2014
Big four supermarkets to cut petrol prices again on New Year's Day
Petrol prices at the big four supermarkets will be cut by 2p/litre from New Year's Day, so hold on filling up if you can
31 December 2014
Government gives green light to school savings clubs
The Government's announced it will fund £150,000 for a pilot scheme to set up savings clubs in primary schools
31 December 2014
First Direct starts refunding customers over paperwork blunder
Some customers of First Direct have received a post-Christmas surprise worth thousands, following a paperwork blunder
31 December 2014
Students warned of surge in scams ahead of loan payments
Students expecting the next instalment of their loans in January are being warned to be wary of phishing emails
31 December 2014
Waiting for a City Link delivery? You may have to collect it
Thousands of customers waiting for City Link parcels must head to depots to pick up their packages
29 December 2014
Peer-to-Peer lending to move into the mainstream in 2015
Christine Farnish, chair of the Peer-to-Peer Finance Association, explains why 2015 will see P2P lending go mainstream
29 December 2014
Post-Christmas weather and travel chaos: know your rights
A cold snap led to 100,000 homes losing power, while overrunning engineering works caused train turmoil
29 December 2014
iSupplyEnergy to stop making it difficult for customers to switch
Customers of iSupplyEnergy will no longer be blocked from switching if they don't tell it they're moving elsewhere
24 December 2014
Government pledges £6 billion to fix roads 'blighted by potholes'
Local councils in England are to get a near-£6 billion fund to fight potholes over the next six years
23 December 2014
Erudio's arrears mail-out leaves graduates confused
Erudio customers have been left confused after receiving backdated arrears statements over the past few days
23 December 2014
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Giffgaff to hike pay-as-you-go prices – but boost some 'goodybag' allowances
24 January 2020
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Sonos to stop updating old speakers – your rights
24 January 2020
The electronics company is to stop sending software updates to older speakers and other devices from May, meaning they'll lose "some functionality" -
Octopus to take on Engie's 70,000 customers – here's what you need to know
23 January 2020
Octopus Energy is set to take on all 70,000 customers supplied by Engie after a buyout was agreed – if you're with Engie, here's what you need to know -
Parents who lose a child to get two weeks of leave under new law
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Military veterans to get a third off train travel with new railcard
22 January 2020
A new railcard giving cheaper fares for military veterans will be launched from Armistice Day this year
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Martin Lewis VIDEO: Should you pay off your Plan 1 student loan?
7 January 2020
If you started university between 1998 and 2012, or since then in Scotland and Northern Ireland, you'll have a Plan 1 student loan. While much is written about whether those with savings should overpay the current English Plan 2 student loans, there's little out there about Plan 1. I wanted to change that, so here's a video explaining how to decide... -
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16 December 2019
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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