Articles, News & Reviews
This is where you’ll find the latest articles we write about the ways to be clever with your cash – from tips on saving, spending and understanding your relationship with your finances through to money news and product reviews.
What credit score do you need for a mortgage?
There is no set number you need for your credit score to get a mortgage, but usually the higher your score, the better chance you...
How to find your old pensions
There are millions of lost pensions in the UK, frequently private ones set up by an old employer and forgotten about when people move jobs....
How to claim your pension
You can start claiming your state pension when you reach state pension age and if it’s a private pension, from 55, but when and how...
Energy price cap to rise by 4% from October 2026
The average household will pay £1,723 a year, mostly as a result of the price of gas The energy price cap is rising by 4%...
September 2026’s savings round-up & news
The latest news to help you get the most from your savings account. Here's our monthly update sharing changes at leading UK savings accounts, as...
Do you pay tax on a pension?
After saving away or paying into workplace schemes and National Insurance for a lifetime, it seems like a kick in the teeth for HMRC to...
Premium Bond prize rate boosted again to 4.35%
From the September draw you're likely to win more money. After some massive base rate increases from the Bank of England that saw the Premium...
Swap old clothes for money off vouchers
Recycle clothes and shoes to help save on something new H&M, M&S, Schuh, John Lewis, River Island and George at Asda all have schemes that...
How to find lost or forgotten money for free
There’s billions worth of unclaimed cash lying in dormant accounts Could you have savings, pensions, investments or Premium Bonds, that you’ve forgotten about and can’t,...
