October 2014

If you're one of the five million people who was informed they had overpaid or underpaid tax in the last financial year, you may well find another letter is on its way with a further revised calculation from HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC).

Current account customers are at risk of being hit with unexpected charges or losing their perks if they don't clarify with their bank whether minimum cash deposits have to be paid on a per calendar or per statement month basis.

Ofcom has fined mobile network Three £250,000 for poor handling of customer complaints.

An extra £100m will be added to the Green Deal Home Improvement Fund to pay for energy saving improvements, the Government announced today, but it is unlikely the cash will be available until November.

Homeowners temporarily transferring hundreds of thousands of pounds into bank accounts after the sale of their property could see up to £1 million protected under new Bank of England proposals.

More pensioners will be eligible to receive a £140 electricity rebate this winter as part of the Warm Home Discount scheme. But while many will receive the discount automatically, others may need to ask their supplier to get the reduction.

More than half a million Cheshire Building Society accounts will be transferred to Nationwide this weekend when the building society closes.

All Wonga customers who are 30 days or more in arrears on their loans will have the balance completely written off, while all customers who are in arrears of up to 29 days will have the interest and charges on their loans wiped.

Morrisons customers will soon automatically get the price difference back if their grocery shop would have been cheaper at Asda, Sainsbury's or Tesco AND Aldi and Lidl, but only if they register for a loyalty card.