January
Don't fall for high-data deals – most users need less than 3GB a month
Over two-thirds of mobile phone customers use less than 3GB of data a month, a poll of MoneySavingExpert.com users has revealed – as new analysis from Citizens Advice warns £800 million is wasted each year on unused data
31 January 2019
Fraud victims can now complain to the bank receiving their cash
Before today you could only complain to your bank, which sent the money
31 January 2019
100,000s risk fines for filing late tax returns – even though they owe no tax
100,000s of late tax returns are filed each year by people who don't owe any tax, data obtained by MoneySavingExpert.com shows - meaning many risk a fine of at least £100. If you still need to file a return this year, act fast - the deadline for filing your tax return this year is 11.59pm on Thursday 31 January
30 January 2019
Utilita to take on failed energy supplier Our Power's 38,000 customers
Ofgem has appointed Utilita Energy Limited to take on supplying Our Power’s domestic customers
30 January 2019
Amex blocks Curve 'all-in-one' debit card
Curve cardholders have been stopped from linking their American Express cards to the 'all-in-one' service less than two days after the new functionality was introduced
30 January 2019
eBay to offer sellers 1,000 free listings – but watch out for final value fees
eBay is increasing the number of free monthly listings for sellers from 20 to 1,000 - but remember, you'll still need to pay a fee if your item sells
30 January 2019
Thousands more switch away from TSB after IT meltdown
Latest statistics from July to September last year show that the bank lost more than 16,000 customers
30 January 2019
MPs back Martin's call for an overhaul of ombudsmen
An influential group of MPs has backed Martin Lewis' call for the broken ombudsmen system to be reformed
30 January 2019
New rules to give more pension freedom protection
The Financial Conduct Authority has announced new rules and plans to help make pension choices clearer for over 50s, which it says will help up to 100,000 every year
29 January 2019
Contactless card security flaw largely fixed, in win for MSE's two-year campaign
The financial regulator has said that "almost all" contactless transactions from the two biggest card schemes are now processed 'online' in order to combat a security flaw which meant crooks could use cards months after they'd been cancelled
29 January 2019
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Holidaymakers offered less than $1 per £1 at airport – how to get better rates
23 August 2019
A photo taken at Gatwick Airport this morning shows that holidaymakers were being offered a shockingly low exchange rate of less than $1 for each £1 - a perfect example of why you shouldn't buy your holiday money at the airport -
RBS and Santander ordered to fix PPI processes – after not sending proper reminders to 1,000s of customers
23 August 2019
Royal Bank of Scotland and Santander have been ordered to appoint an independent body to look at their PPI processes after they failed to send, or sent inaccurate, annual PPI reminders to customers -
British Airways pilots set to strike – your rights
23 August 2019
Thousands of British Airways pilots are to be balloted for strike action in a dispute over pay - and could end up striking as early as August. It's unclear what disruption this could cause, but if it does go ahead here's what you need to know -
'I reclaimed over £4,000 for mis-sold payday loans using MSE's tool'
22 August 2019
A MoneySaver from Cheshire has claimed back over £4,000 using MoneySavingExpert.com's payday loan reclaiming tool after having her borrowing extended several times without additional checks on whether she could afford it - and she's hoping to get more cash back from other lenders -
Ryanair pilots strike goes ahead – what you need to know
22 August 2019
Strike action from Ryanair pilots is going ahead as planned after the airline lost an attempt to stop it in the High Court - if you're affected here's what you need to know
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How much the Govt expects you to give your children for university
16 July 2019
Update Note 25 May 2017: The ready reckoners below have been updated with the new 2017/2018 living loan amounts. Also since first writing this blog, and seeing the strength of feeling it attracted, I have written an open letter to the Uni Minister asking him to start telling people about this. Yet sadly received his no we won’t...
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