I'd like a few opinions on this situation if possible. I bought a leather "Manager's Chair" from Argos nearly 4 months ago for £100.00. Where your bum sits, it has what you could call "leather netting" or "breathing holes" in the leather. The actions of sitting down or getting up evidently cause the leather between…
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Faulty mobile phone - no returns!
Hi, I was wondering if anyone could help me with regards to what I’m entitled to. 18 months ago, I started a new phone contract with t-mobile. I was already with them and they told me my contract would be exactly the same as what I was already on, but with “web n’ walk” also. It wasn’t until my bill came that I realised it…
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Am i entitled to compensation from Tesco ?
Hi , i just wondered what my rights are after finding a black ,foreign object in a food product i bought from Tesco : i found the disgusting object during cooking and returned it to my local store ( which the staff there thought quite amusing ,i.e. telling me of other customers who had found various foreign objects in food…
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Wedding Venue Deposit
Hi, Just wondered if anyone could give me some advice please? We booked a wedding venue, paid an £800.00 deposit (by cheque) and now want to cancel it. We didn't sign an agreement form/terms or conditions, I just have a letter from the owner acknowledging receipt of our deposit. Any chance of getting it back do you think??…
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Greenbelt Group- anyone else had dealings?
We bought a new house off plan in 2001. Whilst we were waiting for it to be built, our attention was drawn to a maintenance charge which would be written into the deeds, that would maintain the greenspaces on and around the estate. The sales lady said it would be very nice when it was finished and that it would be fenced…
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Council Tax Final Notice
I have received one of these this morning saying that I have lost the right to pay by DD but I know that I filled out an online mandate.... I have no proof but I know I did it. Can they do this and demand the full amount? Has anyone else had this joyous experience? I do love how they do this so that you get the letter on a…
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Claiming against developer
I'm looking for some advice here. I live in a new house built by one of the big housing developers, around 2 years ago we had torrential rain (like the past few days) and our garage flooded. It became immediately evident that living at the end of the cul de sac at the bottom of a slight incline wasn't a good idea in terms…
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UK caravan holiday - Invoice states more than brochure?
Hi this is my first post, I hope I'm putting it in the right place.... Booked a week in a caravan myself, hubby and three girls, booked a 3-bed caravan. Holiday park (independant park) states £625 for our choice of caravan for the week we want, top of tariff show it to be a 4-8 berth. Received invoice for remainder of…
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beko fridge freezer
my beko fridge freezer has just given up the ghost...typically it was bought in may last yr so is just out of warranty. should my 1st step be to call beko or under soga should i go to the store where it was purchased? thanks
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xbox
Hi My sons xbox 360 console broke (two red flashing light) so we phoned the xbox customer service uk up and they said that because we had the console for 18 months it was out of warranty so we would have to pay (£90) for them to fix the problem or we could take it to a shop and get it fixed, so thats what we did. We took…
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Samsung Fridge/freezer
Last June we bouught a Samsung fridge/freezer over the internet. On wednesday morning i came downstairs to find that it had broken. An engineer came today and stated that the compressor had gone and it would be a minimum of 4/5 days if part was in stock (in Holland) or longer if it had to come from Korea, phoned samsung to…
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Memory Foam Mattress - I hate it!
I bought a memory foam mattress from an online bed shop. It was delivered on Monday. I've slept on it for 3 nights and it really hurts my back. My bottom sinks deep into the foam (i'm only 9 stone) and my back is overly arched which is painful. It's also very hot in the bed and my husband and I keep waking in the night…
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Paid for a course and now the company seems to be closed!
Hello all, I wondered if someone could give me some advice about £200 I paid for motorcycle course from a company that now seems to have closed. I paid for the course for myself and my boyfriend (as a birthday present) but when we turned up on the day, we were informed that the instructor hadn't arrived and the course…
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Carpet Right/Fitter????
Hi Im after a bit of advice. We bought some vinyl for the kitchen and it was fitted 2wks ago, it started to 'bubble' and we also noticed that it wasnt cut properly ie you could see the concrete between the vinyl and skirting board. We rang them and they sent someone out the following morning to sort it (was the same person…
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buying a new phone bit of advie please
hey guys not sure if im posting in the write place, im going to buy the new iphone tomorrow but the prob is that in my bank i have £380 and its my birthday today and have the cash but cant get to the bank so i was wondering is it possiable to pay £380 on my card and pay the rest in cash, i have never done it in a shop so…
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Studio Catalogue
I've just received my montly statement with a £20 fee for non payment, before it was due I sent them a direct debit instruction so I didn't have to pay over £1 call to make a payment to them every month and get it out of the bank without worrying for missing of payment for the above reason... I rang them and they tell me…
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Help yellow pages advert wrong
To cut a long story short yellow pages have printed my 15mm advert with the wrong website address. The name and number are correct. I telephoned them to make them aware and at first they wouldn't budge, but eventually admitted their mistake after putting me on hold numerous times. This advert cost over £100 and the only…
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Fitness First Help!!
Hey, i need help! Basically i joined fitness first for women a few months ago and want to cancel my contract because, well really its a waste of time and i can't afford it! I have a student membership. I have sent a letter recorded delivery basically saying i want to end it due to financial reasons (but its said a bit…
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Orange Default
Hi there, I'm not quite sure if this is the right place...But I was wondering if someone could help me out with an Orange Default query. Rightly so, I was late on a payment, also I'm aware that the notification process is slightly different...However, are they allowed to put a default on your account without telling you at…
