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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.…
Hi all I recently had 2 new tyres fitted (recently purchased second hand car) and noticed today the speed ratings are different on the new tyres My owners manual states the tyre should be a 215/55 R17 but the garage fitted 215/55 ZR17. My primary concern if safety as I now have 3 ZR tyres and 1 R (front nearside) (so it…
Our house has Solar panels which were installed back in 2011. Scottish Power pay our FIT payments. We have received some unsolicited emails recently from an account called "Ariba Administrator" saying we should, "....register as a supplier on SAP Business Network. In order to manage collaboration processes, participate in…
A while back I saw a FA about some money me and my husband had. I mentioned that I had various pensions with differing amounts in, many from years of temporry work and a couple larger ones. The FA recommended opening a SIPP and she collated all my pensions from the various providers and put in into this but also £16k from…
I just opened a triple access savings account with my bank, having opened the same account, made 3 withdrawals, closing it on the 3rd withdrawal, earlier in the year. I was half expecting the application to be blocked on the basis that I had already held the same account during the same year and closed it, but no, it was…
Hi, For the past 3 years Ive been paying a much larger monthly amount into my USS Global Equity Fund than I have into my SIPP FTSE Global All Cap Index Fund. How has the USS Global Equity Fund performed in that time compared to the Vanguard FTSE Global All Cap Index Fund? Perhaps I should be better paying the much larger…
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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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