Payment+protection+insurance+claims


 * Payment protection insurance claims**

Lots of firms have started cashing in on the payment protection insurance mis-selling scandal by offering to help victims put in their claims in return for a chunk of their compensation. For example, claims firm Gladstone Brookes deducts 25% of any money you receive in return for processing your claim.

With an average compensation payout of £2,750, according to the Financial Ombudsman Service, that means they are pocketing nearly £700 per claim.

But the process is very simple and won’t affect the outcome, so make a claim yourself and save a fortune.