by Trant | Jun 17, 2021 | General
An astonishing £20bn in lost funds, investments, savings and pensions are languishing with financial companies, waiting to be reclaimed by their rightful owners. Family fortune: Steve Gough and his brother and sister shared £25,000 But the good news is that there are...
by Trant | Jun 17, 2021 | General
Billions are sitting in dormant bank and building society accounts waiting to be claimed. Detective work: Hunting down lost assets could prove fruitful But be warned, the Government is on to this and there are plans afoot to release some of this money to fund youth...
by Trant | Jun 17, 2021 | General
Counterfeit £1 coins now make up 3% of all the £1 coins in circulation. Here’s how to spot a fake. The Royal Mint has warned that three in every 100 £1 coins is now a fake, with the total number of counterfeights rising to 44 million. That number has grown by...
by Trant | Jun 17, 2021 | General
Death might be considered a grim subject, people’s attitudes are changing with more and more options to make funerals more poignant and individual through woodland burials. The environmentally conscious are requesting eco-pods and those that love the outdoors...
by Trant | Jun 17, 2021 | General
As an online retailer you have many advantages. The world of online selling offers a host of advantages: operating 24/7 without the burden of staffing costs, avoiding the overhead expenses of physical stores, reaching a global audience, and gaining valuable insights...
by Trant | Jun 17, 2021 | General
Canada has abolished the penny; Sweden is almost entirely cash-free. Are we heading for a future with no notes or coins? And does it matter? Canada decided to phase out the penny (one cent) coin. Although it will still be legal tender, retailers will have to give any...
by Trant | Jun 17, 2021 | General
Buying goods and bringing them into the UK from other countries involves working with government agencies and conforming to regulations. It can seem a daunting task to those new to the process. Here are some helpful guidelines to keep in your “regulations”...
by Trant | Jun 17, 2021 | General
The giant online auction site eBay may seem a relatively simple beast. Yet beneath the shiny shop front there are a host of hidden secrets enabling you to pay less. eBay’s immense success as a mammoth marketplace is driven by its extensive inventory, consisting...
by Trant | Jun 17, 2021 | Property Auctions
Queries over the subject of auctioneers’ guidelines constantly comes up from readers of GAUK, and I felt I perhaps ought to re-address the subject. Allsops, the largest property auctioneers in the country, put the subject as succinctly and clearly as everything...
by Trant | Jun 17, 2021 | General
The ‘big six’ energy firms faced a summit with the government recently to account for their high prices. Are they justified? Are the energy firms ripping us off? The energy regulator certainly thinks so. Last week, Ofgem in effect accused the ‘big six’ energy...
