MoneySavingExpert News
December

Watchdog announces crackdown on firms overcharging loyal customers
The competition watchdog has today released the findings of its investigation into the loyalty penalty
19 December 2018

Thousands of Nectar points wiped from rail passengers' accounts
Nectar card holders claim they have had thousands of points wiped from their accounts after buying tickets from London North Eastern Railway - if you're affected the issue should be resolved today
19 December 2018

Revealed: Shoppers given WRONG sale return rights info by 10 online stores
Ten online retailers including household names such as Accessorize and Oasis have been giving shoppers the wrong info about their return rights for sale items, a MoneySavingExpert.com investigation reveals - and five more including M&S and New Look have given info we believe is misleading.
18 December 2018

Toilet charges to be scrapped at major train stations from April
From next Spring, it will no longer cost you to spend a penny
18 December 2018

Guest comment: Time for radical reform on overdrafts
The Financial Conduct Authority's executive director of strategy and competition Christopher Woolard explains why the regulator is tackling overdraft charges
18 December 2018

Fixed daily and monthly overdraft charges set to be banned
New rules proposed by the FCA mean the price for each overdraft will be a simple, single interest rate – no fixed daily or monthly charges
18 December 2018

Claims management firms will have to give more info upfront
The financial regulator has published a new set of rules for claims management companies, including providing customers with more transparent fee information and telling them about free alternatives
18 December 2018

Outfox the Market customers vent fury over energy bill hikes
Hundreds of customers of the small energy supplier Outfox the Market have banded together on Facebook to tell of their nightmare with the supplier.
17 December 2018

SSE and Npower merger will not go ahead
The two big six energy firms, SSE and Npower, will no longer go ahead with their planned merger
17 December 2018

Together Energy takes on OneSelect's 36,000 customers
Customers of gas and electricity provider OneSelect, which stopped trading earlier this week, are being transferred to Together Energy.
14 December 2018
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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. -
Mis-sold an Amigo loan? Redress could soon be on its way after High Court approves complaints scheme
23 May 2022A compensation plan put forward by Amigo Loans to return at least £112 million to borrowers it wrongly mis-sold high-interest loans to has today (23 May) been approved by the High Court. The move is a significant win for borrowers and follows a previous proposal that was rejected by the Court. -
Toy subscription service Whirli goes into administration - what it means for refunds and returns
23 May 2022Children's toy subscription service Whirli has gone into administration. The collapse affects around 10,500 customers. Here's what it means for your refund and return rights.
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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. -
Martin Lewis: What happened to my pledge to give £10m to charity – 2022 update (spoiler: it's now £20m)
11 April 2022Nearly a decade ago, in June 2012, MSE joined the MSM Group and I pledged £10m to go to charity. As that was a public pledge and I feel I've a duty of transparency, every year or two I bash out a blog report to explain where I'm up to, and who's got what money.