February 2014

The price of a first class stamp will rise 2p to 62p and second class by 3p to 53p, Royal Mail has announced. But you can beat the hikes by buying now.

NatWest, RBS and Ulster Bank are banning introductory bonus rates to get back to basics with simpler products. But MoneySavingExpert.com creator Martin Lewis says the move could result in even lower returns and less certainty for savers.

Payday lenders will have to make sure their customers can afford their loans and face having misleading ads banned under new rules to crack down on the industry.

If you've switched energy provider in the last six years, you could be owed a slice of £200 million after energy regulator Ofgem found the big six suppliers guilty of failing to return money to millions of former customers.

The number of people experiencing problems with payday loans soared last year, according to leading debt charity StepChange.

Google has removed ads linking to unofficial London congestion charge sites after it was found 1,000 motorists have unnecessarily paid around £8 extra per day to drive into the centre of the capital.

The big six energy suppliers will be fined if they fail to meet new rules aimed at helping smaller firms break into the market, the energy regulator says.

Customers of newly-created TSB have voted it the worst bank for customer service, according to the latest Banking Service Index from MoneySavingExpert.com.

The Government has responded to an online petition criticising the high cost of family holidays by suggesting prices could fall as English schools are given more control on setting term dates.

Online shoppers who are thinking about Amazon Prime membership will pay more from today – as the cost of the service has jumped by £30/year.