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

In a no holds barred evidence session to both Houses of Parliament, Martin Lewis passionately called for scam ads to be included in the online safety bill. The MoneySavingExpert and Money and Mental Health Policy Institute founder warned that an alarming number of people take their own lives after being scammed and much more needs to be done to protect them.

17 October 2021

Asda is extending its one-hour express delivery service to a further 92 stores across the UK. The service was first introduced at the beginning of the summer at four outlets and allows customers to place an order and receive their groceries to their door in under 60 minutes.

11 October 2021

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Do nothing with your energy supply and roll on to the price cap when your deal ends rather than trying to switch. That’s the message from Martin Lewis as the MoneySavingExpert.com founder warns that "inaction is now the best action".

7 October 2021

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Budgeting app Yolt is to close on Saturday 4 December, meaning that all profiles, accounts and prepaid cards will be automatically shut down. Yolt has asked users to withdraw funds and delete their accounts by the deadline. Here's everything you need to know.

6 October 2021

From Monday 25 October, motorists driving in London who do not meet particular emission standards could be charged £12.50/day as the city's 'Ultra Low Emission Zone' is set to expand. Here's what is happening.

3 October 2021

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Thousands of 1pMobile users who signed up to the pay-as-you-go provider before 1 January 2021 will need to spend at least £2.50 worth of credit on calls, texts, data or other services every 30 days from today. Fail to meet this spending limit, and you'll have a fee of up to £2.50 deducted from your credit.

30 September 2021

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In the first episode of a new series of his live ITV show, MoneySavingExpert.com founder Martin Lewis has urged households to take a screenshot of their online energy account now in case their provider goes bust. His warning comes after six energy suppliers ceased trading this month as the price firms pay for gas and electricity soars to new highs.

23 September 2021

Monzo has become the first major bank to launch its own buy now, pay later (BNPL) scheme. The bank's 'Flex' service enables its current account customers to make interest-free repayments in three instalments over three months on purchases worth between £30 and £3,000. But interest of 19% APR will be charged if you need to repay in more than three instalments. Here's what you need to know.

22 September 2021

Costa Coffee loyalty account holders will be moved onto a new membership scheme across the course of this month. Under the revised loyalty offering you'll earn 'beans' instead of points and you can earn freebies more quickly, although you won't be able to redeem rewards on any anything other than drinks. The new membership scheme will also replace the existing one for new joiners from the same date.

16 September 2021

Travellers returning to Wales from abroad will be able to use cheap PCR tests from providers on the UK Government's list of approved firms from 21 September. Currently, those going to Wales have no choice over the PCR test provider they can use and can only book via the Corporate Travel Management portal.

12 September 2021

The Government must intervene in the coronavirus PCR travel test market to improve the experience for consumers, the competition watchdog has said today.

9 September 2021

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The vast majority of MoneySavers are worth more than they owe, a new MoneySavingExpert.com poll has found. But this varies by age, with most younger MoneySavers (25 to 34 year olds) in debt owing between £1,000 & £9,999, while those aged 65 to 79 largely have little to no debts and are instead worth between £500,000 to £999,999.

7 September 2021

Thousands of charities, sports clubs and community groups with HSBC's free Clubs and Community Bank Account face being moved to the bank's new Charitable Bank Account from 1 November. The new account comes with a £5/mth (£60/yr) fee but you can switch to a free charity bank account offered by other providers beforehand to avoid the charge. Here's what you need to know.

1 September 2021

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Seven destinations, including Canada and Switzerland, will be added to the 'green' traffic light list from next week, the UK government has announced. The system is used to govern the action holidaymakers must take when they return to the UK from overseas.

25 August 2021

TalkTalk TV and PlayStation Now are MoneySavers least used subscriptions, a new MoneySavingExpert poll has found. It could be a good prompt to do a direct debit audit and check you're not paying for a service each month that you no longer use.

17 August 2021

Shoppers will be able to pick-up DPD delivered parcels from 250 Post Office branches across the UK from next week, it's been announced.

16 August 2021