February
'Mobile wallets' plan outlined
Plans for a new payment system allowing people to use their mobile phone as a
23 February 2012
NHS prescription charges in England to rise
The cost of an NHS prescription in England will rise 25p to £7.65 from 1 April, MPs were told today
23 February 2012
SSE simplifies energy tariffs
From this morning, energy provider Scottish and Southern will offer just four core products, down from 68 previously
22 February 2012
First Direct's top for service again: what's the secret?
First Direct has come top of all our bank polls on customer service over the past 18 months, so what does it do right?
22 February 2012
Record PPI payouts reached £1.9bn in 2011
The FSA says £441m was paid out in December, the highest monthly total on record, completing the total for the year
22 February 2012
Santander worst for bank service and First Direct best - again
Santander has been voted the worst bank for customer service while First Direct is top dog, in a poll of MSE users
22 February 2012
Marks & Spencer brings outlet prices to the web
M&S has opened up its discounted outlet store prices on clothes to internet users
21 February 2012
Beware costly subscriptions when shopping online
Online shoppers have reported unexpected continuous payments on statements, set up apparently without their knowledge
21 February 2012
Santander offers massive refunds on Cahoot loans after rate hike
Cahoot customers with a Flexi loan could be in line for refunds worth thousands of pounds after their rates were hiked
21 February 2012
Santander fined £1.5m over investment cover uncertainty
Santander has been fined £1.5 million by the FSA for failing to clearly state how some of its investments were protected
20 February 2012
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John Lewis launches rental subscription service for children's clothes - here's how it works
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John 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
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Online 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
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MoneySavingExpert (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
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Martin 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
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Morrisons 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...
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With 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
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Press 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'
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I 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...
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It'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.
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