MoneySavingExpert News
January

Is it worth changing euros for the summer holidays now?
The euro has weakened even further over the last week and £1 can now buy you €1.34 at the spot rate
26 January 2015

SSE the latest firm to cut gas prices - but you can still save more by switching
SSE has today become the fifth of the big six energy providers to announce price cuts this year
26 January 2015

Thousands make pothole damage claim
Almost 50,000 drivers made claims against councils for damage caused to their vehicles by potholes in 2013/14
26 January 2015

Why selling your home just became harder
A new property portal is launching on Monday, and it may mean those listing their homes for sale get less exposure
23 January 2015

Npower to cut gas prices, but you can save much more by switching
Npower is cutting gas prices by 5.1% from 16 February, but you can save more by switching
23 January 2015

SSE faces Ofgem competition probe
SSE is to be investigated by Ofgem over concerns it restricted competition in the electricity connections market
21 January 2015

Car insurance prices set to rise 10% this year, following 2014 drop
The AA says the cost of insurance fell over the last three months, but warns current lows may be as good as it gets
20 January 2015

Scottish Power trims standard gas price, but tariff's still 'outrageously expensive'
Scottish Power is the latest energy provider to announce a gas price cut of 4.8% but it takes effect from February
20 January 2015

EE refunds £1m after mistakenly charging VAT on non-EU data
Thousands of EE and T-Mobile customers are sharing a £1 million refund after being charged incorrect VAT rates
20 January 2015

Financial watchdog wants banks to help savers 'shop around'
Research conducted by the FCA has found that 80% of easy-access accounts have not been switched in the last three years
20 January 2015
25 May 2022
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10 big tips to cut motoring costs
Including MSE's new car insurance tool
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Top savings rates for a decade
1.5% easy access, 2.68% fixed
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Reclaim lost cash for FREE
Up to £50 billion's waiting to be found
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Energy price cap predicted to rise 42%
Should you fix?
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£25 M&S beauty bag with £30 spend
Normally £160
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Aged 45-70?
Can you boost state pension by £1,000s?
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Amazon £10 off £30 for some
Plus another 33 Amazon tricks
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Morrisons to reserve 5% 'deposit' on online orders - here's what's happening and how it affects you
27 May 2022Online 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 2022MoneySavingExpert (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 2022Martin 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 2022Morrisons 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. -
NS&I to increase the Premium Bond prize rate to 1.4% – here's all you need to know
24 May 2022After the rise, the odds of each £1 Premium Bond number winning a prize will increase from 34,500-to-one to 24,500-to-one.
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Martin Lewis: What I asked the Chancellor to do when I spoke to him on Monday...
26 May 2022With 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 2022Press 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 2022I 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 2022It'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.