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Consumer Confidence, Buying Woodland, Trust

We’ll hear why consumer confidence increased significantly in July, returning to the highest it has been since the war with Iran began.

Consumer confidence increased significantly in July, returning to the highest it has been since the war with Iran began. Spending during the World Cup was thought to be a driver of this, as well as an optimism surrounding the appointment of a new Prime Minister.

A group of apartment owners near Bournemouth have found their apartments unsellable and unrentable because of renovations by a café chain in the unit below. Contractors hired to refit the shop have caused structural damage in the apartments, including misaligned walls and floor-to-ceiling cracks. We’ll discuss what you can do if your property has been damaged by a neighbour.

If you've driven anywhere in the countryside recently, you may have noticed signs at the side of the road offering woodland for sale. From upwards of sixty thousand pounds, you can buy established woodland or land to plant trees and start a new one. Some people are buying them as spaces to relax and unwind, whilst others are buying them to invest in the environment and conserve these spaces.

The internet has brought us huge choice when it comes to choosing products and services. However, knowing what to trust is much harder in a world where fake reviews and websites are everywhere. New research from Spark Foundry, a global media agency, suggests trust can be won and lost surprisingly quickly and that businesses may not always understand what drives consumer confidence.

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