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The Consumer Council has welcomed new UK wide guidelines which should see NI shoppers benefit from clearer, up front information on parcel delivery charges. This means they will no longer have to wait until the end of the purchasing process to find out if they will be hit with high charges or be left facing the prospect of no delivery at all.

With more than one in three consumers in Northern Ireland shopping online at least once a month and online spending expected to increase by over 10 per cent each year it has never been more important to shop online safely and know your rights.

We may all be enjoying the good weather but at the same time you could also be thinking of stocking up on your home heating oil ahead of the autumn.

Farmers and householders can potentially save money on utility bills and the Consumer Council can show them how, when it attends both the Clogher Valley Agricultural Show on Wednesday 30 July and the Fermanagh County Show on Tuesday 5 and Wednesday 6 August. The organisation also plans to offer free independent advice to farms to help ensure they aren’t paying more for water than they have to.

The Consumer Council welcomes today’s announcement by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) to consult on its provisional decision to launch an in-depth market investigation into the Personal Current Account Market.

Farmers and householders can potentially save money on utility bills and the Consumer Council can show them how, when it attends the Antrim Agricultural Show on Saturday 26 July. The organisation also plans to offer free independent advice to farms to help ensure they aren’t paying more for water than they have to

The Consumer Council and NICVA have welcomed the proposals from the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) to cap the fees on payday loans.