February
Cash Isa limit should be raised, says Nationwide
Nationwide is urging the Government to use next month's Budget to double the amount savers can place into cash Isas
28 February 2013
'Immoral' My Little Pony game tempts kids to spend £70 on 'virtual gems'
Parents should beware letting kids play the My Little Pony app, which charges up to £70 for in-app purchases
28 February 2013
Bank of Ireland hikes mortgage costs for thousands, breaking base rate tracker
13,500 customers with a Bank of Ireland base rate tracker mortgage should brace themselves as rates are set to soar
28 February 2013
More authorities increasing council tax bills
A survey finds 41% of councils in England plan to hike bills this year, up from 15% last year
28 February 2013
Ticket sellers targeted in booking fee crackdown
Theatre and music ticket sellers are told they must display booking fees clearly when customers buy online
27 February 2013
Payday loan crisis calls up 94%
The National Debtline charity took over 20,000 calls for help with payday loans in 2012, up 94% from the previous year
27 February 2013
British Gas profits up, months after hiking prices
The owner of British Gas has revealed a £606 million profit haul only months after hiking customer tariffs
27 February 2013
Half of meat-eaters happy to eat horse meat
Over half of meat-eaters would buy safe horse meat, our poll of almost 14,000 has found
26 February 2013
Apple UK urged to refund kids' iPad and iPhone app cash, after US lawsuit
MSE is calling for Apple UK customers to be compensated by iTunes, after it was revealed US users may get money back
26 February 2013
Plunging pound hits holidaymakers... how to make your cash go further
The pound is at a 16-month low against the resurgent euro, as well as being at a 31-month low against the US dollar
25 February 2013
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John Lewis launches rental subscription service for children's clothes - here's how it works
27 May 2022![]()
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
27 May 2022![]()
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
26 May 2022![]()
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
26 May 2022![]()
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
24 May 2022![]()
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...
26 May 2022![]()
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
24 May 2022![]()
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'
6 May 2022![]()
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...
26 April 2022![]()
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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