June
British Airways pilots set to strike – your rights
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
23 August 2019
15 MoneySaving tips to beat the summer heatwave
Whether you want to bask in the upcoming forecast heatwave outdoors or simply keep cool, we've dug out the top MoneySaving ways to survive the sizzle
23 July 2019
Changing mobile provider? You can 'text-to-switch' from today
Mobile phone customers will be able to switch providers with a single, free text from Monday - meaning they won't have to speak to their current provider to cancel their contracts
1 July 2019
Airports hike 'kiss and fly' drop-off charges – how to beat them
Eight major airports across the UK have upped the cost of dropping off passengers over the last year, a MoneySavingExpert investigation reveals - and one now charges a whopping £7 for a 10-minute drop-off. But at most airports it's possible to beat the fees and drop off for free if you know where to go - we've full airport-by-airport help below
1 July 2019
'I started comping on the MSE Forum... and three months later won a trip to Everest'
A MoneySaver who was inspired by MSE founder Martin Lewis to start systematically 'comping' has won a once-in-a-lifetime trip to Everest base camp just three months later
28 June 2019
Barclaycard cans free overseas spending on top-pick Platinum Cashback Plus card
Customers who apply for the Barclaycard Platinum Cashback Plus card from today will pay a fee every time they buy something or withdraw cash overseas - but if you've already got the card you'll continue to be able to use it for free abroad
27 June 2019
Ipswich Building Society launches deals aimed at freeing 'mortgage prisoners'
A building society has launched a new kind of mortgage deal which could help so-called 'mortgage prisoners' by making affordability checks less strict
26 June 2019
Bathstore goes into administration – your rights
Bathroom retailer Bathstore has gone into administration, although it will continue to trade whilst a buyer is sought
26 June 2019
Southern Water to give customers a share of £123 million over 'shocking' failures
Southern Water is to pay £123 million back to customers following an investigation by regulator Ofwat
25 June 2019
'My home insurer upped my renewal from £140 to £1,600' – why you should NEVER auto-renew
A MoneySaver whose home insurance policy was due to end this month was shocked to find his premium would have shot up by more than 1,000% if he'd let it auto-renew
25 June 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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