August 2014

TalkTalk has upped the cost of its value line rental for the second time this year, but existing customers will only be hit by the price rise if they renew their deal.

Broadband only Virgin Media customers will see their bills rise by £1.50/month from October – but you can leave penalty free.

Many eBay users who opt to pay for upgraded listing services such as 'gallery plus' and subtitles to make their goods stand out from the crowd will pay more to do so from 14 August.

Graduates will pay less interest on their student loans from September, but fewer people with a pre-1998 mortgage style loan will qualify to defer theirs as the minimum earnings threshold needed to do so is falling.

MoneySavingExpert.com is warning users that we NEVER call anyone unsolicited, after we've been made aware of a new spate of imposters attempting to gain money from unsuspecting victims using our name.

Customers of Stonebridge International Insurance may be entitled to redress after the firm has been fined £8.4 million by the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) for its underhand selling tactics and the way it handled customer requests to cancel their policies.

The Government hasn't ruled out refunding homeowners who paid for a Green Deal assessment but who weren't able to get the cashback after the Home Improvement Fund's sudden closure.

Over one-and-a-half million Barclays NISA customers will see their rates drop this autumn as the bank will be moving most of its old NISA customers onto a new deal.

Many Plusnet customers will be hit with price rises, including line rental increases, from 23 September. If you're affected, you can leave the firm without penalty.