Monthly Archives: November 2010
PPI Judicial Review: The FSA’s Olive Branch
On Wednesday (24/11/10), the Financial Services Authority (FSA) gave an official announcement that the British Bankers Association (BBA) had ‘mis-interpreted’ part of the rule changes, as the Open Letter was meant to be advice to the banks and not a substitute for a full investigation. What impact this has is uncertain, as Eric Leenders (Head [...]
PPI Mis selling – Payment Protection Insurance & Redundancy
Hello readers, For those of you who are first time visitors to our site, I’m Gemma and I manage the PPI mis selling investigation team at Gladstone Brookes. Over the last few weeks we have been trawling though just a few of the vast number of reasons why so many of us have cause to [...]
Friday Round-Up
Welcome to the Friday round-up, where we trawl through the week’s news and current events, picking out stories for you! Figures from the Financial Ombudsman Service state that 45% of their workload is dedicated to Payment Protection Insurance (PPI) claims, heavily outweighing complaints about issues such as current accounts, credit cards and mortgages. BBC News [...]
Cover for sickness? Turn your stomach is more like it!
Hello readers, I’m back as promised with the second slice of the pie on good indicators of your PPI being mis-sold to you. Last week’s post on Single premium policies was the first in a series explaining the various reasons you are able to claim back your PPI. I think you’ll agree, it makes for [...]
Single premium policy- Double the profit for fat cat bankers!
Hi readers, I’m Gemma and I manage the investigation team here at Gladstone Brookes, basically my team work on getting your decision for you. Over the coming weeks you will hear quite a bit from me! In my job role, one of the most frequently asked questions is; do I have a good chance of [...]




