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He paid a £350 deposit for the £3,328.25 week-long stay in a private suite for himself and his wife Emma, 54, in July. But then BA wrote to say the holiday would actually cost him £6,318. He was offered a £500 voucher to put towards the new price.  His holiday would be cancelled if he did not agree to pay, and he would only receive the voucher and his deposit.  Charles, who lives near Hitchin, Hetfordshire, says: 'I feel let down by BA and have been put off using it again.' When he wrote back, an employee responded by pointing to a clause in its terms and conditions, which read: 'On rar...

BBC News Published media captionEuro 2020: "Why aren’t I there? I should be there" Welsh football fans have been warned against travelling to Wales' delayed Euro 2020 group games in Azerbaijan and Italy due to Covid restrictions. But the FA of Wales said the UK Foreign Office had issued advice, warning Wales fans "not to travel". Although travel is no longer illegal to countries on the amber list, UK governments have advised people not travel to amber countries. However, Wales' First Minister Mark Drakeford has urged people against any unnecessary foreign travel. The Football Association of...

We agreed a repair and camper refurbishment on our much-loved Land Rover with a local garage.  Despite being the most expensive, said they could do all of the jobs needed and listed their estimate as £50,000 to £55,000. We were definite in saying £50k was our limit. The project dragged on from 2019 to 2020 and we visited three times. At no time were we told the price was escalating, so we were shocked when the total bill presented in February 2020 was for nearly £90,000. We disputed this bill and in a final bid asked for our £35,000 back. The garage said they could pay us £15,000 for t...

Ask a Lawyer: failure to pay ground rent could have repercussions for homeowners 10 May 2021 • 6:00am Ask a Lawyer is written by Gary Rycroft, solicitor at Joseph A Jones & Co, and published twice a month on Mondays. Email your questions to askalawyer@telegraph.co.uk Dear Gary, My wife and I purchased a leasehold property in 1984. The lease was for 999 years at £14 per annum. The lease was granted by a company called Oakley Properties Ltd and for many years we paid the ground rent to their agents. The company was dissolved in 2011 and I can now find no trace of the agents to pay the ren...