March 2015

The European Parliament has today voted to cap the charges paid by retailers to card firms when debit and credit cards are used. But there are fears the savings will be pocketed by retailers rather than being passed on to consumers and that the cap could scale down cashback and reward card deals.

Payday lenders are "failing customers in arrears" and using "unacceptable practices", a review of the market by the regulator has found. 

If you're thinking of going to court in England or Wales to get back money you're owed, from today you'll pay higher fees on claims totalling more than £10,000.

Motorists in England are to get a 10 minute grace period after a parking ticket runs out before they can be hit with a fine.

British travellers heading to EU countries could face another three years of mobile roaming charges if member states get their way.

The Energy Secretary was grilled by MoneySavingExpert.com on Npower and Scottish Power service, the Green Deal, 24-hour switching and more at an event held at MSE towers.

With exactly one month to go until the end of the tax-year when savers will lose their tax-free allowance if they don't use it by 5 April, MoneySavingExpert.com explains how you can split your cash between easy-access and fixed cash ISAs.

An additional £70 million will be made available to households under the Green Deal Home Improvement Fund (GHIF), Energy and Climate Change Secretary Ed Davey has announced today at an event at MoneySavingExpert.com.

Scottish Power has been banned from undertaking sales activity for 12 days from today after failing to meet the energy regulator's targets to clear outstanding customer complaints.