On Sunday the 1st April the ASA issued new guidelines regarding the advertising of maximum broadband speeds. This move came after Ofcom expressed concerns that consumers where being misled by overly estimated “up to” claims. Good news for frustrated broadband users? Well, the new guidelines ensure that broadband providers can now only quote a [...]

  The first thing you need to do when starting your own business is to put together a business plan; this can be a daunting task, especially if this is your first venture. Many people don’t know a single thing about running a business until they take the plunge and decide to start one up [...]

  So, Valentine’s day is nearly here and the shops are bombarding us with all the things we “should” be buying in order to show our loved ones just how special they are; because clearly no one will know how special they are unless they have been gifted an overpriced heart shaped box of chocolates, [...]

  What they don’t tell you when you start planning a wedding, is that not only are weddings expensive, but so are honeymoons! I have always thought that a honeymoon should be the perfect get away, your idea of a dream holiday, not just somewhere you could go any time but a real once in [...]

Winter is here and Christmas is on its way, it’s an expensive time of year for everyone and the combination of cold weather and increased energy prices does nothing to lessen the tug on the purse strings caused by the festive season. But there is no need to worry; there are many small things we can all [...]

Qantas, the world’s 10th largest airline has resumed flights after a bitter labour dispute caused the Australian airline to ground all of its aircraft. Flight schedules are expected to return to normal within the next 24-48 hours.

Our good ol’ PM David Cameron has teamed up with Energy Secretary Chris Huhne to outline their plans for the crunch energy summit, in an article written exclusively for Money Supermarket. The summit is to be attended by politicians, consumer groups, Ofgem (the regulator) and suppliers in a bid to tackle rising gas and electricity [...]

We all like to do our bit for charity, but it can be hard to give our money away. When we are living in such an unstable economy I think we can be forgiven for wanting to hold on to our hard earned cash.  However, there is a way that many of us can still [...]

It is believed that more than 30,000 home owners across the UK could find themselves struggling to make ends meet if interest rates rise from the current low of 0.5%. So in a bid to recognise such ‘high-risk’ customers, two taxpayer owned banks have admitted they are carrying out secret credit checks on customers, a move which has understandably been met with some trepidation.

New figures show the cost of living in Britain is steadily rising.  Stats from the Office for National Statistics show that the rate of annual inflation reached 4.4% in July, and the Bank of England warn this could hit 5% before the end of the year.