TSB Bank will close five more branches across the UK next month as the shift to online banking continues. The shuttered branches will join the bank’s wider list of at…
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TV licence fee payers could cancel and get £174.50 refund – full list of eligibility | Personal Finance | Finance
With the TV licence fee now costing £174.50 a year following an inflation-linked rise in April, many households are questioning whether they still need to pay it. As budgets remain…
Pensions black hole – Brits have ‘eyes shut’ over savings | Personal Finance | Finance
Britain is sleepwalking into a pensions crisis as staggering numbers of people admit they haven’t got a clue how their retirement savings actually work. New research lays bare the shocking…
Pensions update as millions urged to make major change | Personal Finance | Finance
Millions of pension savers are being urged to take action as market turbulence causes significant dents in retirement pots – some seeing losses worth thousands. Financial experts are warning that…
Pensioner squeeze – spending money after essentials hits decade low | Personal Finance | Finance
Pensioners are facing a brutal squeeze on their finances as their disposable incomes tumble to the lowest level in a decade, official figures have revealed. The average retiree now has…
Cash ISA savers warned not to fall for ‘teaser’ that could cost them £620 | Personal Finance | Finance
Cash ISA savers are losing out on £800 million each year, or around £620 each, thanks to misleading “teaser” interest rates, an expert has claimed. Complex cash ISA terms and…
Expert gives 4 reasons 750,000 state pensioners are on ‘wrong pension’ | Personal Finance | Finance
Around 750,000 people are not receiving the correct state pension amount either due to errors in National Insurance records or the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) not making adjustments…
Pensions urged to track down lost savings as average of £14k up for grabs | Personal Finance | Finance
Raindrop, a pension finding platform, revealed it has recovered £500 million in savings from almost 45,000 lost pension pots for savers since its launch. Last year, Raindrop found £251 million…
Pensioners could be owed £675 compensation from DWP as Brit left £3,000 out of pocket | Personal Finance | Finance
Some pensioner expats may be owed compensation from the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) due to a newly identified communication issue. Adrian Furnival, 82, who immigrated to Brittany in…
Santander and HSBC slash rates as borrowers to cash in on ‘summer mortgage war’ | Personal Finance | Finance
HSBC and Santander have joined other mortgage lenders including Virgin and The Mortgage Works by cutting their rates. Mortgage brokers say they expect more high street lenders, such as the…