March 2021

British Gas is set to take on all 36,000 customers supplied by Nabuh Energy, after a buyout was agreed. If you're with Nabuh Energy, here's what you need to know. 

About 1.7 million Bulb customers will see gas and electricity bills rise by up to £91/yr on average in April as the energy supplier has announced it's raising the price of standard credit and prepayment tariffs. But most can beat the hikes and save £150/yr by switching to a cheaper deal. 

Two major house builders have been ordered to remove 'unfair' leasehold clauses that allow them to double ground rents every 10 or 15 years. It comes after the competition watchdog found these terms can make it 'impossible' for people to sell or get a mortgage.  

Shell Energy is to scrap a controversial £15 'cease fee' it charges customers who switch away from the firm or cancel their contract, MoneySavingExpert.com can reveal. It comes after we queried the fee with regulator Ofcom and it asked Shell Energy to explain the charge - though Shell insists it was already reviewing the fee as it prepares to take on 450,000 Post Office customers later this year.

M&S Bank will close all of its current accounts on 31 August 2021, in a shock move that also resulted in it shutting all 29 of its in-store bank branches on 2 July. But credit card, loans and insurance customers aren't affected – we've full info on what's changing and what you need to do below.

Morrisons has axed its 'More' loyalty points scheme and replaced it with new personalised money-off vouchers. It means you can no longer collect points on your shopping from 10 May, and you'll have to swap existing points for vouchers by 9 August at the latest. 

Update 29 July 2021: Since publishing this story McDonald’s has confirmed that, as of 1 July, completed physical loyalty cards can no longer be redeemed, and its terms and conditions have been updated to reflect this. However, we’ve heard some instances of branches continuing to accept stickers at the server’s discretion, so it’s worth a try. McDonald’s is to scrap a long-running loyalty scheme which lets you collect stickers from cups and claim a free hot drink after purchasing six. The separate 'My McDonald's' app-based loyalty scheme, which gives a free hot drink after you've bought five, will continue - but crucially the change means from this summer you'll no longer be able to stack both schemes and earn TWO stickers per drink purchased. 

MoneySavingExpert.com founder Martin Lewis has warned there is a huge raft of deadlines, cut-offs, price hikes and changes about to hit millions of people in the UK, on his ITV The Martin Lewis Money Show (watch the full 24-minute show to get a detailed briefing).   The issue is caused by 1 April price rises by public service firms and utility providers, and includes council tax, energy bills, Sky and BT bills, and more. Plus it's the start of a new tax year on 6 April, which throws up a lot of urgent deadlines - if you miss them, you likely miss out. Martin explains the April price hikes (four minutes)

More than 100,000 Argos customers who bought an extended warranty from the retailer online between July 2019 and October 2020 will soon get a £5 e-gift card, after the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) found the retailer failed to make customers aware of cheaper alternatives.

Mobile users who sign up to a pay-monthly or Sim-only contract with O2 from 25 March, including existing customers who renew their contracts after this date, will be hit with price hikes of at least 3.9% from April 2022. It comes as the provider shakes up its terms and conditions.