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Holiday Accommodation, Single Cost of LIving and Home Sale Delays

The online holiday accommodation bookings that fail, leaving customers to sort it out, and what to do in a heatwave to stop your home getting too hot.

The riots are hitting the high streets as people stay home. What will the impact be in the longer term?

An online accommodation booking site is being criticised for leaving holiday makers in the lurch when their accommodation bookings fail.

The listener whose car hire company didn't pass on a traffic fine picked up in Italy two years ago who is facing hundreds of pounds in fines as a result.

Hot homes during heatwaves are leading to more deaths. With the Met Office forecasting future regular surges of heat above 40c, it is likely heat-related deaths will become more common. So, what can you do to keep your home cool ?

Surges to the cost of living have made living alone even more unaffordable. It is reckoned the single-life 'supplement' could be costing over £800 per month.

The time taken to sell a home in England and Wales is getting longer. We used to expect around 12 weeks from offer to completion, now it is creeping toward six months. Could changes to the rules around home purchases speed up transactions?

Presenter: Winifred Robinson
Producer: Kevin Mousley

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53 minutes

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Wed 7 Aug 2024 12:04

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  • Wed 7 Aug 2024 12:04

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