MoneySavingExpert News
January

Supermarkets cut fuel prices again after one Birmingham station goes under £1/litre
If you're planning on filling up your car at Asda or Morrisons, hold off until tomorrow as petrol prices will be cut
12 January 2015

Free pension guidance service branded ‘Pension Wise’
Impartial guidance will be offered over the phone and face-to-face alongside the pension changes due in April
12 January 2015

Only 45% of those retiring to get full 'single-tier' state pension
Less than half of those reaching state pension age between 2016 and 2020 will be entitled to a full new state pension
12 January 2015

Self-assessment deadline looming – don't miss the 31 January deadline
If you don't file your return by the end of this month, you'll get a hefty £100 fine and pay interest on any tax owed
9 January 2015

Travelling outside Europe? You could incur hefty voicemail charges
Many mobile customers are being charged for messages they don't even listen to when travelling outside the EEA
9 January 2015

A third of online shoppers experienced problems with Christmas orders
During the Christmas-buying rush many retailers failed to meet online shoppers' expectations - one in three had issues
9 January 2015

TalkTalk to take over Tesco broadband and home phone customers
Tesco broadband and home phone customers will be moved to TalkTalk over the coming months, while it now owns Blinkbox
8 January 2015

Virgin Media begins notifying non-cable customers of transfer to TalkTalk
Home phone and broadband customers who aren't on the provider's cable network are being transferred to comparable deals
7 January 2015

Bank Fashion in administration, but stores remain open: what it means for you
Bank Fashion has gone into administration but stores are open as usual as it seeks a potential buyer
6 January 2015

Promises of cheaper self-service rail tickets overblown
The benefits of reforms to give commuters access to the cheapest train fares at machines have been vastly exaggerated
6 January 2015
26 September 2023
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Martin: It's Meter Reading Week
His 9 energy need-to-knows
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Martin's savers alert
After base rate freeze
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E.on Next to cut winter bills by up to 50% for some customers on low incomes – here's what's happening
29 September 2023If you're an E.on Next customer, look out for a message from the firm offering you up to 50% off your bills this winter, as the supplier is launching a new support scheme. -
EDF Energy to cut bills for some by £30 this winter – Martin Lewis welcomes move but says 'it's not a game-changer'
29 September 2023EDF Energy will cut bills by £30 for some 260,000 of its customers who get the Government's Warm Home Discount this winter. -
Martin and MSE among organisations calling for energy social tariff as millions expected to struggle with bills this winter
29 September 2023The Government must urgently introduce an energy social tariff to prevent millions of households from falling into fuel poverty this winter, consumer organisations including MoneySavingExpert have said. -
Train strike refund rights as Northern, Southeastern, Thameslink and more set for week of disruption
28 September 2023Rail users in England, Scotland and Wales face disruption over the coming week as workers across multiple train operators, including Northern, Southeastern, Thameslink and more, take strike action and refuse to work overtime. -
Mortgage rates fall as Bank of England unexpectedly holds UK rates – so should you fix?
26 September 2023Interest rates on fixed mortgage deals have been edging down over the past few weeks with some five and 10-year fixes now at below 5%.
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Martin Lewis: Is it time to ban unnecessary Christmas presents?
11 September 2023Update September 2017: It’s eight years since I first braved this subject, expecting a snowstorm of protest. Instead, year after year more join in, like Julia who recently tweeted me, “@MartinSLewis, finally took your advice and told my family I can’t afford Christmas presents. What a weight off my mind. Thank you.” One year even the Archbishop of... -
Martin Lewis: Five things all new English university starters should know
4 September 2023The 2023 academic year is about to start, and it'll see the biggest shake-up to student finance in England for a decade. The changes are both subtle and massive. On the surface they look like a tweak, in practice they will increase the eventual cost of going to university by over 50% for many typical graduates.