November
Lost money to a scam involving a Western Union wire transfer? You can now claim a refund from the US
Fraud victims who paid money to scammers via Western Union wire transfers over a 13-year period can now try for refunds
30 November 2017
'Google you owe us': Legal challenge launched on behalf of millions of iPhone users
A consumer campaign group is today launching an unprecedented legal action against Google
30 November 2017
Food labelling shake-up 'to save shoppers £1 billion' - are you keeping the right fruit and veg in the fridge?
New food labelling guidance that could save shoppers £1 billion a year has been published today
29 November 2017
Competition watchdog to take action against ticket resale websites
The competition watchdog has today announced that it will take enforcement action against secondary ticketing websites
28 November 2017
New advice service launched for those with mental health and debt problems
The charity Mental Health UK has set up a new debt advice service for those with money and mental health problems
28 November 2017
Guest Comment: Why we need to talk about debt and money in our relationships
Chris Sherwood, chief executive of Relate, explains what the charity has learned from its recent research
28 November 2017
Citizens Advice issues warning over unwanted subscriptions
Many consumers are facing huge difficulties trying to cancel unwanted subscriptions such as gym memberships
27 November 2017
Revealed: Trick to use the 16-25 Railcard to save £100s on your commute (and it'll work for the 26-30 Railcard too)
Commuters on some routes can use a 16-25 Railcard to save up to £700 on a year's train travel
24 November 2017
Lloyds and Halifax customers left without 'balance low' text alerts as overdraft changes kick in
Lloyds, Halifax and Bank of Scotland have stopped sending customers text alerts warning about their balance
24 November 2017
Rise in household bills slowing, MSE Bills Tracker shows
The rate at which household bills and expenses are increasing has slowed, according to our MSE Bills Tracker
23 November 2017
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BT Sport & BT TV hikeYour rights
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Hoover cordless vacuum cleaners 30% offEg, £200 version now £140 del
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£5 off when you recycle clothesAt M&S, H&M etc
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New. Hot 64GB iPhone SE deal with 4GB dataNO upfront cost
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9 new coronavirus need-to-knowsAs UK returns to 'level 4' alert
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TSB Classic Plus interest rate to fall to 0%
23 September 2020
TSB will no longer pay any interest on its Classic Plus current account from December -
Confusion over Klarna direct debits after shoppers miss out on new Xbox pre-orders
23 September 2020
Shoppers trying to bag the new Xbox All Access bundle this week may have had direct debits set up by finance provider Klarna to pay for consoles they couldn't order, after huge demand meant retailers sold out. Those who took out a credit agreement but missed out on the Xbox bundle will have also been subject to hard credit checks - we've full info on what's happened and what you can do about it below -
Car and home insurers face ban on charging existing customers more than newbies
22 September 2020
Car and home insurance customers should pay no more when renewing their policy than they would if they were taking out a new one with the same firm, under radical new proposals from the financial regulator -
What are your rights to a refund if you need to change or cancel a wedding?
22 September 2020
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I'm self-employed but confused about whether I can claim that my business is adversely affected by coronavirus
22 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.
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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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