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You and Yours: Affordable rent; Gagged pension complaints; Tech support scam

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11/08/2017

Affordable rent; Gagged pension complaints; Tech support scam

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London renters need earnings of £81k to 'afford' a one bed flat, and gagged complaints.

Pension holders whose complaints are to be upheld by the ombudsman are being persuaded to sign gagging orders. Plus the affordability of rent in London.

London renters need earnings of £81k to 'afford' a one bed flat, according to new research. The average wage in London is £33k, meaning most renters are spending 40-85% of their salary on accommodation. We speak to renters in London, and also Newcastle, where rent is much cheaper. 

A pension company is being accused by some of it's customers of using intimidating tactics to stop Financial Ombudsman Service decisions against it being made public. Shari Vahl investigates. 

Plus, chasing the tails of the cold-call scammers. Last year £21m was lost to so called Tech Support Scams. But it's not only British people who are affected. We hear what happens when an American podcast presenter starts ringing the cold-callers back. 

Presented by Peter White
Produced by Natalie Donovan.

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