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Helen Saxon

Helen Saxon

Deputy Editor

Helen currently has strategic responsibility for delivering MoneySavingExpert's clubs and tools. Her main focuses are Credit Club and Cheap Energy Club, but she's also responsible for the site's calculators and other tools, such as Compare+ Car Insurance and – most recently – a gilts calculator, which helps compare their potential return with savings.

Previously Helen's responsibilities as Deputy Editor also included responsibility for content across the money, utilities, features and deals areas of the site. In addition to this, she was also jointly responsible for the production and distribution of the MSE weekly email, ensuring its accuracy and readability.

Helen joined MSE in August 2019 to look after the banking, credit cards, loans, savings and insurance content on the website. She held this role until 2022.

Before joining MSE and becoming a journalist, Helen spent much of her time talking to them as a PR, first for a debt help charity, then for a lenders' trade association – both of which helped her gain important knowledge and expertise in personal finance. She has also worked in content strategy for a top-six bank, leading on UX content for its new app-based account.

Latest from Helen Saxon

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Homeowners use equity release to unlock billions in cash from property each year. But if that's you and you've got a 'lifetime mortgage' charging an interest rate higher than what's available today, it might be possible to save £10,000s by switching to a better deal. This guide will help you figure out if you can save – and show you how to go about doing it.
7 January 2025
If you pay tax on savings interest, and you've already maxed out your cash ISA for this tax year, investing in specific gilts (also known as government bonds) could shelter more of your cash from the taxman. In this guide we take you through what gilts are, how this trick works, and how to buy gilts. We've even developed a quick gilts calculator to help you compare returns to normal savings...
9 September 2024
English students face a real-terms cut in their living loans.
English student living loans will rise by 2.5% from September, the Government has announced. But with inflation currently at 4%, it means students will see ANOTHER real-terms cut in the amount they get to help them with living costs. MoneySavingExpert.com (MSE) founder Martin Lewis has warned that this is one of the biggest practical problems for students, with some not having enough money to live on.
5 February 2024
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More than 1.6 million mortgage customers have applied for a mortgage payment holiday since the coronavirus crisis started, yet while the vast majority are being told their monthly payments will increase by less than £50 once they start repaying again, we've seen a few examples of people being told their payments would double, triple or even quadruple.
9 November 2023
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With a family Christmas costing more than £800, saving up for it in advance is a great idea. But if you're considering signing up to a Christmas savings club, beware. If it goes bust you could lose cash – and there are other pitfalls too. While we know the clubs help some with the discipline of saving, a DIY Christmas savings plan may be better instead.
6 July 2023
Persistent debt help
Hundreds of thousands of credit card borrowers are getting letters and emails – known as persistent debt notices – asking them to pay more on their credit card or face losing it. But is it right for you to pay more? This guide takes you through what you should do if you've got one of these letters, and also where to turn if you just can't pay any more.
17 May 2023
Cheaper train season tickets.
While some don't do it as often as they did pre-pandemic, commuting to work remains expensive, with many paying £1,000s for rail, tube or metro tickets annually. And with fares in England and Wales increasing by an average of 4.6% on Sunday 2 March, finding the cheapest season ticket possible can save you £100s each year.
28 February 2023
Setting-off rules.
What's it called when someone takes cash from your bank account without permission? Most would say it's stealing, but banks call it 'setting-off'. This is a hidden danger for anyone with credit cards, loans or mortgages at the same outfit where they bank or save. Banks can, and do, use your money to repay overdue debts, which can cause financial hell. This guide shows you how to beat it.
1 February 2022
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The coronavirus pandemic fundamentally changed the way we live. While the primary concern has always been health, many have struggled - and are still struggling - with financial wellbeing too. Wide-ranging payment holiday help was put in place, but those schemes have now ended. 'Tailored help' is now the order of the day. Our guide tells you what help's still available and how to apply.
1 January 2022
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Today, campaigning journalist Martin Lewis – founder of MoneySavingExpert.com and the Money & Mental Health Policy Institute charity, and the presenter of The Martin Lewis Money Show on ITV – has been awarded a CBE for services to broadcasting and consumer rights in the Queen's New Year Honours.
31 December 2021
Government brings back PCR tests and isolation requirements for travellers returning to the UK
The Government has announced new measures to tackle the latest coronavirus variant, named Omicron. These include new testing and isolation requirements for travellers to the UK, quarantine for those identified as contacts of those who test positive for the Omicron variant, and a strengthening of mask-wearing guidance in England.
27 November 2021
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Restrictions on weddings are now being eased across the UK. Rules differ depending on where you are, but for each country, guest numbers aren't as restrictive as they were earlier in the year, though things can change quickly. So if your wedding's cancelled, how do you go about getting a refund? Plus what are your rights if you're still allowed to get hitched, but can't have the day of your dreams?
7 July 2021
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Peer-to-peer lending firms such Funding Circle usually offer high rates to investors, but while their products can look and act like savings, they're NOT the same. This guide explains the risks and lists the main players.
2 June 2021
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The cost of an annual standard colour TV licence will rise to £159 from 1 April 2021 – an increase of £1.50 on the current price of £157.50 a year.
8 February 2021
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Belgium, the Bahamas and Andorra are the latest countries to be added back on to the UK's travel exclusion list, after the Government announced anyone arriving from any of these three nations must quarantine for 14 days. It's also advised against all non-essential travel to the countries.
6 August 2020
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The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy has launched a consultation designed to better protect consumers when a business they've bought from goes bust.
26 July 2020