September 2014

Mobile phone users with a pre-owned handset may struggle to get cover for unauthorised calls or a speedy replacement for broken, lost or stolen phones due to a gap in the standalone mobile phone insurance market.

Savers will be able to pass on money in their pension pot tax free to their children and grandchildren upon their death, after Chancellor George Osborne announced that he will abolish a 55% penalty tax for some groups.

Supermarket Sainsbury's has started a petrol price war after announcing it will cut the cost of petrol and diesel by up to 5p/litre from tomorrow.

Ofgem has written to the big energy suppliers demanding they take action on the poor handling of complaints after the regulator found the average customer had to contact their supplier six times before an issue was resolved.

A number of former Sky TV, broadband and home phone customers who were in credit when they left the provider may be in line for a refund.

Students are often believed to be living on pizza and thanks to a loophole discovered by our 'Deals Hunter', everyone is doing it and for free, at least until 5 October.

The cost of car insurance could drop but you'll probably have to spend more time looking for the best price after the competition watchdog banned pricing agreements between comparison sites and car insurers.

The Financial Ombudsman Service has urged travel insurers to act fairly when considering claims where holidaymakers have been drinking.

You'll soon be able to make car tax payments by monthly direct debit, but it will no longer be possible to transfer this from sellers to buyers when cars change hands.

MoneySavingExpert.com founder and editor Martin Lewis has scooped the top spot in a study of the most influential personal finance tweeters in the UK.