Martin Lewis has encouraged those looking to switch to a new bank account to look at a Santander switching offer. The bank is currently offering £185 in cash to new and existing customers opening a current account. Mr Lewis said on his BBC podcast: “The new one willing to pay you now is Santander, which […]
Britons have been urged to check if they can get a better broadband or mobile deal as prices will soon be rising. Many providers implement mid-contract price hikes in April based on inflation plus an additional amount, with bills increasing on average £27.19 a year for broadband and £24.23 for mobile. Figures from Uswitch.com suggested […]
In 2010, when the Tory-led coalition came to power, fewer than five million pensioners paid income tax, according to the Institute for Fiscal Studies. Today, more than 8.5 million do so. That will shoot past past nine million from April, when another 650,000 are dragged into the income tax net, thanks to Chancellor Jeremy Hunt‘s […]
A finance expert has outlined three key things everyone can do to give themselves some protection against uncertainty when it comes to pensions. Shona Lowe, financial planning expert at abrdn, said planning ahead is key when it comes to your income in retirement so that any state contribution tops up your existing pot. Government insiders […]
While investors view the dividends paid on shares key to building a winning portfolio, many other rewards are also available. A new assessment of the perks of share ownerships has identified a number eye-opening rewards of recent times that have sweetened the deal. Not all are still available, however the details demonstrate that it is […]
April spells trouble for mobile phone users, with Virgin Media and O2 poised for hefty price hikes. Brace yourselves – these increases could soar up to a whopping 8.8 percent, topping the charts among major providers. Even if you are not on one of those tariffs, and let’s face it, most contracts are not exactly […]
Money saving guru Martin Lewis has delivered a damning verdict on the rollout of smart energy meters. The installation of the meters into every home and business in the land is massively expensive and behind schedule. The smart meters have been widely criticised with reports that as many as one in five fail to provide […]
A Premium Bonds customer reached out for help from NS&I to check their old Bonds for prizes. The man got in touch with the savings giant over X to check if he had any prizes to collect. He asked: “How do I check if my ancient paper Premium Bond from 1960s has won anything? It […]
The London Borough of Brent has seen the largest annual increase in average private rent. The average private rental home there now costs £1,824 a month in the year to February 2024. That’s 20.0 percent higher than in the year to February 2023. Since 2015 the average rent in the north-west London local authority has soared from […]
A man stuck on the wrong tax code for nine months was frustrated in his repeated attempts to fix the issue with HMRC. The worker got in touch with HMRC over X, formerly Twitter, to get help with the problem after having little luck getting through on the phone. He said: “I cannot get through […]
