Expert reveals way to ‘absolutely avoid’ energy price rises in April | Personal Finance | Finance

Energy experts are urging households to reconsider what tariff they’re on in a bid to “absolutely avoid” Aprils’ upcoming price cap rise. A new forecast from consultancy Cornwall Insight predicts…

Lloyds £175 bank switch bonus ‘for anyone earning over £28,500’ | Personal Finance | Finance

A bank switch deal which sees customers get £175 if they ditch their current account and swap to Lloyds will be closed in just a few weeks. But those looking…

I was wrongly paying £400 extra for dad’s care home every month | Personal Finance | Finance

‘I was wrongly paying £400 extra for dad’s care home per month – check you’re not too’ (Image: Richard Heyes) A man has successfully won a claim for the reimbursement…

Millions of state pensioners face ‘Labour’s retirement tax’ within months | Personal Finance | Finance

A new analysis has suggested that recipients of state pension will be forced to pay income tax from next year. This is reportedly set to start happening from April 2026,…

DWP to boost state pension payments by hundreds of pounds in 45 days | Personal Finance | Finance

Millions of Brits are set to see their state pension payments rise by as much as £470 in just 45 days, as of Friday, February 21. The state pension is…

Chip increases interest on Cash ISA to 5.03% and earns ‘excellent’ rating | Personal Finance | Finance

Savings app Chip earned an “excellent” account rating after increasing the interest on its Cash ISA to 5.03%. The account, which includes a 0.68% bonus rate, can be opened with…

State pensioners born before 1982 urged to add £78,520 to pension now | Personal Finance | Finance

Millions of state pensioners are rapidly running out of time to boost their state pension by as much as £78,000. A deadline for buying missing National Insurance years has been…

Octopus to unveil 113 more homes with ‘zero energy bills for five years’ | Personal Finance | Finance

Octopus Energy has announced plans to develop more than 100 “zero bills” homes in Essex this year. Following its first round of ‘Zero Bills’ homes site in neighbouring town Walthamstow,…

Martin Lewis issues warning to anyone with car insurance | Personal Finance | Finance

Money expert Martin Lewis has issued what he called a ‘perverse warning’ to anyone with car insurance. The Money Saving Expert founder, returning on The Martin Lewis Money Show Live…

Rachel Reeves’s plan to save economy is as credible as her CV | Personal Finance | Finance

If the candidate had recklessly run up a £4,000 debt they couldn’t repay, would you put them in charge of a £2.7trillion economy? That would be a clear red flag…