If you've just paid your self-assessment tax bill, be vigilant if you receive an email informing you that you're due a refund. Fraudsters are targeting taxpayers with spurious emails and text messages pretending to be from the government. Here's how to spot them. ...read
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LAURA WHITCOMBE: I've not been overcharged for my mobile but I still want out of my contract, so I'm going SIM-only. Here's how you can too
I may not be one of those mobile phone customers who's been ripped off by being overcharged for their handset but I still want out of my contract. For the first time in more than a decade I'm not going to upgrade. I'm going to go SIM-only and try to pay a lot less for what I actually use. I'm going SIM-only and here's how you can too. ...read
LAURA WHITCOMBE: I ordered a Warren Evans bed but only three-quarters of it turned up, so why was I told I'd have to wait ten days for the rest?
I spent last weekend frantically decorating my spare room ahead of the delivery of a new bed on Monday. Sadly - and frustratingly - things didn't to go to plan. Half the frame was missing from the delivery and I was told I'd have to wait 10 days for the rest. That got sorted, but I wonder if everyone would have benefitted. ...read
January 2016
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- Interest rates set to rise for first time since 2009 as economy improves But expert warns it could be tricky to hike them any further before Brexit
- Kia unveil new third generation Ceed hatchback - and it's been engineered especially for Britain's potholed roads, reveals RAY MASSEY
- BT will increase prices for millions of customers and stop competing with ultra-cheap rivals The firm is set to squeeze more cash out of long-suffering customers.
- Rise of the 'micro-fix' savings accounts Banks are now offering deals as short as three months - why and are they any good?
- Summer heatwave could trigger a raft of subsidence claims, insurer warns AA says if clay dries out it can lead to an increased subsidence risk.
- Facebook suffers biggest value share plunge in corporate history The $120 billion wipeout.
- Thousands of mums and dads are losing state pension... - because they make innocent blunders in paperwork after their child's birth.
- Student left perplexed after Lloyds Bank told him using his 'free' overdraft for three months would cost him £1.3BILLION
- Insurance on electric cars can be 60% higher than petrol equivalents thanks to cost of repairs - and it could be denting sales Over-charged?
- Are Lifetime Isas already in line to be scrapped? Treasury Committee says they are 'complex and offer perverse incentives'.
- M&S; has no 'God-given right to stay in business' according to its own chairman So what is it doing to ensure it has a future on the High St?
- First Virgin Media customers lose UKTV and now ITV channels could go... What to do if you want to leave or get a better deal.
- As consumers we battle to reduce our impact, but as investors it's time to maximise it! RACHEL RICKARD STRAUS.
- Halifax customers to see monthly Reward account perk cut to £2 Far less generous than 18 months ago.
- One in five workers aged 65-plus tried to retire but changed their minds, study shows Post Office research.
- Three quarters of consumers are worried a smart meter will push up their energy bills, allow firms to spy on them or put them at risk of fraud