A WOMAN is to receive compensation after a council failed to deal with her children’s services complaint within the required timeframe. The Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman upheld a complaint against Worcestershire County Council after finding the authority had missed a deadline in the statutory complaints process. The woman, named only as Mrs X,… More
Mortgage lenders are rejecting a growing proportion of applications, despite loosening some borrowing rules, as experts warn that higher repayments and stricter affordability checks are leaving buyers struggling to get approved. The Bank of England’s latest Credit Conditions Survey found that lenders reported a net balance of -10.5 for the proportion of mortgage applications approved… More
A WOMAN is to receive compensation after a council failed to deal with her children’s services complaint within the required timeframe. The Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman upheld a complaint against Worcestershire County Council after finding the authority had missed a deadline in the statutory complaints process. The woman, named only as Mrs X,… More
