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

Thousands of First Direct customers have had bogus payments taken from their accounts from scammers posing as the Nando's restaurant chain. Some customers claimed that fraudsters had taken unauthorised payments of around £60, although the online bank said the average transaction was £30.

22 February 2022

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Households who signed up for an annual subscription to Disney+ before 23 February 2021 will see their bills increase by £20 from this month. Instead of continuing to pay £59.99 a year, these customers will now be billed £79.90 a year. Below is all you need to know and what you can do about it.

16 February 2022

Londoners who use the tube and bus will have to pay more, London Mayor Sadiq Khan has announced today. Single tube fares will rise by 10p in Zone 1 and between 10p and 30p across the rest of the underground network.

14 February 2022

Those who started university in and after 2012 should beware of 'hidden' student loan costs coming in from April, MoneySavingExpert.com founder Martin Lewis warns. Watch the latest clip from The Martin Lewis Money Show Live, in which he explains what is happening and questions the Chancellor on it. For more info on student finance, see Martin's Student Loans Decoded one-hour video, Student loan mythbusting, Should I overpay my student loan? and Beware dangerous Student Loans Company statements.

14 February 2022

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Shoppers using certain buy now, pay later (BNPL) services may be due refunds after wrongly being charged late payment fees. Providers Clearpay, Openpay and Laybuy have all agreed to repay borrowers following involvement from the financial regulator.

14 February 2022

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Close to two million households in Scotland will be given £150 to help cushion against the cost of living crisis. The money will be given to those in council tax bands A to D and those eligible for council tax reductions.

11 February 2022

Research commissioned by MoneySavingExpert.com shows the majority of Brits would opt out of the Government's new compulsory £200 energy scheme if given the choice, with MSE founder Martin Lewis calling on the Chancellor to scrap the 'loan-not-loan' scheme.

10 February 2022

Some 100,000 low income households and pregnant women currently in receipt of 'NHS Healthy Start' vouchers need to actively apply for a new prepaid card to receive their payments from 10 March, as the scheme will stop sending out paper vouchers.

9 February 2022

Pret a Manger (Pret) is increasing the price of its monthly drinks subscription by 25%. New subscribers signing up from today (3 February) will be charged £25 a month, up from £20 a month. Existing subscribers will see the same increase from their first billing date on or after 16 March.

3 February 2022

Martin Lewis: Was the call to DO NOTHING with energy since October right with hindsight?

Were households right to follow MoneySavingExpert.com founder Martin Lewis's "do nothing" energy mantra and stick with the price cap since October 2021? Martin answers this question in his new video on the energy crisis below, as well as explaining what might be next for energy bills.

2 February 2022

A cross-party group of MPs has backed industry calls for the Government to include paid-for scam advertising in the forthcoming Online Safety Bill. In a report published today (2 February), the Treasury Committee urged the Government to "push harder and act faster on the growing fraud epidemic".

2 February 2022

Airline passengers on domestic flights within the UK could be compensated if their trip is delayed by just one hour under sweeping new proposals put forward by the Government. The plans also include strengthening consumers' rights to complain when the airline won't help in the first instance.

31 January 2022

Customers of the majority of the UK's biggest banks and building societies will be able to continue to use Post Office counters for basic banking until at least the end of 2025, as part of a new agreement announced today (Monday 31 January), making life easier for those who rely on cash.

31 January 2022

Bereaved families face a sharp rise of up to 76% in probate fees after the Government introduced a flat fee of £273, replacing the previous two-tier system where families would pay a £155 or £215 fee depending on how they applied for probate.

27 January 2022

Do not throw out letters from Barclaycard and double-check statements as the credit card company has admitted it's refunding MORE customers after MoneySavingExpert.com first revealed a mystery redress scheme set up by the firm to correct historic overcharging. And some people have got back over £1,200.

25 January 2022

Millions of Virgin Media customers will see their bills increase in March, with broadband, TV and home phone customers seeing average price hikes of £56 a year. Virgin Mobile prices will also rise in April. But while you can cancel penalty-free, we've learnt Virgin Media is offering automatic discounts to those calling up for a better deal, while MoneySavers have told us haggling has led to even bigger price cuts.

25 January 2022