Money Box Episodes Episode guide
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Pension freedoms; The pros and cons of P2P lending; Tax credits deadline looms
Pension freedom and responsibility, the pros and cons of P2P and tax credits deadline.
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Ghost payments, overdraft charges, stocks and shares transfer problems and insurance comparison sites
Ghost payments, overdraft charges, investment transfer problems and insurance comparisons.
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Personal finance and the Scottish referendum
What would happen to personal finances if Scotland votes for independence later this year?
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Fake bank accounts, mortage discrimination, NISAs and debt letters
Fake bank accounts, NISAs, alleged ageism in the mortgage lending market and debt letters.
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Wonga woes
The police reconsider case against payday lender; lost cheques; bond funds and pensions.
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Debt mismanagement; 拢4m fine for mis-selling investments; will your insurer pay out during a national emergency?
Debt mismanagement, 拢4m mis-selling investments fine, insurance and national emergencies.
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Current account challenge?
Will new entrants bring more competition to day-to-day banking? Plus home loan caps.
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Wise Transfers; Pension Revolution Part Two; and Holy Cash and Carry
Wise transfers, pensions shake-up part two, extra consumer rights and holy cash and carry.
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Does Power of Attorney give you enough power?
Power of Attorney problems, Premium Bonds, Pensioner Bonds and payment mistakes.
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The wisdom of crowds?; single tier pension worries; how it pays to quibble when buying holiday money
Paul Lewis with crowd-funding, the single-tier state pension, quibbling over holiday money
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Mortgage confusion for pregnant women; Product trials that cost you dear; Don't miss topping up your ISA
Sarah Pennells presents the latest news from the world of personal finance.
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New way to complain: use Twitter
Paul Lewis looks at how to make your complaints heard; plus are new tax powers fair?
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03/05/2014
Paul Lewis investigates frozen accounts and copycat websites. Plus, IPOs; Islamic accounts
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Selftrade, Co-Op Bank, Pensions advice, Buy-to-let
Paul Lewis asks why share platform Selftrade needs to know so much about its customers.
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New mortgage rules
Paul Lewis on new mortgage rules, life expectancy, online bookings and premium phone lines
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Barclays overdrafts
Paul Lewis asks how much the new Barclays overdraft will cost.
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Zombie pensions, PayM, State pension top-up, Investment ISAs
Paul Lewis asks what can be done about zombie pensions.
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Pensions revolution; Cash is king; Paying for childcare
People planning to retire will shortly have more freedom over their pension pots.
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Bundled insurance, Scottish pensions, budget lookahead, travel cancellations
Paul Lewis asks if travel firms can demand the full cost of a holiday when you cancel.
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Refuelling your hire car; the best cash ISAs; investment fund discounts; Pass Plus
Finance news. Paul Lewis asks whether the new discounted funds are worth investing in.
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Savings teaser rates; Payday lenders; Care bugbears; iPad fraud alert
Getting tough on consumer credit, care bugbears, and an end to savings teaser rates?
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Aviva data breach
Paul Lewis looks at Aviva's data breach and asks about the Vodafone share windfall.
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Pension pot confusion; Fluid situation; Stamping out avoidance; A-Z of no claims bonuses
Annuities confusion, fluid situation, A-Z of no claims bonuses and stamping out avoidance.
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DIY Investing
Paul Lewis asks if a novice can invest their money without financial advice.
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Insurance set-up fees; tax penalties; flight compensation; council tax
Paul Lewis investigates set-up fees for cancelling insurance even before cover starts.
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Cashing Out
Paul Lewis looks at how HSBC are preventing some customers taking out large sums of cash.
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Major broker overhauls charges; Diamond investing dangers; Small claims process; 0% balance transfers confusion
Biggest UK investment broker Hargreaves Lansdown changes charges. With Paul Lewis.
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Energy prices drop; Investing in emerging markets; CPP compensation
Paul Lewis and guests discuss who is set to benefit from the energy bill price drop.
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Payouts for storm power cuts; Insurer data breach alert; Bank customers in group action; The Faberge Mystery
Personal finance news with Paul Lewis. Who compensates you for storm power cuts?
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Listeners take on financial firms
Paul Lewis celebrates the tenacity of Money Box listeners who've taken on financial firms.