The consumer protection watchdog has published its guidelines for nursing home contracts which it says will stop “unfair” terms being imposed on residents and their families.

The consumer protection watchdog is to investigate finance plans used by car dealers.

The consumer protection watchdog will study the use by car dealers of so-called personal contract plans (PCPs) — a type of finance that involve a balloon payment and are linked to future depreciation values — because consumers may not be fully aware of the complexity of the loans.