October 2018

Some Apple watches have stopped working after a software update. 

In a surprise twist, the best-buy two, five and ten-year fixed mortgage rates have actually dropped for the first time in two months, MoneySavingExpert.com data reveals. So anyone with up to six months left on their current deal should look to lock in now. 

There are more male MoneySavers than ever before, this year's MSE census shows - and you love a chocolate biscuit.  This year marked our fifth MSE annual census, where we find out who the MoneySavers are and what makes them tick. It's our opportunity to find out a little bit more about who uses the site (or more accurately, who uses the site and fills in the polls). 

Barclays is doubling its Blue Rewards scheme incentives for new and existing customers who switch an account to it - meaning they can earn at least £132 in the first year.

Low paid workers should push their employer to ensure their work based pensions are based on relief at source schemes so they can benefit from government top ups.  Those on net pay based schemes are losing out and more are set to following next April's tax rises.  

Energy supplier Ebico is ending its variable, zero-standing charge tariff, and moving all 46,000 customers on to a higher priced deal – blaming Ofgem’s incoming price cap for the move. 

The Help to Buy Equity Loan scheme will be extended for a further two years -  until March 2023, Chancellor Phillip Hammond has announced.

With claims for mis-sold retirement related finance on the rise, MoneySavers need to watch out they don't fall foul of bad advice from both unauthorised advisers and negligent authorised advisers.  

Some university leavers who started studying between 1990 and 1998 have received letters and texts from Erudio – the company which manages their student loans – offering them the chance to settle their loan by partially paying it off.