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Love Holiday pressure refunding?
Hi, So, I booked a holiday with love holiday as a package that should have happened over easter. Obviously it didn't go ahead and like many I've been chasing a refund from both love holiday and ryanair for the flight component. Ryanair have sent me a refund for the upgrade on my flight portion and have sent the rest of the…
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Villa booked in florida
hi, just wanted to ask, we booked a villa in Florida to travel in April 2020, obviously due to pandemic had to cancel, had no joy getting money back from villa owner, They only said they were happy to move dates, to be take by the end of this year. so went via insurance company who have now said “they are unable to cover…
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Company gone into Administration while Furloughed
My Wife's Company has gone into Administration while she's been Furloughed and a Management buyout has taken place. She's been transferred under TUPE but they're now saying they can't continue to Furlough her, is this correct? It had been agreed she could return under a phased approach at the beginning of Aug in an Admin…
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Easy Jet - can I bring flights forward with free of charge changes online?
I'm wondering - can I change our flights and bring them forward by 2 weeks free of charge? We are meant to travel to Portugal on 19th August for 12 day's but with the current rules on quarantine on return - we couldn't do that due to children returning to school and me returning to work, so thinking of bringing the whole…
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Eligibility for the "Self-Employment Income Support Scheme" and will I end up paying it back?
Hi there, I've just applied for the "Self-Employment Income Support Scheme" and I have been awarded a substantial grant based on my income over the last few years. However before COVID-19 hit, my business was already struggling with income substantially down (approx. 30-40%) on the previous tax year (2018-2019). Then when…
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Any truth in this re Furlough?
Hi Sorry if it's been discussed before but is there any truth in this at all ? >> https://www.hrkatha.com/news/jobs-of-furloughed-employees-not-at-risk-in-the-uk/
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Package holiday flight cancelled and hotel closed, what are my rights?
I wonder if anyone can help? I booked a package holiday pre Covid through travel republic for a 2 week holiday departing 9/8/2020. Our flights are with Ryanair and these have been cancelled. I am only aware of this because I have logged into the booking through Ryanair's website, according to our booking with Travel…
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Refund unused travel insurance policy?
Last January I purchased a single trip insurance policy for travel in April 2020. Due to Coronavirus, KLM cancelled the flight and the destination was in lockdown. Hence we didn't travel. I have requested a refund or voucher for the unused policy only to be told that I should have made a refund claim before the policy…
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Furlough and SEISS
If someone has 2 jobs, one paye which they are furloughed, can they also apply for SEISS for their self employed work?
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Admiral insurance confusion
I am trying to get my head around the Admiral coronavirus related travel insurance information (from the FAQs, linked from their homepage, sorry - i'm a new member so I can't post a link here!) There are four sections at the bottom: New customers: I want to buy a new travel insurance policy Existing customers: I bought or…
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Equated pay and furlough
Good afternoon all and hi, my name isSis and I have quite a specific question that I hope someone can help with. I work for a contract caterer, within a school on term time only. We get paid an equated pay salary meaning I pay into a company pot a slice of my hourly rate that they then pay me back over the school holidays.…
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Retrospectively applied holidays
Hi, TLDR; Like the majority of the nation I was placed on furlough at the end of March. I have since returned to work after spending 9 weeks on furlough, but the company is now stating that some of these days (10 days to be precise) will come out of my holiday allowance moving forward. The company follows a prescribed shut…
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Holiday Insurance Company Asking Us to Use Section 75
My wife and I booked a diving holiday to Egypt through PADI at the beginning of February. We could not travel due to COVID-19. This was covered on the insurance policy we had with WHO / FCO advice. The insurance company are refusing to pay up and want us to claim through section 75 with our credit card provider. Is there…
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National express £5 cancellation fee
I'm supposed to be traveling to blackpool in august with national express but they have cancelled the bus from wales so I have an option to cancel the ticket with a £5 cancellation fee or I can have a free amendment to a different time or date. I would like to change the date of travel but they have no buses travelling…
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Annual leave calculation during furlough
Furlough and annual leave payment calculations
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Refund for unused UK Visitor Visa due to COVID.
I am a UK national working & living in Asia. My wife is a non-UK national and requires a (95 GBP) Standard Visitor visa to visit the UK. We were due to travel to the UK in April before all flights were cancelled and the UK closed its borders. Even though the visa is valid for 6 months, it is unlikely we can make the trip…
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Holiday insurance
I booked a cruise to the Greek Islands with Tui, for September 2020. We paid our deposits but decided not to pay the balance due on 12th June as we did not want to go or postpone as I'd developed a potentially serious health issue. We were prepared to lose our deposits but not the AXA insurance which was £125 each. I wrote…
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Ryanair cancelled 1st leg of our journey but 2nd flight is still operational
Has anyone experienced booking 2 flights to get to your destination? we booked Liverpool to Dublin and then Dublin to Lourdes ( 6 of us). Ryanair have now cancelled our flight from Liverpool to Dublin (they are only flying there at the weekends at the moment) but not the flight from Dublin to Lourdes, that still is…
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Stamp duty Holiday
Announced by the Chancellor this lunchtime. Fully understand no stamp duty for properties up to £500000. If a property is sold for say £550000 would you still may the same as now or only on the £50000 over the £500000 limit
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HSBC BBL refusal
Hi, I applied for a HSBC BBL and have been refused due to being a start up. This is how it read; "Unfortunately, as you’ve confirmed you’re unable to provide the necessary documentation in the form of your 2018/2019 self-assessment tax return, we’re unable to progress your application as you don’t meet the eligibility…
