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Holidaymakers offered less than $1 per £1 at airport – how to get better rates
23 August 2019
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RBS and Santander ordered to fix PPI processes – after not sending proper reminders to 1,000s of customers
23 August 2019
Royal Bank of Scotland and Santander have been ordered to appoint an independent body to look at their PPI processes after they failed to send, or sent inaccurate, annual PPI reminders to customers -
British Airways pilots set to strike – your rights
23 August 2019
Thousands of British Airways pilots are to be balloted for strike action in a dispute over pay - and could end up striking as early as August. It's unclear what disruption this could cause, but if it does go ahead here's what you need to know -
'I reclaimed over £4,000 for mis-sold payday loans using MSE's tool'
22 August 2019
A MoneySaver from Cheshire has claimed back over £4,000 using MoneySavingExpert.com's payday loan reclaiming tool after having her borrowing extended several times without additional checks on whether she could afford it - and she's hoping to get more cash back from other lenders -
Ryanair pilots strike goes ahead – what you need to know
22 August 2019
Strike action from Ryanair pilots is going ahead as planned after the airline lost an attempt to stop it in the High Court - if you're affected here's what you need to know
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'I reclaimed over £4,000 for mis-sold payday loans using MSE's tool'
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RBS and Santander ordered to fix PPI processes – after not sending proper reminders to 1,000s of customers
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Barclays current account customers hit by most internet banking incidents
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Holidaymakers offered less than $1 per £1 at airport – how to get better rates
A photo taken at Gatwick Airport this morning shows that holidaymakers were being offered a shockingly low exchange rate of less than $1 for each £1 - a perfect example of why you shouldn't buy your holiday money at the airport -
British Airways pilots set to strike – your rights
Thousands of British Airways pilots are to be balloted for strike action in a dispute over pay - and could end up striking as early as August. It's unclear what disruption this could cause, but if it does go ahead here's what you need to know -
Ryanair pilots strike goes ahead – what you need to know
Strike action from Ryanair pilots is going ahead as planned after the airline lost an attempt to stop it in the High Court - if you're affected here's what you need to know
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Hundreds of ex-Virgin One mortgage customers to get refunds – with some getting £1,000s back
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Holidaymakers offered less than $1 per £1 at airport – how to get better rates
23 August 2019
A photo taken at Gatwick Airport this morning shows that holidaymakers were being offered a shockingly low exchange rate of less than $1 for each £1 - a perfect example of why you shouldn't buy your holiday money at the airport -
RBS and Santander ordered to fix PPI processes – after not sending proper reminders to 1,000s of customers
23 August 2019
Royal Bank of Scotland and Santander have been ordered to appoint an independent body to look at their PPI processes after they failed to send, or sent inaccurate, annual PPI reminders to customers -
British Airways pilots set to strike – your rights
23 August 2019
Thousands of British Airways pilots are to be balloted for strike action in a dispute over pay - and could end up striking as early as August. It's unclear what disruption this could cause, but if it does go ahead here's what you need to know -
'I reclaimed over £4,000 for mis-sold payday loans using MSE's tool'
22 August 2019
A MoneySaver from Cheshire has claimed back over £4,000 using MoneySavingExpert.com's payday loan reclaiming tool after having her borrowing extended several times without additional checks on whether she could afford it - and she's hoping to get more cash back from other lenders -
Ryanair pilots strike goes ahead – what you need to know
22 August 2019
Strike action from Ryanair pilots is going ahead as planned after the airline lost an attempt to stop it in the High Court - if you're affected here's what you need to know
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Update Note 25 May 2017: The ready reckoners below have been updated with the new 2017/2018 living loan amounts. Also since first writing this blog, and seeing the strength of feeling it attracted, I have written an open letter to the Uni Minister asking him to start telling people about this. Yet sadly received his no we won’t...
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