Martin Lewis urges savers to put £1 in account now | Personal Finance | Finance

Martin Lewis is urging savers to put £1 into a Lifetime ISA (LISA) right now to bag a bonus payment of up to £1,000 per year. A LISA is a savings account that can be opened by anyone aged between 18 and 39, and can be used to save towards either a first home or for retirement. Up to £4,000 can be put into the tax-free account every year until More...

Driveway ‘lifespan’ warning as replacements needed ‘by 2030’ | Personal Finance | Finance
Electric vehicle (EV) owners are being cautioned that the technology sitting on their driveways could end up in landfill within a few years. A firm manufacturing chargers has warned that many currently used More...

Zopa launches bumper 7.10% interest rate savings account | Personal Finance | Finance
Zopa, the UK-based digital bank, has launched a competitive regular savings account with a bumper 7.10% interest rate. Regular savings accounts are designed for people who want to save a fixed amount each month More...

Rachel Reeves in ‘biblical’ Ā£20bn Budget tax blitz to fund clusterf*** | Personal Finance | Finance
One Labour MP described PM Sir Keir Starmerās decision to abandon his welfare crackdown as āa total clusterf*** of Godzilla proportionsā. If anything, this understates the mess Starmer has made of attempts More...

State pensioners can get 10 freebies and discounts in July worth £14,214 | Personal Finance | Finance
State pensioners can boost their income with 10 freebies and discounts worth up to £14,214 in July. Both the basic and new State Pension were uprated by 4.1% in April at the start of the new tax year, meaning More...

Martin Lewis says ISA report shows some savers ‘unfairly penalised’ | Personal Finance | Finance
Martin Lewis has spoken out after a damning report said a key ISA product was āconfusingā and āneeds more warningsā. The personal finance expert spoke out after a committee of MPs said the dual-purpose More...

Major update for Three mobile customers over compension after outage | Personal Finance | Finance
Three Mobile users have been encouraged to seek compensation after a protracted network outage that lasted 14 hours. On Wednesday, a myriad of customers reported issues with phone calls and SMS text messaging. The More...

Five unthinkable taxes Rachel Reeves may hike to plug her black hole | Personal Finance | Finance
Labourās disability benefits U-turn has blown a Ā£3billion hole in her plans, possibly more. Thatās on top of the Ā£1.5billion cost of reinstating winter fuel payments. PM Keir Starmer has promised to spend More...

Martin Lewis issues ābad newsā for UK household bills due to āMiddle East’ | Personal Finance | Finance
Money expert Martin Lewis is telling gas and electricity customers that their prices are set to increase due in part to the ongoing conflict in the Middle East. Although prices are set to fall by 7% next Tuesday More...

Everyone born in these years set for £634 boost from DWP state pension rule | Personal Finance | Finance
Everyone born in these years is in line for a boost to their state pension worth over Ā£634 a year. Thatās because the Triple Lock forecasts show that right now, the benefit is set to increase by 5.3% next More...