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TalkTalk launches free broadband for six months for jobseekers – here's how to sign up
Jobseekers may be able to get six months' worth of free broadband from TalkTalk under a new partnership with the Government and Jobcentre Plus.
28 September 2021

TalkTalk broadband customers face £30/yr bill hike despite some being on a 'fixed' tariff – your rights
TalkTalk is hiking prices for certain customers on its Fibre 35 and Fibre 65 broadband plans from today. But you don't have to accept the increases.
6 July 2021

TalkTalk to hike cost of home phone calls package by £24 a year
TalkTalk home phone customers with its Unlimited UK Calls Boost plan will see prices rise by £24 a year from January, the provider has confirmed. But you can cancel your contract penalty-free.TalkTalk landline customers with its Unlimited UK Calls Boost plan will see their bill jump by £24 a year from January. But if you're affected, the good news is you can simply cancel the calls plan penalty-free
23 December 2020

TalkTalk customers wrongly charged late fees after taking coronavirus payment holidays
TalkTalk has charged around 2,000 customers fees for late payment even though it had agreed they could take a payment holiday because they were struggling financially due to the coronavirus crisis, MoneySavingExpert can reveal
6 August 2020

TalkTalk to charge for blocking anonymous calls
TalkTalk is to charge £2 a month for its Anonymous Caller Reject service, which automatically blocks calls from withheld numbers
10 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

Broadband adverts to show AVERAGE speeds
From next week, adverts from broadband providers will all have to show the average rather than the top speeds they offer
18 May 2018

TalkTalk Mobile customers to be offered O2 deals at the end of their contract - here's what you need to know
TalkTalk Mobile customers will not have their mobile contracts renewed and will instead be offered an O2 deal
23 January 2018
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Most broadband and landline users to get automatic compensation from 2019
Many broadband and home phone customers will soon be automatically compensated for poor service
10 November 2017

TalkTalk hits broadband and mobile customers with price hikes
TalkTalk customers facing monthly price hikes of up to £51 a year can beat the hikes
29 June 2017
18 May 2022
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Martin: 'Aged around 45 to 70?'
'You may be able to turn £800 into £5,500+'
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New. Top way to spend abroad
Unbeatable exchange rates and cashback
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10% off discount 'best-before' store
Eg, 23p Pepsi , £4,50 for 1kg Lindt
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Cheaper energy deals kiboshed
Martin not exactly impressed
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Lloyds' free £125 bank bribe
But others pay more
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Debt cost-cutting masterclass
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Three's £2 a day roaming charges come into effect today - here's all you need to know
23 May 2022Three's £2 a day roaming charges come into effect from today (23 May) for holidaymakers who wish to use their normal monthly allowance in Europe. The change will effect new and upgrading pay monthly and Sim-only customers. -
£17 million of unspent Tesco Clubcard vouchers will expire this month, but there’s a trick to extend them – here’s how
20 May 2022Some £17 million worth of unused Tesco Clubcard vouchers are set to expire at the end of the month. Use your vouchers now if you can but if not, there is a trick to extend them online. We explain how it works below. -
Millions of 4G smartphone owners may be due up to £30 payout after claims handset prices were inflated
20 May 2022Around 29 million 4G Apple and Samsung smartphone owners in the UK could be entitled to a payout of up to £30 if a collective action case by Which? is successful - although there are no guarantees. It comes after the consumer group claimed inflated manufacturing costs were passed onto consumers -
Boots and Co-op hike meal deal prices - here's how they compare to other major supermarkets
19 May 2022Boots and Co-op are the latest retailers to increase the price of their meal deals. Boots has upped costs from £3.39 to £3.59, and from £3.99 to £4.19 in its London shops, while Co-op's meal deal has jumped from £3.50 to £3.75. -
Financial regulator to punish banks and building societies that don't protect people's access to cash
19 May 2022Under the new 'Financial Services and Markets Bill' banks and building societies will have to ensure cash withdrawal and deposit facilities are available to customers in communities across the UK.
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Martin Lewis: 'UO is just as important as UX: A tip for anyone developing their website or app'
6 May 2022I 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. -
Martin Lewis: Got a cash ISA? You should probably ditch it
3 May 2022Press 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: Money and Mental Health charity 2021/22 – Covid & cost of living hell...
26 April 2022It's hard to believe the Money and Mental Health Policy Institute (MMHPI) charity is now six years old. As the chair of trustees, each year I write the foreword to its annual report – and today the 2021/22 report is out, so I thought I'd blog my formal chair's foreword here. -
Martin Lewis: What happened to my pledge to give £10m to charity – 2022 update (spoiler: it's now £20m)
11 April 2022Nearly a decade ago, in June 2012, MSE joined the MSM Group and I pledged £10m to go to charity. As that was a public pledge and I feel I've a duty of transparency, every year or two I bash out a blog report to explain where I'm up to, and who's got what money.