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

Victims of the London Capital & Finance (LCF) collapse could be in line for more compensation on the back of criticism from the complaints commissioner about the way the UK financial regulator treated customers of the now-defunct investment company.

18 March 2022

Homeowners with Taylor Wimpey leases still managed by the firm will have costly clauses that see their ground rent double every 10 years removed following action from the competition watchdog. Affected leaseholders’ ground rents will now remain at the amount charged when they first bought their home. Doubling ground rent clauses will also be left out of any future Taylor Wimpey leases.

18 March 2022

P&O Ferries has suspended the majority of its services after the ferry operator sacked 800 staff today (17 March). The suspension is expected to last several days, meaning passengers who've had their journey cancelled or delayed may be due a refund and/or compensation. We have full details below on how to make a claim.

17 March 2022

HSBC is to close 69 branches across the UK between July and October this year. The move follows the closure of a further 82 HSBC branches last year.

15 March 2022

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Netflix subscribers will see costs rise by up to £24 a year after the streaming service announced another round of price hikes. But you can cancel your subscription penalty-free at any time. We round up everything you need to know.

10 March 2022

Some 800,000 shoppers with Amazon Classic and Platinum Mastercards will no longer be able to use them from January 2023 as NewDay, the issuer, has walked away from the partnership. It's a blow for Platinum card holders who earn points to redeem at the online retailer.

10 March 2022

Certain Post Office savings accounts will no longer accept payments into them from 1 March 2022 unless they're from a linked current account (or if they're via cheque or cash). MoneySavingExpert.com has learnt that 150,000 Post Office savers still need to set-up a linked account before the deadline.

9 March 2022

As the looming energy price cap increase draws ever closer, MoneySavingExpert.com founder Martin Lewis offers three tips to try and prepare you for the hike. Watch the video below or read the transcript to find out more.

7 March 2022

Low-income households eligible for the Government's Healthy Start vouchers have just a few days to apply for a prepaid card to avoid missing out on payments. The existing paper vouchers are being phased out this month and families and expectant mothers must switch to the new system to continue to get help with food and milk costs.

4 March 2022

Standard stamp prices are to rise by up to 12%, Royal Mail has confirmed. From Monday 4 April, the cost of 1st class stamps will be hiked to 95p (up 10p), while 2nd class stamps will increase to 68p (up 2p).

4 March 2022

The winners of March’s Premium Bond draw have been unveiled, with NS&I handing out nearly £100 million in cash prizes - so make sure you check to see if you’ve won. We have the full details below on how to check and on whether the investment is worth it.

2 March 2022

Applications for university loans for the 2022/23 academic year are now open for students in England, Northern Ireland and Wales, and will shortly open for those in Scotland. Both new students and those returning to university can apply. But the process can take up to eight weeks, so make sure you submit yours as soon as possible.

1 March 2022

Thousands of Nationwide customers have once again seen delays to payments in and out of their accounts today (28 February) after a technical glitch slowed certain transactions. But the building society says associated fees or charges incurred will be refunded.

28 February 2022

Current and former students on Plan 2 loans face much higher repayment costs following sweeping changes made by the Government today (24 February). These students will end up paying roughly £4,500 more over the life of their student loan on the back of further freezes to the repayment threshold.

24 February 2022

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People who applied for a Personal Independent Payment (Pip) but had their disability benefit claim rejected should appeal the decision after the Department for Work and Pensions confirmed to MoneySavingExpert.com that it wrongly denied 80,000 people their money last year.

24 February 2022

The Government's Test and Trace £500 support scheme will be scrapped this Thursday (24 February) after Boris Johnson announced that the majority of coronavirus self-isolation rules will come to an end in England. The support scheme was introduced in September 2020 to help low-wage workers afford to self-isolate.

23 February 2022