Festival refunds are not guaranteed so know your rights, warns the Financial Ombudsman Service
4 June 2026
As festival season gets going, many consumers may not understand their rights to getting their money back if things go wrong.
We’ve published our latest quarterly data for Q2 2020/21
Today we’ve published data showing number of complaints we received between 1 July and 30 September 2020.
We received 119,214 enquiries and almost 69,000 complaints in this time – with over 5,900 complaints relating to Covid-19. We upheld 32% of complaints we received.
For the full data set and analysis of the trends, see our quarterly complaints data page.
We’ve also published our latest quarterly data showing the number of complaints we’ve received and resolved about claims management companies (CMCs).
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Financial Ombudsman resolved more than 220,000 cases in the last year
21 May 2026
New complaints coming to the Financial Ombudsman Service have returned to more historical levels, following a previous year of significant increased demand.
Financial Ombudsman Service urges holidaymakers to check their travel insurance cover
19 May 2026
We are reminding holidaymakers to double-check their travel insurance ahead of the spring bank holiday getaway.