Renting
Airbnb enforces 90-day annual limit on London hosts – are you affected?
Hosts can now let out homes for a maximum of three months a year, unless they have planning permission
3 January 2017
Record numbers seek debt help in 2016, warns charity
Over 300,000 owing an average of £14,000 each turned to StepChange for help between January and June
7 September 2016
Pay rent on time to now boost your credit score... this and 50 more renters' tips
You don't need landlord's permission to save £100s
27 April 2016
Do you rent? Here's a new trick to boost your credit rating
Millions of private tenants can boost their credit rating by opting in to a scheme that records if they pay rent on time
11 April 2016
First-time buyer mortgage need-to-knows - from low rates to Help to Buy ISAs
Now's a stonking time to get a mortgage. Rates are close to rock-bottom but you should look at your finances first
7 October 2015
Summer Budget 2015: Buy-to-let landlords hit by reduced tax breaks
Chancellor George Osborne's announcement will cap the amount that landlords can claim on mortgage interest payments
8 July 2015
Summer Budget 2015: Tax break if you take in a lodger
Anyone who takes in a lodger will get a bigger tax break from next year
8 July 2015
Recent home movers need to register to vote: check now
MoneySavingExpert has teamed up with the Electoral Commission to encourage people to register to vote
8 April 2015
One in nine worried they can't pay for housing costs after Xmas
More than 3 million people fear they'll miss their rent or mortgage payments this month following the cost of Xmas
5 January 2015
Renters only half as likely to switch as homeowners, says Ofgem
Ofgem says there's a lack of awareness among tenants about their rights to ditch and switch energy providers
14 July 2014
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Beware paying for a day of EU mobile roaming but only getting a minute - MSE warns of sharp practices as post-Brexit protections end
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MoneySavingExpert.com has today published a new report containing worrying findings on EU roaming. It comes as post-Brexit roaming protections have now ended and most major networks have reintroduced roaming fees in the EU, ultimately leaving mobile users with weaker rights and many with higher costs. -
Bank of England increases base rate to 1.75% – what the rise means for your mortgage and savings
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The Bank of England has increased the base rate to 1.75% from 1.25% - the biggest single rise in 27 years. This rate is used by the central bank to charge other banks and lenders when they borrow money – and influences what borrowers pay and savers earn. -
Energy price cap to change every three months from October - what it means for your bills
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The price cap on how much energy suppliers can charge households will now change every three months from October, instead of every six months, regulator Ofgem has confirmed. Due to the current high wholesale energy costs, it means we're likely to see price rises TWICE this winter. -
Coventry Building Society customers hit by payment delays after online services go down – here's what you need to know
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Coventry Building Society customers have been unable to make payments, transfer cash or withdraw from their current and savings accounts online after "an internal technical issue" meant some of its services went down for almost two days. -
Mortgage holder alert as new figures reveal 370,000 are overpaying – can you save £1,000s/yr? Here's how to check
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Hundreds of thousands of homeowners are overpaying on their mortgage because they're languishing on their lender's standard variable rate, new data from the financial regulator has revealed. Yet savings of £1,000s a year may be available if homeowners remortgage to more competitive deals – something they may want to consider sooner rather than later with further interest rate rises expected.
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Martin Lewis: Don't shop at Zara before you go to Spain, Greece, France or Italy
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Update 17 July 2017: We tend to think since Brexit that the pound’s weaker than it has been for decades. While somewhat true against the dollar, against the euro it’s only a tad worse now than when I first wrote this in 2014. The logic of this blog stands just as strongly now. On the Spanish-English website...
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