Money Box Episodes Episode guide
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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.
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Bye-bye to Bitcoin?; Gender-blender insurance; World's most expensive moneybox
Has the bitcoin bubble burst? The true price of insurance. Copycat HMRC and moneyboxes.
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Pension industry accused; Steve Webb MP; Lloys mis-selling fine
The pension industry is accused of 'burgling' pensioners over annuities. With Paul Lewis.
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Energy firms, Autumn Statement, mobile bills
Energy firms that keep your money, Autumn Statement, and the deal to end mega mobile bills
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Rising insurance; Cash for Christmas; Phones cut off; The Resolver
How customers can fight back against unanswered complaints. Finance news with Paul Lewis.
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Car hire complaints; Roaming charges; Teenage bankers
The saga of the missing car hire deposits, mystery roaming charges and school bankers.
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Interest rates rising; Postcode jitters; Frontier investing
Are interest rates going to rise in 2014, 2015 or 2016? And postcode muddles on insurance.
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Copy-cat websites; Future of the Co-op; Dormant bank accounts
Beware the clones - will bondholders co-operate? And the big sleep - dormant bank accounts
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Saving with multiple accounts; Pension charges; Debts of the dead
Stash your savings in multiple current accounts, not savings accounts, for the best rates.
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Fuel Poverty; Green questions over Co-Op; Switching nightmares
Fuel poverty, 'fixed means fixed', green questions over Co-Op and switching nightmares.
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British Gas prices; Star fund managers; Credit unions square up; Asda angers customers
Winter blast as British Gas hikes prices, star fund managers, and credit unions square up.
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Royal Mail shares; Water bill deal; Help to Buy 2
Sharing out Royal Mail, SmartSource Water customer anger, and Help to Buy 2.
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E.on tariffs; Cyprus property troubles; John Lewis pay; bank texts; CPP compensation
Why some E.on customers can no longer StayWarm. Personal finance news with Paul Lewis.
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Closed accounts, another banking divorce, flight compensation, Royal Mail shares
Personal finance news. Will the Royal Mail sell-off be a 1st or 2nd class investment?