3 d. ago Wimbledon debenture tickets set to secure exemption from UK resale crackdown

Organisers of the tennis tournament warned that a price cap would damage its funding model

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3 d. ago Wimbledon debenture tickets set to win exemption from UK resale crackdown

Organisers of the tennis tournament warned that a price cap would damage its funding model

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3 d. ago Crackdown on ticket touts to ban resale of live event briefs for more than their original cost

The new rules will mean ticket resale above face value will finally become illegal after years of campaigning by this newspaper.

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5 d. ago Government to ban resale of tickets above face value amid tout crackdown

Ministers are expected to unveil plans to tackle sites that offer tickets at several times their original face value

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5 d. ago Ticket resales above face value set to be outlawed in touts crackdown

Ministers are expected to announce the plans within days in major victory for fans of live events

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5 d. ago Resale of tickets above face value set to be outlawed under crackdown on touts

Ministers are expected to announce the plans within days.

Politics

5 d. ago Reselling tickets for profit to be outlawed in UK government crackdown

Touts – and ordinary consumers – will no longer be able to charge anything more than price at which they purchased ticket Reselling tickets for profit is to be outlawed under plans due to be announced this week, the Guardian has learned, as the government goes ahead with a long-awaited crackdown on touts and resale platforms such as Viagogo and StubHub.Ministers had been considering allowing touts – and ordinary consumers – to sell on a ticket for up to 130% of face value, as part of a consultation process that ended earlier this year. Continue reading...

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