MoneySavingExpert News
November

Autumn Budget 2017: Personal tax allowance to be raised to £11,850
Chancellor Philip Hammond has announced the personal allowance for income tax will be raised from £11,500 to £11,850
22 November 2017

Full Autumn Budget 2017 round-up as Chancellor unveils Government spending plans
The Chancellor Philip Hammond unveiled a wave of measures in today's Budget
22 November 2017

Decathlon to close its customer loyalty points scheme
Sports retailer Decathlon is closing its loyalty scheme meaning any leftover points will be wiped in nine days' time
21 November 2017

Details of 26-30 Railcard trial confirmed ahead of Budget launch
Full details of how the new 26-30 Railcard will work have been revealed, just a day before the Budget
21 November 2017

Energy regulator to investigate SSE over info given to prepayment customers
Ofgem is to investigate SSE over whether it gave accurate information about the cheapest tariffs to prepay customers
20 November 2017

Amex phases in cashback cuts to loyal Platinum customers
Some Amex Platinum cardholders who've had their card for more than 15 months will see their cashback cut next year
20 November 2017

British Gas to scrap its standard variable tariff for new customers
British Gas has pledged to scrap its standard variable tariff for new customers next year
20 November 2017

British Airways to launch new boarding policy - here's what you need to know
British Airways will introduce a policy to board travellers with the cheapest tickets in two separate groups
20 November 2017

Lloyds warning after some Avios Rewards Amex customers hit by fraud
Lloyds Bank customers who have an Avios Rewards American Express credit card are being urged to check their statements
17 November 2017

EE to hike broadband and landline call charges
EE has warned it's hiking some broadband and call costs in January
17 November 2017
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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Energy price cap predicted to rise 42%
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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 2022Watch Martin Lewis, founder of MoneySavingExpert.com's (MSE), Q&A interview with the Chancellor of the Exchequer below. Martin put his, MSE users’ and Martin’s social media followers’ questions to Rishi Sunak MP following today’s cost of living crisis support package announcement. -
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 2022NS&I will increase its Premium Bond prize fund rate, which is equivalent to a yearly interest rate, from 1% to 1.4% from 1 June. The odds of each £1 Premium Bond number winning a prize will also increase from 34,500 to one to 24,500 to one. -
Coronavirus travel rights
24 May 2022We've the latest on the testing and self-isolation rules for travellers visiting popular destinations abroad, plus full refund and insurance rights for overseas and UK travel.
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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.