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Rogue salesmen working with Britain’s biggest utility companies are putting vulnerable customers at risk by flouting coronavirus rules, Money Mail can reveal. An undercover investigation reveals the sinister tactics used by door-to-door sellers to coax their targets into switching providers. With no regard for safety, salesmen were filmed routinely defying Government guidance to enter people’s … Read more

Households are paying around £200 a year towards line rental despite nearly a third never using their landline telephone, new research shows. Some 72 per cent of those with a landline say they only have one because their broadband package requires it, according to data from Compare the Market. Residential line rental prices cost up … Read more

With many Britons planning on doing Christmas shopping online and Black Friday yet to come, data suggests that nearly half of people have had a problem with an order in lockdown.  Nearly half of Britons have had a problem with a parcel delivery since March, new research has revealed after lockdown creating a boom in … Read more

Millions of Britons may have had to tighten the purse strings in recent times thanks to the pandemic. As such, households will be looking for ways to bring more money in, without leaving the home. One way people can do this is by participating in online surveys. There are an increasing number of websites that will … Read more

With many Britons planning on doing Christmas shopping online and Black Friday yet to come, data suggests that nearly half of people have had a problem with an order in lockdown.  Nearly half of Britons have had a problem with a parcel delivery since March, new research has revealed after lockdown creating a boom in … Read more

Five tax breaks that EVERY grandparent must know: How to help other family members and improve your own finances By Rachel Rickard Straus, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:50 GMT, 14 November 2020 | Updated: 09:32 GMT, 15 November 2020 It has been a tough year for grandparents, with lockdowns and social distancing keeping millions … Read more

Several ways grandparents can help other family members financially – and improve their own finances By Rachel Rickard Straus, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:50 GMT, 14 November 2020 | Updated: 23:22 GMT, 14 November 2020 It has been a tough year for grandparents, with lockdowns and social distancing keeping millions away from their loved … Read more

Siblings have no trouble finding differences to bicker about, and spending habits are as likely as anything to cause familial ructions. But children in large families are likely to display very different attitudes towards money, research suggests. The middle child in a family is often the biggest spender compared to siblings, a study from peer-to-peer … Read more

Hundreds of frustrated Currys PC World customers are being fobbed off by the firm with many not receiving refunds, struggling to contact customer services and missing orders. Since This is Money first reported cases of frustrated customers in May, more than three hundred people have emailed to say they are having problems with the tech … Read more