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here's our personal finance correspondent simon gompertz. every home has an owner, but often now, it's someone older renting to young tenants, who can't afford to buy. in her 20s is florence, who lives in reading and feels she's effectively been shut out from purchasing a home. i don't think i'll ever be able to get on the housing ladder based on my own income and my own salary without the help of parents or my partner, because of the area of the country that i want to live in. these house prices are just driving up and up and rental prices are driving up and up. one idea the chancellor may be considering for his budget is to make it easier for tenants to buy the homes they're renting by giving them some of the capital gains tax, which the owner should have to pay on selling and refunding
here's our personal finance correspondent simon gompertz. every home has an owner, but often now, it's someone older renting to young tenants, who can't afford to buy. in her 20s is florence, who lives in reading and feels she's effectively been shut out from purchasing a home. i don't think i'll ever be able to get on the housing ladder based on my own income and my own salary without the help of parents or my partner, because of the area of the country that i want to live in. these house...
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simon gompertz, bbc news.the deaths of two young girls who died while using bouncy castles and inflatables were not isolated incidents. the inside out east programme has found that more than 20 people across the uk have been hurt or seriously injured while using inflatable play equipment since 2011. david whiteley reports. this is the day a bouncy castle ripped from its moorings and blew across a park, killing seven—year—old summer grant. this was two years ago, in essex. we've discovered it's not an isolated case. 21 people have been hurt or seriously injured since 2011 by castles that have hurled them into the air. another victim, also called summer, had just come through cancer treatment. i was at this gala thing and i asked if i could go on the bouncy slide with my friends. i went on it and i was halfway up the stairs and my friend was just coming down the slide and it flew up and she just got off it and i was up in the air. summer suffered head injuries and a broken thigh bone. her parents, karen and chri
simon gompertz, bbc news.the deaths of two young girls who died while using bouncy castles and inflatables were not isolated incidents. the inside out east programme has found that more than 20 people across the uk have been hurt or seriously injured while using inflatable play equipment since 2011. david whiteley reports. this is the day a bouncy castle ripped from its moorings and blew across a park, killing seven—year—old summer grant. this was two years ago, in essex. we've discovered...
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simon gompertz, bbc news.d previously kept her politics to herself, drawing criticism from some for remaining silent. but she came out in favour of the democrats to her millions of followers on social media, where she has an influence many politicians can only dream of. let's talk more to our reporter who hasjoined me in this let's talk more to our reporter who has joined me in this studio, somewhat of a fan yourself?” has joined me in this studio, somewhat of a fan yourself? i hate do enjoy some taylor swift i have to say. she has far more followers on the mic then donald trump. she has come out for the democrats. fans hang on her every word. she came out and said she is ready to share her political views and says events over the past two years made her feel co mforta ble the past two years made her feel comfortable sharing them, so i do not know if that is the election of donald trump, perhaps in the supreme court, we do not know but she has come out and said she cannot support the republican candidate in th
simon gompertz, bbc news.d previously kept her politics to herself, drawing criticism from some for remaining silent. but she came out in favour of the democrats to her millions of followers on social media, where she has an influence many politicians can only dream of. let's talk more to our reporter who hasjoined me in this let's talk more to our reporter who has joined me in this studio, somewhat of a fan yourself?” has joined me in this studio, somewhat of a fan yourself? i hate do enjoy...
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simon gompertz, bbc news.ad of interpol on suspicion of corruption and bribery. interpol says it's received the resignation of meng hongwei, who hadn't been seen since leaving lyon in france for china two weeks ago. 0ur correspondent, john sudworth, is following the story for us in beijing. and we will bring john to you in just a few short moments. meanwhile, a coroner has named a second person who died from a suspected allergic reaction after eating a sandwich bought from pret—a—manger. celia marsh — who was 42 and from wiltshire — died in december last year afterfalling ill in bath. the chain says contaminated yoghurt supplied by a third party was responsible for the woman's death. the company involved — coyo — has strenuously denied the claim. news of her death followed the inquest into the death of 15 year old natasha ednan—laperouse, who died after eating a pret baguette. and ina and in a moment we will hear what is happening in the world of business inafew happening in the world of business in a few shor
simon gompertz, bbc news.ad of interpol on suspicion of corruption and bribery. interpol says it's received the resignation of meng hongwei, who hadn't been seen since leaving lyon in france for china two weeks ago. 0ur correspondent, john sudworth, is following the story for us in beijing. and we will bring john to you in just a few short moments. meanwhile, a coroner has named a second person who died from a suspected allergic reaction after eating a sandwich bought from pret—a—manger....
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our personal finance correspondent, simon gompertz, is here. in a sense, it's punished? that is the concern. people have lots of stories of having been with the company for several years, have a look at what they are playing and they discover it is a lot more than they discover it is a lot more than they would get if they shopped around. other people do not do that and they carry on being overcharged. an example, a viewer, paying £741; a yearfor his home policy, and after several years, looked around, found he would get it for 189. a measure of the amount people of losing. the watchdog says there is a significant risk of consumer harm. people paying too much. and here are some of the statistics they have come up with early on in the investigation. typically, with a home policy, they will sell it at a 30% discount, so below cost, in the first year, and then something called price walking happens, they walk you up the price scale, so after a few years, you are paying more. another key statistic, 31% of customers tend to stay on and remove five ti
our personal finance correspondent, simon gompertz, is here. in a sense, it's punished? that is the concern. people have lots of stories of having been with the company for several years, have a look at what they are playing and they discover it is a lot more than they discover it is a lot more than they would get if they shopped around. other people do not do that and they carry on being overcharged. an example, a viewer, paying £741; a yearfor his home policy, and after several years, looked...
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our personal finance correspondent simon gompertz is here to explain how this new service will work. the wrong person. if you are buying a house and you have to pay a deposit but a fraudster hacks into the e—mail account of your solicitor and sends you a demand for the money with the solicitor‘s name on top but with the solicitor‘s name on top but with fraudulent bank details below and you pay it and that is how you get taken in. let me show you how electronic payments happen at the moment. what the banks look at is the sort code and the account number that you are sending the money to. they don't check the name and that is where the fraudsters have an opening to trick you into going to the wrong name. what confirmation of payee does, yes it will have the account number and the sort code, but it checks the person you are playing against the real name against the account you are paying, said the fraudster and it warns you if the names are different and you can stop the payment. how much fraud are we talking about? around 300 million this year. most of the cost is shouldered by custome
our personal finance correspondent simon gompertz is here to explain how this new service will work. the wrong person. if you are buying a house and you have to pay a deposit but a fraudster hacks into the e—mail account of your solicitor and sends you a demand for the money with the solicitor‘s name on top but with the solicitor‘s name on top but with fraudulent bank details below and you pay it and that is how you get taken in. let me show you how electronic payments happen at the...