Martin Lewis, renowned for his financial advice, has raised alarm over Nationwide’s controversial move to acquire rival lender, Virgin Money. The proposed transaction, worth a staggering £2.9bn, has sparked discontent among nearly 4,000 members who have taken their concerns online to petition against the merger and demand a voting right in such decisions. The BBC […]

Energy customers at every major supplier could be in line for a huge cash boost this summer. British Gas, EDF, EON, OVO and Octopus customers are legally obligated to pass on savings to customers on variable-rate tariffs when Ofgem changes its price cap. This April, households across the UK already benefited from a handy £238 […]

Money saving expert Martin Lewis has issued an urgent call to everyone with a monthly mobile phone bill following price hikes by every major operator in April including Three, EE, Vodafone and O2. All the major phone networks have issued price rises this month which are higher than inflation, averaging about eight percent increases linked […]

Four new cost of living payments are being handed to households through in June and July in a welcome boost to people’s finances. This spring the Government announced a new tranche of cost of living boosts following the end of the previous Cost Of Living payments paid through the DWP. Instead, support will be issued […]

There are hundreds of thousands of people living with the condition across the UK and another 80 are diagnosed every day. But what people with epilepsy might not know is that there is financial support available from the government if you’re living with the condition. The DWP hands out a benefit called Personal Independence Payments […]

A £900 boost to workers’ payslips across the UK is taking effect from Tuesday, April 30. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak announced that the HMRC change announced in the Government’s Spring Budget will officially take effect from Tuesday, meaning that workers on the average HMRC tax code will start receiving a second boost this year, making […]

Britons will be able to more easily check for and fill any gaps in their National Insurance record to help boost their state pension income, thanks to a new online service launched today. The Check Your State Pension forecast – a joint service by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) and the Department for Work and […]

Pay packets are still worth less than in 2008 in nearly two-thirds of UK local authority regions, according to a new TUC analysis. The drill-down of official statistics shows that 16 years on from the global financial crisis, wages are set to be lower – in real terms – in 212 out of 340 UK […]

House prices rise fastest for this one property type as regional demand varys ‘hugely’ (Image: Getty) Prices for smaller homes such as flats have been increasing at a faster rate than bigger properties amid affordability constraints, according to a major bank. Halifax said there has been a switch in demand, reversing the “race for space” […]

Smartsave has changed the interest rate on its two-year fixed savings account to 4.96 percent, earning an “excellent” Moneyfactscompare rating. The account is aimed at savers with larger sums to invest as it requires a minimum deposit of £10,000 to open. However, savers can expect to see sizeable returns. To give an example of the […]