MoneySavingExpert News
February

17,000 hit with incorrect late tax return fines by HMRC
Many taxpayers who filed a self assessment return on time have been wrongly threatened with a £100 fine
29 February 2012

40,000 Halifax mortgage holders at risk of payment hike
Borrowers face the threat of higher mortgage costs after Halifax raised a cap for some on a standard variable mortgage
29 February 2012

Open University payment with Tesco Clubcard points to end
Consumers hoping to use Tesco Rewards to fund study at The Open University should apply soon as the scheme ends in July
28 February 2012

Banks wrongly reject PPI complaints, despite admitting mis-selling
Numerous providers wrongly reject payment protection insurance complaints, despite banks putting billions aside to pay claims
28 February 2012

Proof Halifax and Lloyds TSB advertised 'life-long' pet insurance before axing cover
MoneySavingExpert.com today provides evidence Halifax and Lloyds TSB sold pet insurance policies promising
27 February 2012

Barclaycard to pay missing 11% cashback in March
Barclaycard has apologised after customers who took out a credit card offer that was supposed to net them £100 in February failed to pay out
27 February 2012

200,000 face flood insurance battle
Up to 200,000 homes could struggle to get insurance against flooding next year, say council leaders
27 February 2012

Fans overpay on ticket website, Channel 4 investigation claims
Channel 4's Dispatches claims the majority of tickets offered for sale on website Viagogo are not from fans
24 February 2012

Junior Isas: should parents choose cash or shares?
Parents can choose cash or gamble on the markets with an equity Isa. John Chapman, TQ Invest MD, explains the options
24 February 2012

OFT to investigate payday loan market
The controversial payday lending market will fall under the microscope of an Office of Fair Trading investigation, the watchdog said this morning
24 February 2012
25 May 2022
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John Lewis launches rental subscription service for children's clothes - here's how it works
27 May 2022John Lewis has partnered with rental clothing brand thelittleloop to launch a subscription rental service for children's clothes. Customers will pay a monthly, quarterly or six month fee to borrow between 6 and 14 items. Here’s how it’ll work. -
Morrisons to reserve 5% 'deposit' on online orders - here's what's happening and how it affects you
27 May 2022Online shoppers at Morrisons will now see a 5% holding "deposit" taken on top of their total bill to help cover the cost of substitutions, the supermarket has said. So ensure you have the extra money in your account to place an order and bear in mind you can't access this cash until your final bill clears. -
Martin Lewis backs calls to ensure search engines must prevent scam ads as part of the Online Safety Bill - here's all you need to know
26 May 2022MoneySavingExpert (MSE) founder Martin Lewis has backed calls by consumer group Which? to tighten the wording within the forthcoming Online Safety Bill to ensure search engines, as well as social media companies, are forced to prevent fraudulent ads from appearing on their platforms. As it stands, the wording states that search engines only have to "minimise" fake ads. -
Watch Martin Lewis's Q&A with Rishi Sunak on the new cost of living support package – plus more info on today's announcement
26 May 2022Martin puts his, MSE users' and his social media followers' questions to Rishi Sunak following today's announcement of a new cost of living crisis support package. -
Morrisons becomes the fourth major retailer to hike meal deal prices this year - here's how it compares
24 May 2022Morrisons has increased the cost of its meal deal by 50p from £3 to £3.50, making it the fourth major retailer to up prices this year. Here's how it compares.
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Martin Lewis: What I asked the Chancellor to do when I spoke to him on Monday...
26 May 2022With the announcement of the Government's energy cost of living plans due out at lunchtime. I thought I'd speedily bash out a note down of what (from memory) I'd asked the Chancellor for when we spoke on Monday - and the other general suggestions I've been making. -
Martin Lewis: Got a cash ISA? You should probably ditch it
24 May 2022Press the rewind button and go way back to April 2015... Possibly on the telly in the corner of your living room, I was on-air at the time urging savers as usual to use their new tax-free cash ISA allowance – because 'money was nicer in an ISA'. But things changed in 2016. -
Martin Lewis: 'UO is just as important as UX: A tip for anyone developing their website or app'
6 May 2022I set up MoneySavingExpert.com nearly 20 years ago – when arguably the modern web was still in its infancy. With an abundance of self-belief (something I had too much of then, as I realise now) I decided not to read any books, or follow prevailing wisdom on how a site should operate – and just do it my way. -
Martin Lewis: Money and Mental Health charity 2021/22 – Covid & cost of living hell...
26 April 2022It's hard to believe the Money and Mental Health Policy Institute (MMHPI) charity is now six years old. As the chair of trustees, each year I write the foreword to its annual report – and today the 2021/22 report is out, so I thought I'd blog my formal chair's foreword here.