September 2024

Nationwide has raised the fee on its popular FlexPlus packaged bank account from £13 to £18 a month – a £60 a year increase. So now's a good time to check if you're still getting value from the perks or whether you should ditch and switch.

A charity has launched legal proceedings against the UK Government, aiming to reverse its decision to restrict Winter Fuel Payments to those on certain benefits. It's still very early days and there are no guarantees, but here's what you need to know.

If you've got an HSBC Visa credit card, you may be able to earn up to £100 cashback on groceries, fuel and transport over the next two months – but you've only got until 11.59pm on Thursday 31 October to check if you're eligible and opt in. It's a no brainer if you were planning to make these purchases anyway – as long as you pay your card off IN FULL, so the interest doesn't wipe out your cashback earnings.

If you share your Disney+ account with friends or family who don't live with you, you'll now need to pay up to £4.99 a month extra to do so, as the streaming service has clamped down on password sharing.

You've got just days left to stock up on standard first-class stamps before prices rise by an inflation-busting 22% from Monday 7 October. If you buy some now, you'll still be able to use them after prices go up.

Planning on having your Christmas food shop delivered by Ocado? Bookings are now open if you bought a delivery pass on or before 1 September 2024, though it's not clear yet when other shoppers will be able to book their slots.

Fixed-rate mortgage deals have gotten cheaper in recent weeks – but will this trend continue following the Bank of England's decision to hold the base rate at 5%? We've spoken to five mortgage brokers to see what they think is next for mortgage rates. Here's what they told us...

First-time buyers paid the Government an estimated £1.8 million in fines for taking money out of their Lifetime ISAs (LISAs), new figures for the 2023/24 tax year show. MoneySavingExpert.com founder Martin Lewis is renewing calls to the Government to stop those who are using LISA savings for their intended purpose – buying a first-time property – having to pay these unjust penalties.

Fixed-rate mortgage deals have gotten cheaper in recent weeks – and brokers say rates could still come down a bit more, despite the Bank of England's decision to hold the base rate at 5%. So what, if anything, should you do about it?

Aggressive council tax debt collection practices – even after missing just ONE payment – are putting up to two million people at risk of serious harm, new research from charity the Money and Mental Health Policy Institute (MMHPI) has found. The charity's chair and founder Martin Lewis has called for Government action and urged local authorities to look at their methods in the meantime.