July 2019

Whirlpool has admitted the number of faulty tumble dryers in homes across the country could be far higher than first thought, with company execs telling the Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Committee that the true number could be 800,000.

Under 26 million TV licences were purchased in the UK during the last tax year – 37,000 fewer than the year before.

TSB has cut the interest on its Classic Plus current account from 5% to 3% from today.

Financial app Moneybox has launched a cash Lifetime ISA with a market-leading rate of 1.4%.

Water firms have been forced to review their communications and in one case even cancel a mass mail-out after a backlash from angry customers, MoneySavingExpert.com can reveal.

Some university leavers who started studying between 1990 and 1998 have received letters from Erudio – the company that manages their student loans – offering them the chance to settle their loan by paying off as little as 20% of the amount outstanding. Those who started university after this period are unlikely ever to get this type of offer because they have a different type of loan.

Around five million Virgin Media broadband, TV and home phone customers will see price increases of up to £54/year from this autumn – but if you're affected, you can leave penalty-free or try to haggle down your bill.

At least six banks, building societies and credit card providers have agreed to introduce last-minute changes to their PPI complaints processes in a bid to ensure people beat the deadline, MoneySavingExpert.com can reveal.