Aviva
Revealed: The best time to buy home insurance to save 20%+
Buying your home insurance about three weeks ahead of the start date is likely to get you the cheapest price
7 August 2018
Tens of thousands of Aviva customers to be refunded up to £100
About 50,000 Aviva customers will be refunded up to £100 each after the insurer admitted they had been overcharged
24 May 2018
Admiral auto-renewal letters over-stated how much customers paid
Admiral has sent auto-renewal letters showing 'last year's premium' as the amount quoted, instead of that actually paid.
19 May 2017
Beat huge insurance admin fees for simple changes
Changing a name, address or job title, or cancelling an insurance policy completely, could result in costly admin fees
21 May 2015
Are you due an Aviva refund? Insurer correcting 'historical errors'
Hundreds of thousands of Aviva life insurance customers could be due a refund
12 February 2014
Car insurance premiums too high, competition watchdog says
Car insurance premiums are too high and should be cut through a number of 'far-reaching reforms', the CC says
17 December 2013
The AA is the easiest company to haggle with
AA, Sky and Virgin Media head the list of companies where hagglers reveal success rates of 70% and better
15 April 2013
Pension firms promise clearer charges
Major pension providers have pledged to disclose charges and costs more clearly and consistently
11 January 2013
Car insurance down but home insurance up, says AA
Car insurance prices fell over the last three months, while home insurance premiums rose, according to the AA
23 October 2012
Over-75s' nest eggs 'shrinking'
The long-term retired are having to 'knock lumps' out of their nest eggs just to get by, a new report has found
11 July 2012
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TV licence fee to be frozen for two years - here's all you need to know
17 January 2022![]()
The cost of a TV licence will remain frozen for the next two years, the Government has announced. Households will not see any increase to their £159 a year bill until 1 April 2024. -
Amazon shelves plans to stop accepting Visa credit cards - here's all you need to know
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Amazon has shelved plans to stop people using Visa credit cards to buy items on the shopping platform from 19 January. -
Barclaycard makes mysterious payments to customers who were wrongly charged, with some receiving £300 - here's all you need to know
17 January 2022![]()
Barclaycard is giving refunds to hundreds of credit card customers who have suffered issues relating to operations procedures, default fees and incorrect interest charges. Here's what you need to know. -
Universal Credit and other benefit claimants in Northern Ireland to get £200 towards energy bills - here's what you need to know
14 January 2022![]()
It comes as part of a new £55 million support package designed to help around 280,000 people with the cost of living. -
Savings app Chip shakes up its membership plans – what this means for you
14 January 2022![]()
Savings app Chip has simplified its membership plan structure, reducing it from three plans to two, and has also added its autosaving feature to its free 'Chip' plan. These changes – which came into effect on 14 January – apply to both new and existing customers.
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Martin Lewis: What makes us human – the sharing of ideas and knowledge
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I was invited on to BBC Radio 2 Vine's 'What Makes Us Human' programme. The brief: "write then read out an essay on one unique element of humanity, interspersed with some autobiographical notes". -
Five things EVERYONE should know about student finance
21 September 2021![]()
There are more myths and misunderstandings about student finance than any other subject. So in this blog is my updated 2021/22 version of the must knows, with links to far more info. -
Is it time to ban Christmas presents?
14 September 2021![]()
Update September 2017: It’s eight years since I first braved this subject, expecting a snowstorm of protest. Instead, year after year more join in, like Julia who recently tweeted me, “@MartinSLewis, finally took your advice and told my family I can’t afford Christmas presents. What a weight off my mind. Thank you.” One year even the Archbishop of...
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