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		<title>Consumer Focus launch annual plan for new Regulated Industries Unit (RIU)</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jan 2013 15:52:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jamie Pike</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Plans to address rising energy bills, smart-meter roll-out, the future of the Post Office network and the provision of Welsh language services have been set out today as Consumer Focus Wales launches its consultation on the first Annual Plan for a new Regulated Industries Unit (RIU). The consumer watchdog will be replaced in March 2013 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>OFT advises energy efficiency firms on business practices</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 10 Jan 2013 10:55:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jamie Pike</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In response to the Office of Fair Trading&#8217;s report Lindsey Kearton, policy manger at Consumer Focus Wales, said: ‘We welcome OFT’s drive to raise compliance standards across the energy efficiency sector. We know from our research that Wales has some of the most energy inefficient properties in Great Britain. Improving the energy efficiency of homes is one [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Think ahead to avoid Christmas post panic urges consumer watchdog</title>
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		<comments>http://www.consumerfocus.org.uk/wales/news/think-ahead-to-avoid-christmas-post-panic-urges-consumer-watchdog#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Nov 2012 11:09:55 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jamie Pike</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Consumer Focus Wales is urging people to avoid possible disappointment this Christmas by posting cards and presents and ordering online shopping early. If consumers plan ahead they may be able to save money by sending all of their Christmas items Second Class. According to Royal Mail, hundreds of million cards are posted to family and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Unity between local authorities needed to protect park homes residents</title>
		<link>http://www.consumerfocus.org.uk/wales/news/unity-between-local-authorities-needed-to-protect-park-homes-residents</link>
		<comments>http://www.consumerfocus.org.uk/wales/news/unity-between-local-authorities-needed-to-protect-park-homes-residents#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 21 Nov 2012 23:01:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jamie Pike</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Local authorities in Wales should work together more effectively to protect the rights of park homes residents says Consumer Focus Wales. The Regulated Mobile Home Sites (Wales) Bill aims to better protect vulnerable park home residents against unscrupulous site operators. But while proposals acknowledge the benefits of local authorities working together, the Bill does not [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Consumers need prompt access to food hygiene ratings</title>
		<link>http://www.consumerfocus.org.uk/wales/news/consumers-need-prompt-access-to-food-hygiene-ratings</link>
		<comments>http://www.consumerfocus.org.uk/wales/news/consumers-need-prompt-access-to-food-hygiene-ratings#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 16 Oct 2012 13:57:06 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jamie Pike</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Consumer Focus Wales has warned that timescales for appeals against food hygiene ratings and for the display and publication of ratings risk significant delays before the information is available to consumers. There are also concerns about the knock-on effect timescales for appeals and publication of ratings will have on the display of ratings on the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Protect mobile home owners from rogue site operators</title>
		<link>http://www.consumerfocus.org.uk/wales/news/protect-mobile-home-owners-from-rogue-site-operators</link>
		<comments>http://www.consumerfocus.org.uk/wales/news/protect-mobile-home-owners-from-rogue-site-operators#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 15 Oct 2012 23:01:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jamie Pike</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Consumer Focus Wales has uncovered stories of unscrupulous and intimidating behaviour by some park home site operators which has led to residents being left thousands of pounds out of pocket. In its report Park Life the watchdog spoke to hundreds of mobile home residents, consulted with industry, and surveyed every local authority in Wales to [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Calls for consumers to cut costs of winter heating oil</title>
		<link>http://www.consumerfocus.org.uk/wales/news/calls-for-consumers-to-cut-costs-of-winter-heating-oil</link>
		<comments>http://www.consumerfocus.org.uk/wales/news/calls-for-consumers-to-cut-costs-of-winter-heating-oil#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Sep 2012 23:01:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jamie Pike</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[energy]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Consumer Focus Wales is urging people who use domestic heating oil to keep their bills under control to save money and buy now before prices increase during the winter. Fuel poverty affects one in every three homes in Wales and over two-fifths of people living in off-gas properties. Lindsey Kearton, policy manager at Consumer Focus [...]]]></description>
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		<title>10 things you didn’t know you’re entitled to from your energy firm</title>
		<link>http://www.consumerfocus.org.uk/wales/news/10-things-you-didnt-know-youre-entitled-to-from-your-energy-firm-2</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Sep 2012 14:52:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jamie Pike</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Consumer Focus Wales and Energy UK are urging consumers to find out what extras they may be entitled to from their energy firm, and look into how they might be able to get a better deal and save money off their bills. The call comes as new research from Consumer Focus Wales shows that when [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Latest fuel debt research shows Welsh struggling to pay energy bills</title>
		<link>http://www.consumerfocus.org.uk/wales/news/latest-fuel-debt-research-shows-welsh-struggling-to-pay-energy-bills</link>
		<comments>http://www.consumerfocus.org.uk/wales/news/latest-fuel-debt-research-shows-welsh-struggling-to-pay-energy-bills#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 21 Aug 2012 23:01:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jamie Pike</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[More than 70 per cent of consumers in Wales are worried about future energy price rises as more people admit they are struggling to pay their bills.  Latest research into fuel debt by Consumer Focus Wales showed that a third of people said energy bills are more of a worry than a few years ago. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Private rented sector needs to be more house-proud</title>
		<link>http://www.consumerfocus.org.uk/wales/news/private-rented-sector-needs-to-be-more-house-proud-2</link>
		<comments>http://www.consumerfocus.org.uk/wales/news/private-rented-sector-needs-to-be-more-house-proud-2#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Aug 2012 23:01:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jamie Pike</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Poor quality housing, unclear letting agent fees and little information about landlords are some of the problems facing people who live in privately rented homes, research by Consumer Focus Wales shows.  A significant number of tenants who took part in the research on the Private Rented Sector (PRS) Their House, Your Home, complained about the [...]]]></description>
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