Welcome to the latest edition of Ombudsman News. In this edition we highlight that our plans and budget consultation for 2023/24 closes soon, but there is still time to respond. We also share our latest blog about helping to resolve complaints from small businesses, as well as information about how we can help with complaints caused or affected by the rising cost of living.

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Our Plans and Budget for 2023/24: consultation closing soon

Our plans and budget consultation for 2023/24 provides an opportunity to feedback on how we deliver and fund our service in the coming financial year. The consultation is closing on 31 January 2023 and there’s still time to send us your response. Read the full consultation and find out how to respond, on our website.

 

Read and respond to our consultation

Helping small businesses resolve complaints

In our latest blog, we share examples of the work of our small business team. The blog covers the types of complaint we helped resolve, the difference we’ve made, and ways we share insight and engage with stakeholders. 

 

Read the full blog

Cost of living complaints

We can investigate a wide range of complaints about financial products and services. This includes complaints caused or affected by the cost of living such as financial difficulties, unaffordable lending or fraud and scams.

 

Find out more

Latest news

Christmas tips from the Financial Ombudsman Service to help protect consumers’ festive finances

4 December 2024

Consumers can take some easy steps to protect themselves from unexpected financial worries this Christmas.

Press release Home insurance Fraud and scams Section 75 Travel Insurance

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‘Ghost brokers’ haunting the insurance market

29 October 2024

This Halloween beware of ‘ghost broker’ deals that are too good to be true or risk being scammed by fraudsters.

Motor Insurance Fraud and scams Press release

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Ombudsman News 194

5 September 2024

Welcome to the latest edition of Ombudsman News. In this edition, we look at our latest data, which covers the complaints we received about financial products and services between April and June 2024.

Q1 data Fraud and scams Buildings insurance

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