Financial Ombudsman Service sets ambitious targets for case resolution in 2025/26
3 April 2025
We will address significant demand and improve the efficiency of our case resolution processes, according to plans for the year ahead published today.
Planning a holiday? Look before you book…
Each year people contact us when they’ve had trouble on holiday – and haven’t had the help from their travel insurer that they expected. And most of the time, these disputes centre on what’s covered by their policy and what’s not.
Our latest selection of ombudsman news case studies (PDF 344KB) highlights a range of issues involving travel insurance – from winter sports accidents to cancellation claims. We share our experience to help holidaymakers prevent problems arising, and to help insurers resolve complaints fairly.
We also answer a question we’ve received from a business about what the revised Payment Services Directive means for handling complaints. And we give our regular snapshot of the things people have complained to us the most about – this time for the third quarter of 2017/2018.
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Charges for professional representatives to refer cases to the Financial Ombudsman Service come into force today
1 April 2025
From 1 April 2025, professional representatives will be charged £250 to refer a case to our service due to our new charging regime.
Misunderstanding of Debt Arrangement Scheme could be causing stress for consumers in Scotland
24 March 2025
A lack of awareness from firms about Scotland’s Debt Arrangement Scheme (DAS) could be negatively impacting consumers in Scotland, the Financial Ombudsman Service has warned this Debt Awareness Week.