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Foreign Transaction Fees Explained
What are fx fees and how can you avoid paying them?
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Cash ISAs vs Stocks & Shares ISAs: how they compare
Cash ISAs vs stocks and shares ISAs: how each works, the risks involved, how the annual allowance applies and what changes for cash ISAs from April 2027.
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Fixed savings accounts: how they work, and the pros and cons
How fixed savings accounts and fixed-rate bonds work, how their rates compare with easy access, and the trade-offs of locking money away for a set term.
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What's the average State Pension, and how does it compare with retirement living costs?
How much people get from the State Pension on average, the full rate for 2026/27 and April 2027, and how it compares with retirement living costs.
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What is the National Living Wage? Rates for 2026/27 and April 2027
The National Living Wage and minimum wage rates for 2026/27 and from April 2027, what they mean in weekly and yearly pay, and what counts towards them.
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Help if you're struggling to pay your energy bills: winter 2026/27
Help with energy bills in winter 2026/27: Winter Fuel Payment, Warm Home Discount, Cold Weather Payment, help from your supplier and free debt advice.
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What is a business overdraft and how does it work?
How a business overdraft works, how interest and fees are charged, the pros and cons, what lenders ask for, and how the Bank Rate affects the cost.
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How to earn more interest on your savings when inflation is rising
How inflation affects your savings, and how notice accounts, regular savers and interest-paying current accounts work, with the latest UK rate figures.
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Are savings rates keeping pace with Bank Rate? What the Bank of England data shows
How have quoted savings rates moved alongside Bank Rate since 2022? We look at Bank of England data and explain how to compare your own rate.
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Savings rates and the Bank Rate: what's changed since 2024
How UK savings rates have changed since the Bank Rate was first cut in August 2024, and what the November 2026 rise to 4% could mean for savers.
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How do overdrafts work? Arranged, unarranged and what they cost
An overdraft lets you spend more than you have in your current account, up to a limit your bank sets. Here's how arranged and unarranged overdrafts differ and what they cost.
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Average Cost of Electricity per kWh in the UK (2026)
According to OFGEM the average unit cost of electricity is increasing by 6% to 26.11p/kWh for the third quarter of 2026 for a customer with typical usage on a default tariff. Read how rates change by area, from London to Merseyside.
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Latest articles
Take control of your finances with tips on budgeting, saving, paying off your debts and more.
Foreign Transaction Fees Explained
What are fx fees and how can you avoid paying them?
Read article
Cash ISAs vs Stocks & Shares ISAs: how they compare
Cash ISAs vs stocks and shares ISAs: how each works, the risks involved, how the annual allowance applies and what changes for cash ISAs from April 2027.
Read article
Fixed savings accounts: how they work, and the pros and cons
How fixed savings accounts and fixed-rate bonds work, how their rates compare with easy access, and the trade-offs of locking money away for a set term.
Read article
What's the average State Pension, and how does it compare with retirement living costs?
How much people get from the State Pension on average, the full rate for 2026/27 and April 2027, and how it compares with retirement living costs.
Read article
What is the National Living Wage? Rates for 2026/27 and April 2027
The National Living Wage and minimum wage rates for 2026/27 and from April 2027, what they mean in weekly and yearly pay, and what counts towards them.
Read article
Help if you're struggling to pay your energy bills: winter 2026/27
Help with energy bills in winter 2026/27: Winter Fuel Payment, Warm Home Discount, Cold Weather Payment, help from your supplier and free debt advice.
Read article
What is a business overdraft and how does it work?
How a business overdraft works, how interest and fees are charged, the pros and cons, what lenders ask for, and how the Bank Rate affects the cost.
Read article
How to earn more interest on your savings when inflation is rising
How inflation affects your savings, and how notice accounts, regular savers and interest-paying current accounts work, with the latest UK rate figures.
Read article
Are savings rates keeping pace with Bank Rate? What the Bank of England data shows
How have quoted savings rates moved alongside Bank Rate since 2022? We look at Bank of England data and explain how to compare your own rate.
Read article
Savings rates and the Bank Rate: what's changed since 2024
How UK savings rates have changed since the Bank Rate was first cut in August 2024, and what the November 2026 rise to 4% could mean for savers.
Read article
How do overdrafts work? Arranged, unarranged and what they cost
An overdraft lets you spend more than you have in your current account, up to a limit your bank sets. Here's how arranged and unarranged overdrafts differ and what they cost.
Read article
Average Cost of Electricity per kWh in the UK (2026)
According to OFGEM the average unit cost of electricity is increasing by 6% to 26.11p/kWh for the third quarter of 2026 for a customer with typical usage on a default tariff. Read how rates change by area, from London to Merseyside.
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