Broadband
Virgin Media to hike prices by up to £54/year
Most Virgin Media broadband, TV and home phone customers will see price increases of up to £54/year from this autumn
1 July 2019
Broadband slow? You've now more rights
Major broadband providers now have to give customers a minimum guaranteed speed before they sign up – and if speeds subsequently drop and cannot be fixed within one month, you'll be able to ditch your contract penalty-free.
12 March 2019
BT promises a year without broadband or phone price hikes
BT says prices for its millions of broadband, mobile or line rental customers will be frozen until March 2020
15 January 2019
Fibre deals are getting cheaper – stop overpaying for broadband
The cheapest fibre broadband deals have dropped to the lowest in years at under £19/mth, new research from MoneySavingExpert.com reveals – check now if you're paying too much
9 November 2018
Three advert banned for claiming customers could use phones abroad at 'no extra cost'
The Advertising Standards Authority ruled that the advert could not appear again in its current form
17 October 2018
Zen tops our broadband customer service poll - where does your provider rank?
Relative minnow Zen has been voted number one for customer service by MSE users in our recent poll, while TalkTalk languishes at the bottom despite an improvement on last time.
10 September 2018
Virgin Media to hit customers with 4.5% price hike
Virgin Media has announced a new price hike for its broadband, phone and TV customers
15 August 2018
UKTV channels return to Virgin Media
UKTV channels will once again be available to Virgin Media customers, after the two firms negotiated a deal
13 August 2018
Premier League football comes to Amazon Prime
Online giant Amazon has today bought the rights to 20 live Premier League matches per season.
7 June 2018
6.5 MILLION could be overpaying for their broadband - check now if you can save
Around 6.5 million customers in the UK are likely to be paying too much for their broadband
18 May 2018
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Free lateral flow tests in Wales extended until 31 July for people showing signs of Covid
24 June 2022![]()
Free lateral flow tests in Wales will continue to be available for people showing Covid symptoms up until 30 July. -
Private parking charges to be halved to £50 - here are all the details
24 June 2022![]()
Private car park operators in England, Scotland and Wales will no longer be able to set fines above £50 in the majority of circumstances, under new rules set out by the Government. -
You've got 100 days to use paper £20 and £50 notes before they become unusable - so check your pockets and down the back of sofas now
23 June 2022![]()
Time is running out to check down the back of your sofa for any soon-to-be-discontinued paper £20 and £50 notes. There are only 100 days left before they become invalid but the latest figures from the Bank of England show there are almost £15 billion-worth of notes still around. -
New Government-backed interest-free loan scheme to be rolled out across the UK from September – here’s how it works
23 June 2022![]()
Vulnerable people who have been rejected from borrowing will apply to apply for a one-off no interest loan scheme (NILs) from September. The scheme aims to reach 20,000 struggling to pay off debt, with them being able to borrow anything from £100 to £2,000 – here’s how it’ll work. -
Barclays to shut a further 15 bank branches this year - check if yours is closing and what your options are
23 June 2022![]()
Barclays has announced another round of bank branch closures, with 15 more outlets set to shut by the end of the year. The latest closures mean Barclays will close 55 branches by the end of the year. Below we list the branches disappearing and what the alternatives are if you still want face-to-face banking.
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Martin Lewis: The one thing everyone aged over 66 needs to know
17 June 2022![]()
It is a national tragedy that getting on for a million pensioners, many of whom have been paying into the system for years, are missing out on a critical boost to their income. It's called pension credit, and this year it also means you get an extra £650 to help with energy bills. -
Martin Lewis: What I asked the Chancellor to do when I spoke to him on Monday...
26 May 2022![]()
With the announcement of the Government's energy cost of living plans due out at lunchtime. I thought I'd speedily bash out a note down of what (from memory) I'd asked the Chancellor for when we spoke on Monday - and the other general suggestions I've been making. -
Martin Lewis: Got a cash ISA? You should probably ditch it
24 May 2022![]()
Press the rewind button and go way back to April 2015... Possibly on the telly in the corner of your living room, I was on-air at the time urging savers as usual to use their new tax-free cash ISA allowance – because 'money was nicer in an ISA'. But things changed in 2016. -
Martin Lewis: 'UO is just as important as UX: A tip for anyone developing their website or app'
6 May 2022![]()
I set up MoneySavingExpert.com nearly 20 years ago – when arguably the modern web was still in its infancy. With an abundance of self-belief (something I had too much of then, as I realise now) I decided not to read any books, or follow prevailing wisdom on how a site should operate – and just do it my way.
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