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Shopping online or by phone? Your consumer rights are now boosted
Shoppers now have more protection when buying goods and services and greater rights when things go wrong
13 June 2014
Campaign to protect consumers from rogue doorstep sellers
The OFT has today launched its annual doorstep selling campaign, to help consumers know their rights
19 July 2012
Citizens Advice to replace axed Consumer Focus
Citizens Advice is to be given an enlarged role under Government plans to shake up the consumer protection system
11 April 2012
Beware costly subscriptions when shopping online
Online shoppers have reported unexpected continuous payments on statements, set up apparently without their knowledge
21 February 2012
Warning – free skincare trials may be subscription trap
Forum users have complained of unknowingly subscribing to skincare firm RevitaDerm, after signing up for 'free' trials
2 February 2012
Tax scammers who pretend to be from MoneySavingExpert.com
Consumers in Suffolk should beware a tax scam from a company illegally claiming to be MoneySavingExpert.com
16 August 2011
Consumers warned over doorstep traders this summer
The Office of Trading is launching an awareness campaign to try to protect households from doorstep salesmen
20 July 2011
Government urged to tackle dodgy private parking firms
Plans to ban clamping in England and Wales are under consultation but Citizens Advice and Consumer Focus are concerned this isn't enough
12 April 2011
Apple offers iPhone 4 fix and refund
17 July 2010
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Budget 2023: Childcare support to be boosted for children from nine months and for parents on universal credit – here's what you need to know
22 March 2023![]()
The announcements form a package of new measures designed to help parents, revealed by the Chancellor in today's Budget. -
Martin Lewis: Two week ISA 'use it or lose it' warning
21 March 2023![]()
Interest rates are up, so ISAs are back for many - yet you need to sort them by 5 April (or likely sooner). -
Budget 2023: Tax-free pension limits raised - here's what it means for your savings
21 March 2023![]()
The annual amount you can save into a pension once you've taken money out of it will rise from £4,000 to £10,000 this April. -
Stamp prices to rise by up to 16% – but there's a way to beat the hike
21 March 2023![]()
From Monday 3 April, the cost of first-class stamps will be hiked to £1.10, while second-class stamps will increase to 75p. -
Martin Lewis: Do you have a Power of Attorney? Here's why it’s so important and how to get one
20 March 2023![]()
Do you have a power of attorney? It’s a crucial financial protection, probably more important than a will. MoneySavingExpert.com founder Martin Lewis explains why power of attorney is so important, how to get one and more in the latest episode of ITV's The Martin Lewis Money Show Live.
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Martin Lewis: Is it time to ban unnecessary Christmas presents?
5 December 2022![]()
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... -
Martin Lewis: The one thing everyone aged over 66 needs to know
29 November 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.
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