You and Yours

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Buy-to-let trouble, Thorntons turnaround, child tax credits
A buy-to-let landlord was left with huge bills after a tenant set up a cannabis farm.
31 Jul 2013,26 mins
Call You and Yours: The UK housing market
Consumer phone-in with Julian Worricker.
30 Jul 2013,55 mins
Energy market, the age of cinema-goers, rising water bills
'Prices, Profits and Poverty' - MPs give their view of the energy market.
29 Jul 2013,56 mins
Olympic legacy, Transit vans, plastic bag charges
Peter White looks at the future for the Olympic Park and Ford Transits.
26 Jul 2013,55 mins
'Worthless' ticket guarantee; booking plane seats; parking charge victory
How a tout sold thousands of fake tickets through major ticket websites.
25 Jul 2013,55 mins
New fines for speeding points
An increase in fines for speeding points, and the rise in smartphone thefts.
24 Jul 2013,26 mins
Call You and Yours: Childhood
What can be done to make life easier and happier for young people? With Julian Worricker.
23 Jul 2013,55 mins
Jessops stores eight months on, Scottish stamp duty scrapped, heatwave winners
Six months after Jessops closed, what has happened to the 187 stores?
22 Jul 2013,56 mins
Budget hotels, airline charges, SatNav secrets
Are Budget Hotels really 'budget', and why airline extras are good for consumers.
19 Jul 2013,55 mins
Self-publishing, the UK rental market
Soaring temperatures cause long delays for commuters, and a look at the UK rental market.
18 Jul 2013,55 mins
Heathrow, mortgage growth, energy haggling
Heathrow announces plans for a new runway. Consumer news with Winifred Robinson.
17 Jul 2013,26 mins
Call You and Yours: Hospital standards
Consumer phone-in. Julian Worricker asks, what can be done to raise hospital standards?
16 Jul 2013,55 mins
House surveys, dementia dogs, email security
Mortgage valuers claim they are underpaid. Insecure email accounts. With Julian Worricker.
15 Jul 2013,56 mins
12/07/2013
Pensioners targeted in bank card con and the rise of subtitled TV. With Peter White.
12 Jul 2013,55 mins
Football ticket prices, e-cigarettes
Should football ticket prices be capped? And what's really in e-cigarettes?
11 Jul 2013,55 mins
Standing charges; a cheaper future for IVF
With a look at standing charges and tips on when to buy a holiday to get the cheapest deal
10 Jul 2013,55 mins
Call You and Yours: Is it time to feel good about British sport?
Is investment into sport creating results after more British victories over the weekend?
09 Jul 2013,55 mins
08/07/2013
Public image of lawyers, small privately run shops, and cycle chic. With Julian Worricker.
08 Jul 2013,56 mins
'Step-free' stations, Euro power bills and food bank appeal
Step-free stations, the perils of online storage, and feeding the UK's hungry.
05 Jul 2013,55 mins
A better mobile phone contract, and a celebration of the telegram
Product placement, how to save on your mobile contract, and the history of the telegram.
04 Jul 2013,55 mins
Selling customer data, vitamins, holidays without a guidebook
Surveyor shortage, Spanish sales and borrowing a dog. Consumer news with Aasmah Mir.
03 Jul 2013,55 mins
Call You and Yours: Will the future be Local Council PLC?
How are councils responding to cuts and how is that affecting you? With Julian Worricker.
02 Jul 2013,55 mins
Mobile phone hackers, fear of flying, seaweed as fuel
Julian Worricker hears about the hackers who steal information from your smartphone.
01 Jul 2013,56 mins
Easyjet baggage changes, dormant bank accounts, Silverstone tickets, spending at Glastonbury
The new restrictions making hand luggage even smaller. Consumer news with Peter White.
28 Jun 2013,55 mins
Green Deal take-up, lower-alcohol wine
Winifred Robinson on the Green Deal take-up, and how lower-alcohol wines drive the market.
27 Jun 2013,55 mins
Family finances
Do working families need more help with their finances?
25 Jun 2013,55 mins
Affordable flood insurance, censorship of online videos, wigs for men
Julian Worricker on the prohibitive cost of insurance in areas at high risk of flooding.
24 Jun 2013,56 mins
Energy bills, art works, the high street
Consumer news with Peter White, discussing energy bills, works of art and the high street.
21 Jun 2013,55 mins
Charges for paper billing, and new options for first-time house buyers
The companies making you pay just to receive a paper bill. Consumer news with Peter White.
20 Jun 2013,55 mins
Computers for £24, supermarket fashions, Picasso pottery
Computers for £24, the best supermarket fashions, and new food labelling.
19 Jun 2013,56 mins