Savings
Nationwide and TSB to hike mortgages but won't pass the full interest rate rise on to many savers
Nationwide and TSB have confirmed they won't pass on the full interest rate rise to most savers
7 August 2018
Big banks hike mortgages but keep schtum on savings after base rate rise
Some banks and building societies are hiking mortgage prices after yesterday's base rate rise, but not savings rates
3 August 2018
Banks may have to give loyal customers better interest rates
The regulator has raised concerns that long-standing customers are losing out
25 July 2018
UK base rate remains at 0.5%
The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee voted to keep the rate steady
10 May 2018
Got an old tenner? You can only spend it until 1 March
If you've still any non-plastic £10 notes, beware – you only have until Thursday 1 March to spend them
19 February 2018
'I saved £1,000 switching energy and mortgage': MoneySavers share their 2017 successes
MoneySavers have been sharing their cost-cutting successes in 2017 on social media
4 January 2018
Ulster Bank to wipe credit searches on savings account applicants after 'incorrect credit scoring'
Ulster Bank is working to remove hard searches from the credit files of those who have applied for its eSavings account
15 September 2017
Parents face fines as 'inaccessible' website leaves them unable to pay for childcare
Parents signed up to the new Tax-Free Childcare scheme say they can't access cash saved to pay nursery costs
2 June 2017
The 'Great 0% Ads Scam' – when 43 months 0% isn't 43 months 0%
The world of 0% credit card advertising is a 'wild west' with consumers left unprotected, an MSE investigation has found
2 April 2017
Atom Bank cuts ALL its savings rates – apply TODAY for 2.2% fixed for three years
App-only Atom Bank is cutting the rates of all four of its market-leading accounts from 11.59pm tonight
15 March 2017
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'My hamster ate my post': HMRC reveals most bizarre tax return excuses as deadline looms
17 January 2020
HM Revenue & Customs has released the most "weird and wonderful" excuses it's received from taxpayers who have failed to get their self-assessment tax return in on time – with bizarre explanations such as 'I was up a mountain in Wales' -
Nationwide double-charges hundreds of customers for credit card repayments
16 January 2020
Hundreds of Nationwide customers have had their monthly credit card repayment taken twice, with one family overcharged by up to £2,500, MoneySavingExpert.com can reveal -
Many private parking firms to spare drivers hefty fines for number-plate errors
16 January 2020
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Got a Hotpoint or Indesit washing machine? Your rights as 100,000s of machines are recalled
16 January 2020
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Ovo completes purchase of SSE – what it means for customers
15 January 2020
In a major shake-up of the energy market, challenger firm Ovo has finalised the purchase of SSE – if you're an SSE customer, here's what it means for you.
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Martin Lewis VIDEO: Should you pay off your Plan 1 student loan?
7 January 2020
If you started university between 1998 and 2012, or since then in Scotland and Northern Ireland, you'll have a Plan 1 student loan. While much is written about whether those with savings should overpay the current English Plan 2 student loans, there's little out there about Plan 1. I wanted to change that, so here's a video explaining how to decide... -
How much the Govt expects you to give your children for university
16 December 2019
Update Note 25 May 2017: The ready reckoners below have been updated with the new 2017/2018 living loan amounts. Also since first writing this blog, and seeing the strength of feeling it attracted, I have written an open letter to the Uni Minister asking him to start telling people about this. Yet sadly received his no we won’t...
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