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MoneySavingExpert.com earnout payment announced today
Today, the final part of MoneySupermarket Group's payment to buy MoneySavingExpert was announced
30 October 2015
Lovefilm users report price hikes of up to 500%
Lovefilm by Post customers face having their prices hiked from February 2016
30 October 2015
British Gas leak exposes customer data: Change your password now
British Gas customers should consider changing their passwords now as the energy giant revealed it suffered a data leak
29 October 2015
Lloyds' PPI mis-selling bill climbs to £13.9bn
Lloyds Banking Group has set aside an extra £500 million to cover payment protection insurance (PPI) mis-selling claims
28 October 2015
M&S suspends website after customer details exposed
M&S suspended its website last night after a technical problem meant customers were able to see other people's details
28 October 2015
Act now. Fixed mortgage rates near rock-bottom
Remortgaging just means switching your deal to a better one. Now's a great time, as rates are near all-time lows
28 October 2015
Major strategy launched to improve financial skills
A major 10-year strategy to help consumers prepare for and manage their money has been published today
28 October 2015
Beware: cashback sites pay different rates to different people
Shoppers should beware that some retailers offer different cashback rates to different customers on the very same deal
27 October 2015
Mobile roaming charges will be scrapped in June 2017, confirms EU Parliament
Mobile users will pay exactly the same to talk, text or surf the web on their handsets in the EU as they do at home
27 October 2015
Hang on to Tesco Clubcard vouchers - its double-up scheme begins on Monday
Tesco Clubcard customers can double the value from Monday to spend in the run up to Christmas at the retailer
27 October 2015
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Martin: Firms fight for business againIncl new £125 bank switch bribe
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Work from home, EVEN part-time?Claim tax back
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MSE special: UK's cheapest energySave £200+/yr
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40+ birthday freebiesIncl Krispy Kreme
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Back to uni?Tuition fee refunds? & more
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6 new Covid need-to-knowsIncl mortgage help & more
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BT & EE warningIt plans inflation-busting hikes
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Tesco 'Clubcard Prices' are backBut are they any good?
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100 days to XmasAct now to save
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MSE launches energy market game-changer – the UK's first auto compare-and-switch service
21 September 2020
MSE is launching its Autoswitch service – designed to shake up the entire energy market -
NS&I to slash savings rates and Premium Bond prizes
21 September 2020
National Savings & Investments (NS&I) will dramatically cut the interest it pays on many of its savings accounts, slashing its top easy-access rate to just 0.01% in November. And Premium Bond holders will also have a significantly lower chance of winning a prize from December, with the prize rate to be cut to 1% -
I'm self-employed but confused about whether I can claim that my business is adversely affected by coronavirus
21 September 2020
100s of self-employed people are confused about what constitutes being “adversely affected” by coronavirus, we have some helpful scenarios to work out where you stand, as well as HMRC’s guidance. -
Coronavirus Employees' Help
21 September 2020
If you're worried about work during the coronavirus crisis, this guide looks at your rights as an employee including who's eligible to be furloughed. -
Coronavirus Universal Credit & Benefits
21 September 2020
If you're suddenly unable to work due to the coronavirus crisis, or you've been laid off, this guide looks at what benefits you can claim, what you're entitled to under universal credit plus tells you how to make a claim.
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Is it time to ban Christmas presents?
14 September 2020
Update 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: I confess, I did a 'decoy effect' experiment on my Twitter and Facebook followers… and it may be why they're buying more Jaffa Cakes
7 September 2020
Behavioural economics is a powerful science. Some retailers are undoubtedly using it to make us pay more to get less. One element is the 'decoy effect' – where a higher-priced item is sold, to make items next to it look like bargains. So I wanted to do a little experiment to test it -
Martin Lewis: Payment holidays extended – but should you take one? Mortgages, credit cards, loans, payday loans, car finance and more
11 August 2020
Within the last week, we've seen the extension of coronavirus credit card, personal loan and overdraft help to 31 October 2020, with mortgage payment holidays already extended. The regulator's other help schemes are also likely to be extended too, including car finance and payday loans, yet should you do it?
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