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New Year’s Eve is around the corner, and for many of us, it’s the big question: how will you be ringing in 2026? Whether you’re planning a night out on the town, hosting a cosy gathering, or keeping things low-key, everyone has their own way of celebrating. Some people love the buzz of fireworks and parties, while others…
With the festive season in full swing, many of us are feeling the pinch of rising costs – but others might be finding ways to cut back or keep things steady. From gifts and food to travel and decorations, Christmas can quickly add up. We’d love to know how you think your spending for this Christmas compares to last year.…
Sorry if this has been asked before but I know the Ts & Cs have changed for the MMAW comps. I recently won a Bauer comp which was over £500 so not able to enter any more comps run by Bauer for the next 6 months. However, does this also include MMAW? I’ve just been reading the Ts & Cs from the latest comp launched and…
Has anyone done a transfer from a Lloyds Ready Made Investments ISA? And if so how long did it take. I realise there will be slightly more delays at this time of year but I initiated a transfer on Trading 212 a couple of weeks ago and Lloyds haven’t even acknowledged it yet. I’m also assuming Lloyds will have to sell the…
Hoping someone can give me some ideas of what is best to do, and how to best go about tackling pension/retirement planning please. Any comments very gratefully received Currently I am aged 34 and have: Scottish widows private pension-set this up when 19, contributions scale in line with inflation each year. £59k here…
It worked early this morning then went rogue on me. Has happened before. Probably no one on duty today to fix problems or it’s me or my up to date iOS. So I logged in to their internet banking to transact and of course it demands a code generated from their app! So I uninstall their app, reinstall their app and at the end…
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We don't want to just find out what the best Celebrations chocolate is, we want the definitive order from best to worst. Can anything top the Malteser? Is a Milky Way better than a Mars? And is a Snickers really worse than a Bounty? Let us know in this year's Christmas poll.
Many mortgage lenders are cutting tracker and variable rates for existing customers as the dust settles on the Bank of England's decision to cut the base rate from 4% to 3.75% just days ago. If you're on one of these types of mortgages, here's what's happening to your rate.
Octopus Energy customers on fixed tariffs WILL see the proposed '£150 energy saving' announced in the Autumn Budget passed on to their bills, the provider has announced. Martin Lewis has been lobbying the Government in recent weeks to ensure the savings aren't just applied to those on standard variable tariffs, but to all fixes too.
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