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Vicky Shaw
Money
Easter egg shoppers facing shrinkflation double whammy, warns Which?
Shoppers searching for chocolate treats are being given ‘less for more,’ the consumer group said.
By Vicky Shaw
20 Mar 2026
Money
Households facing ‘fresh blow to budgets’ as inflation forecasts are hiked
Sharp rises in the cost of energy could also have implications for the cost of food, travel, entertainment and more, an analyst said.
By Vicky Shaw
19 Mar 2026
Money
Banks have new flexibilities to set higher contactless card limits in future
Britain’s major banks have said that they will keep the £100 card limit for now.
By Vicky Shaw
19 Mar 2026
Money
Waspi campaigners say they are preparing for potential fresh legal challenge
Lawyers are set to raise ‘legal errors’ with the Government, Waspi campaigners said.
By Vicky Shaw
18 Mar 2026
Buying & Mortgages
Second steppers ‘face biggest gap on record to trade up to next home’
Rightmove found a 52 per cent typical asking price gap between first-time buyer and second stepper homes, the biggest since its records started in 2001
By Vicky Shaw
18 Mar 2026
Money
£2.5m payment is reversed using Monzo’s tool for ‘oh no moments’
The ‘undo payments’ tool gives customers a short window to change their minds and stop a transfer before the money leaves their account.
By Vicky Shaw
18 Mar 2026
Money
Contactless card limit rule changes come into force from Thursday
Firms will have new flexibilities to set contactless card limits higher than £100 if they wish to in future under FCA rule changes.
By Vicky Shaw
18 Mar 2026
Money
More households ‘to have access to affordable loans with credit union shake-up’
Government reforms will pave the way for bigger credit unions.
By Vicky Shaw
18 Mar 2026
Money
Bank warns about ‘cruel’ friendship fraudsters targeting older people
In one case analysed by TSB, someone had made 60 payments over four years.
By Vicky Shaw
18 Mar 2026
Money
Lloyds faces questions from Treasury Committee about recent banking app glitch
Treasury Committee chairwoman Dame Meg Hillier said in a letter that she would welcome a set of responses to the ‘troubling incident’.
By Vicky Shaw
17 Mar 2026
Money
Record high number of people turned to debt relief orders in February
The Insolvency Service figures for England and Wales showed 4,210 debt relief orders were recorded in February.
By Vicky Shaw
17 Mar 2026
Money
Choice of sub-4% mortgages nosedives as ‘Trumpflation’ hits borrowers
Across the mortgage market generally, Moneyfacts counted 689 fewer products on the market on Tuesday morning, compared with March 9.
By Vicky Shaw
17 Mar 2026
Money
Ombudsman service shake-up ‘will help fast and fair response to consumer gripes’
Legislation will be brought forward to reform the legislative framework that governs the Financial Ombudsman Service.
By Vicky Shaw
16 Mar 2026
Buying & Mortgages
Average 'shelf life' of a mortgage is now just two weeks
There has been a shift in swap rates, which are used to price mortgages
By Vicky Shaw
16 Mar 2026
Property News
Average price tag on a home jumped by around £3,000 in March
Home movers are continuing with deals despite mortgage rate rises
By Vicky Shaw
16 Mar 2026
Money
At least 530 mortgage deals have vanished from the market this week – Moneyfacts
Hopes of steadily falling mortgage rates have ‘collapsed’ and given way to a much more uncertain outlook, Moneyfacts said.
By Vicky Shaw
13 Mar 2026
Money
Financial education accreditation for teachers being launched by Nationwide
Teachers will be able to access the accredited financial education training on Nationwide’s ‘money lessons’ webpage alongside ready-to-use materials.
By Vicky Shaw
13 Mar 2026
Money
Firms improving consumers’ understanding with FAQs and videos, FCA finds
Financial services firms are using tools to help customers absorb information at their own pace, the Financial Conduct Authority said.
By Vicky Shaw
13 Mar 2026
Money
Lloyds investigating after customers report seeing other people’s transactions
The bank is looking into reports that some customers using Bank of Scotland, Lloyds and Halifax apps were able to see other users’ transactions.
By Vicky Shaw
12 Mar 2026
Money
Sainsbury’s Sharesave plan ‘delivers £25 million financial boost for staff’
Sharesave allows staff to save directly from their pay, with the option to purchase shares at a discounted price when the scheme matures.
By Vicky Shaw
12 Mar 2026
Money
Standards in the second charge mortgage market need to be improved, says FCA
Second charge mortgages are often taken out by people already carrying high levels of debt, who then roll those debts into a new loan.
By Vicky Shaw
12 Mar 2026