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Comparison site MoneySupermarket has been fined £80,000 after it sent an email to millions of customers who had opted out of marketing messages.

The Government has vowed to outlaw letting fees, crack down on whiplash fraud and pass a Repeal Bill to handle the Brexit transition as it unveiled its plans for new legislation over the next two years.

Up to 230,000 unpaid carers are putting their state pension in jeopardy by not claiming carer's credit – a benefit that plugs gaps in your national insurance record when you're not able to work because you're caring for someone.

The general election result means we have a hung Parliament, and many have questions over what this means for their personal finances. Here MoneySavingExpert.com founder Martin Lewis gives his initial reaction - while it's a political earthquake, nothing changes for consumers immediately.

If you want to vote in June's general election but are not yet on the electoral roll, act fast – you ONLY have until next Monday (22 May) to register.

Two new tax breaks which were supposed to have applied to earnings from 6 April 2017 have been quietly axed by the Government, for the time being at least, MoneySavingExpert.com can reveal.

Anyone planning to vote in June's general election who isn't yet on the electoral roll has only until Monday 22 May to register.

The Government has today set out further proposals to ban letting agents from charging administrative fees to tenants for moving into a property or renewing a tenancy. A cap on the size of deposits charged by landlords is also being considered.

Bank customers who have cancelled a lost or stolen contactless card may no longer have to check months or even years of statements for signs of fraud, after the regulator announced new measures to tackle a major security flaw following a MoneySavingExpert.com investigation.

Price comparison sites are generally serving their users well, but could improve to be an even more effective tool for consumers, according to the competition watchdog.