Consumer Rights Act updated to include digital purchases

Biggest overhaul of law for years will see statutory rights traditionally covering cars and white goods extended to apps and music downloads

Millions of UK consumers who download music or buy ebooks can now claim a replacement if the digital content they have bought is faulty.

In an overhaul of consumer law hailed as the biggest for a generation, statutory rights covering cars and white goods are to be extended to apps and music downloads and enshrined in a single piece of legislation.