June
Mobile phones will be cheaper to use in the EU from tomorrow
The price of making and receiving calls and sending and receiving texts in the EU is to be reduced tomorrow
30 June 2011
Nationwide figures show flat housing market
House prices were flat in June as low mortgage applications and sluggish new buyer inquiries kept the market subdued
30 June 2011
Cheque guarantee cards to be abolished tomorrow
From 30 June these cards, used to guarantee cheque payments in shops, will no longer be accepted
29 June 2011
Millions more forced to pay £100s in tax underpayments
Miscalculations emerge for 2010/11 tax year, meaning misery for 1.2m who now owe underpaid tax
29 June 2011
British Gas says price rises are likely
British Gas today indicated in both its company interim report and at a conference that price rises were likely
28 June 2011
Budget airlines get kicking over card surcharges
The OFT has today responded to the Which? super-complaint about excessive charges for paying by credit and debit card
28 June 2011
Habitat, Moben and others collapse: your rights
Consumers may face losing their cash if they have unfulfilled orders with brands that have gone into administration
28 June 2011
Guest: How Financial Conduct Authority should help consumers
The FSA's Chris Pond gives his view on the new Financial Conduct Authority & asks for your help...
27 June 2011
More holidays to be protected under new Government proposals
Six million extra holidays could be covered by the Air Travel Operator's Scheme if new Government proposals are approved
27 June 2011
Two thirds of young people worried about money
Two thirds of young people are worried about not having enough money in the future, according to pfeg survey results
27 June 2011
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Nationwide FlexPlus travel insurance to cut cover for cancellation due to coronavirus restrictions
21 October 2020
Nationwide is to reduce the level of cover its FlexPlus travel insurance offers for cancellation due to coronavirus, in a blow to holidaymakers with the popular packaged bank account. Under changes to FlexPlus cover that will apply to all trips booked from January, a new Foreign Office warning against travel will no longer be sufficient grounds for a cancellation payout -
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21 October 2020
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20 October 2020
A huge number of graduates and other student loan borrowers repaid over £100m more than they needed to last year, new figures obtained by MoneySavingExpert.com reveal. The vast majority of this cash hasn't been claimed back - but the good news is, if you've overpaid, it's easy to reclaim -
Green Homes Grant 'a flop' with as few as one in six homeowners who apply able to find installers
20 October 2020
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Martin Lewis: Payment holidays coming to an end – but should you take one? Mortgages, credit cards, loans, payday loans, car finance and more
20 October 2020
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Is it time to ban Christmas presents?
14 September 2020
Update September 2017: It’s eight years since I first braved this subject, expecting a snowstorm of protest. Instead, year after year more join in, like Julia who recently tweeted me, “@MartinSLewis, finally took your advice and told my family I can’t afford Christmas presents. What a weight off my mind. Thank you.” One year even the Archbishop of... -
Martin Lewis: I confess, I did a 'decoy effect' experiment on my Twitter and Facebook followers… and it may be why they're buying more Jaffa Cakes
7 September 2020
Behavioural economics is a powerful science. Some retailers are undoubtedly using it to make us pay more to get less. One element is the 'decoy effect' – where a higher-priced item is sold, to make items next to it look like bargains. So I wanted to do a little experiment to test it
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