Sophie King

News Reporter

Sophie joined MSE in August 2021 after working at trade magazine Professional Adviser for nearly three years as a senior reporter. During the first lockdown, and while furloughed, Sophie extended her writing experience by working for contraceptive platform The Lowdown. The content she wrote certainly differed from her usual personal finance stories!

In her spare time, Sophie attempts to keep a solid fitness routine (albeit unsuccessfully) and also takes care of several dogs including a cocker spaniel puppy and a cockapoo.

Latest from Sophie King

Amazon Logistics has been ranked as the top parcel delivery firm for the first time in an annual poll of MoneySavingExpert.com (MSE) users. It comes after another challenging year for firms providing essential services amid the continuing pandemic. But you should still complain to retailers to get them to apply pressure on delivery firms when they fail to deliver.

20 January 2022

Mobile phone users are likely to be burning through cash if they pay more than £10 a month on their bill, MoneySavingExpert.com founder Martin Lewis has warned in the latest episode of The Martin Lewis Money Show. You can watch Martin explain it below, plus use our key links - Cheap Sim Finder tool, Cheap Mobiles tool and our Cheap Mobile Phone Insurance guide - to help you cut costs.

18 January 2022

The TV licence fee will remain frozen for the next two years, the Government has announced. In a new settlement revealed today (17 January), households will be free from any increase to their £159 a year bill until 1 April 2024.

17 January 2022

Don't bin post from Barclaycard as it's sending cheques worth up to £300 to both former and existing credit card customers, MoneySavingExpert.com can reveal. It's refunding wrongly charged interest and fees from before 2019 by cheque or transfer to customers on repayment plans. The credit card company tells us the average payout's around £70 but we've seen one MoneySaver get £300 back.

17 January 2022

Nationwide has paid around 20,000 banking customers £60 in compensation after a technical error saw their direct debits fail as a result of not being able to transfer funds into their accounts. Others may also be able to claim refunds or goodwill payments - though there are no guarantees.

13 January 2022

Shoppers have just one week to go before Amazon stops accepting Visa credit cards to purchase items on 19 January. However, those with a Visa credit card set as their default payment, or those who only have a Visa credit card in their Amazon wallet, may be able to get a free £10 or £20 account credit if they update their details now.

11 January 2022

McDonald’s has today (10 January) launched a loyalty scheme enabling customers to earn points on their spending at the fast-food chain, which they can then redeem on free food, including Big Macs and McNuggets. There are a couple of catches though - you can't redeem points on all menu items and the scheme is only being trialled in selected stores to begin with.

10 January 2022

O2 and Virgin Mobile, now known as 'Virgin Media O2' since merging, have pledged to continue offering free mobile roaming in Europe. It means holidaying Brits can use their data, calls and texts as they would in the UK. It comes as other major providers announce plans to reintroduce roaming fees later this year.

10 January 2022

Sainsbury’s Bank has apologised after credit card customers were charged late payment fees despite making their monthly payments on time. Sainsbury’s says affected customers will be refunded automatically but it is worth checking to see if you’ve been wrongly charged and contacting the bank if you don't hear anything.

7 January 2022

Facebook has launched a paid-for postal service for its Marketplace, which matches buyers and sellers on a range of items. While the service is free for now, the buyer or seller pays a delivery charge plus the seller faces a 2% fee of total costs. But users can avoid these fees by continuing to arrange delivery or collection themselves.

31 December 2021

Aldi, John Lewis and Sainsbury's are among the major retailers bucking trends by closing stores this Boxing Day. However, shoppers hoping to grab a bargain in the traditional Boxing Day sales can still do so with some shops starting in-store sales from 27 December and others launching online sales from 24 December instead.

24 December 2021

Starling Bank current account holders who want to deposit more than £1,000 in cash in any one calendar year will be charged to do so via the Post Office from March 2022. Customers will, however, continue to be able to deposit money electronically or by cheque fee-free.

17 December 2021

The Government has significantly cut the financial help it is offering motorists wanting to buy a brand new electric car with immediate effect this week, and has also lowered the price cap on cars people can buy under the scheme.

17 December 2021

Transport for London (TfL) is making the £15 congestion charge permanent in the capital, but from 21 February next year drivers won't have to pay the fee after 6pm on weekdays and before 12pm or after 6pm on weekends. Here's what is happening.

16 December 2021

A cross-party group of MPs and Lords, whose parliamentary job has been to analyse the draft Online Safety Bill, have called for sweeping changes to "call time on the Wild West online" and include paid-for scam and fraudulent advertising within the Bill's remit.

14 December 2021

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Shoppers may be surprised to learn they have no legal right to return store-bought goods simply because they've changed their mind, MoneySavingExpert.com founder Martin Lewis has warned. Martin's festive caution formed part of his Christmas shopping 'last ditch need-to-knows' revealed in the latest episode of ITV's The Martin Lewis Money Show. Find out more below.

13 December 2021