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• Starling Bank is simply not fit to float | Nils Pratley

  02-10-2024 20:26
  
  Damning report into financial crime controls revealed a shambles at the top and surely ends any dream of a flotation soonStarling Bank fined £29m over lack of financial crime controlsStarling Bank, you could say perversely, has joined the big league: it has copped a thumping regulatory fine for having “shockingly lax” controls to combat financial crime, the sort of thing that happens to proper grownup banks.But, no, the glib line doesn’t work. Read the Financial Conduct A
  
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• UK consumers: tell us about your tipping habits

  02-10-2024 15:02
  
  We would like to hear about when you tip, how much and your reasons for doing soWe’d like to find out more about people’s tipping habits in the UK. Whether it’s eating at a restaurant, taking an Uber, or tipping a courier after a takeaway delivery, we want to know when you tip and why. Do you still tip when service charge is included on a bill? Do you feel you tip more now you can do so using a card machine? Have your tipping habits changed over time? Continue reading...
  
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• British Gas, EON and EDF customers can cancel £149 Ofgem price cap rise this week

  02-10-2024 13:11 via express.co.uk
  
  You can simply cancel the price rise and not pay anything extra, even if you're with British Gas, EON or EDF.
  
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• British retirees living 'hand to mouth' in beautiful country after state pensions frozen

  02-10-2024 13:00 via express.co.uk
  
  British expat pensioners are "struggling" on lower state pensions than their counterparts.
  
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• Exactly how Rachel Reeves pension tax raid could grab billions of our money

  02-10-2024 12:59 via express.co.uk
  
  Options on the table include a cap on tax free cash that can be taken out of pension pots and introducing inheritance tax on pension nest eggs
  
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• Martin Lewis warns 'desperate' state pensioners 'can't replace' £300 Winter Fuel Payment

  02-10-2024 12:54 via express.co.uk
  
  Money expert Martin Lewis has warned state pensioners face a 'desperate situation' this winter and the Labour government is 'not answering'
  
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• HMRC warning as people could be hit with £100 fines

  02-10-2024 12:51 via express.co.uk
  
  Many people may not realise they need to get in touch with HMRC ahead of the new year.
  
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• Energy hack could save £147 per year without turning down heating, expert says

  02-10-2024 12:40 via express.co.uk
  
  Experts have revealed a series of simple money-saving and energy-reducing hacks that every Brit can use to cut annual energy bills
  
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• Martin Lewis issues 'hideous mistake' warning to Barclays, HSBC, Natwest, Lloyds customers

  02-10-2024 12:28 via express.co.uk
  
  Financial expert has highlighted the crippling levels of interest people will pay if they go into their overdraft
  
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• State pensioners handed £127 for moving thermostat after losing £300 Winter Fuel Payment

  02-10-2024 12:26 via express.co.uk
  
  State pensioners can get as much as £127 just for moving their thermostat after losing their £300 Winter Fuel Payment.
  
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• Martin Lewis issues two-word verdict on energy price cap rise and urges Brits to act now

  02-10-2024 12:16 via express.co.uk
  
  Money Saving Expert founder Martin Lewis warned energy customers to act "now" to avoid "ripping yourself off".
  
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• Barclays delayed porting our mortgage but we still have to pay £13,000

  02-10-2024 08:00
  
  We were in danger of our chain collapsing as it took so long over the paperwork and we had to find an alternativeWe recently moved house and wanted to port our Barclays mortgage, but it took so long over the paperwork that our chain looked set to collapse, so we switched to another lender.Despite the delays at its end, Barclays says we still have to pay an early repayment charge (ERC) of more than £13,000. Continue reading...
  
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