February 2021

Martin Lewis has urged people to check their direct debits and other regular payments to make sure they're not paying over the odds for something they no longer need or use. His warning comes after a The Martin Lewis Money Show viewer wrote in to say the previous owner of their house was still paying £200 a year for home insurance - 16 years after they'd moved out.

Holiday firm Lastminute.com faces legal action from the competition watchdog unless it repays over £1 million to customers it had promised refunds to after their package holidays were cancelled due to the coronavirus crisis. These refunds must now be paid within the next seven days.  

A package of measures has today been announced by the Government in a bid to help flat-owners in England who've struggled to foot the bill to fix unsafe cladding on their high rise blocks in the wake of the Grenfell Tower tragedy. 

Funding for the Green Homes Grant voucher scheme is set to be slashed by around £1.5 billion from April, it's been revealed. 

Millions of BT and EE broadband, home phone, mobile and TV customers will be hit with price hikes of up to 4.5% from 31 March - though the exact increase is based on when you signed up to your current deal. 

Customers of gas and electricity provider Simplicity Energy – which stopped trading on 27 January – are being transferred to British Gas. We now know the full details of the tariff you'll be moved on to and we've analysed it below. 

Some Lastminute.com customers still haven’t received all their money back for cancelled holidays, according to research from consumer group, Which?. It comes despite the online travel agent promising the competition watchdog that all refunds would be paid by the end of last month.  

Online fashion retailer Boohoo has bought the Dorothy Perkins, Wallis and Burton brands from the Arcadia Group for £25.2 million. Here's what it means for shoppers' returns and gift card rights. 

The cost of an annual standard colour TV licence will rise to £159 from 1 April 2021 – an increase of £1.50 on the current price of £157.50 a year.

MoneySavingExpert.com founder Martin Lewis has urged all households across the country to compare energy prices urgently. The warning comes as it’s been announced that bills will rise by a typical £96/year for most households in the UK from 1 April. But most can save £200+/yr by switching.