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  1. INSURANCE LOYALTY TRAP HITS OVER £450 AHEAD OF INCOMING FCA REFORMS

    02/12/2021

  2. Drivers lose out when leaving it until the last minute to switch insurance

    26/11/2021

  3. THREE IN FOUR FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN WORRIED WINTER WILL LEAD TO HIGHER ENERGY BILLS

    23/11/2021

  4. ELECTRIC VEHICLE PREMIUMS PLUNGE BY NEARLY £100

    19/11/2021

  5. NEARLY 5 MILLION UK ADULTS FELL VICTIM TO ONLINE FRAUD IN THE PAST YEAR

    12/11/2021

  6. THE GREAT FINANCIAL DIVIDE

    12/11/2021

  7. DROP IN COST OF CAR INSURANCE FOR MOST POPULAR MODELS

    12/11/2021

  8. TO INFINITY & BEYOND: TOY STORY IS VOTED AS THE UK’S TOP FAMILY MOVIE

    01/11/2021

  9. ENERGY PRICE CAP INCREASE LIKELY TO PUSH MILLIONS OF FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN AT HOME INTO FINANCIAL DIFFICULTY

    26/10/2021

  10. FALLING PREMIUMS DRIVING INERTIA: OVER HALF OF HOUSEHOLDS STAYED WITH THE SAME INSURANCE PROVIDERS IN THE LAST YEAR DESPITE POTENTIAL SAVINGS OF OVER £300

    25/10/21

  11. Cheapest motor premiums plunge over summer

    07/10/2021

  12. A THIRD OF FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN ARE STILL STRUGGLING TO PAY OFF DEBTS ACCUMULATED SINCE UK LOCKDOWNS BEGAN

    20/09/2021

  13. HOW TO SAVE THOUSANDS OF POUNDS ON YOUR BIGGEST HOUSEHOLD EXPENSE – OVERPAYING ON YOUR MORTGAGE BY £100 EACH MONTH COULD SAVE NEARLY £7,500 IN INTEREST

    15/09/2021

  14. PLUNGE IN CAR RUNNING COSTS FOR YOUNG DRIVERS BUT DON’T BE FOOLED BY INSURANCE RENEWAL COSTS

    24/08/21

  15. RISING COST OF LIVING LEAVES A THIRD OF FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN STRUGGLING TO AFFORD EVERYDAY GOODS AND SERVICES

    19/08/2021

  16. ENERGY COSTS AT NEAR TWO AND HALF YEAR HIGH AS PRICE CAP SET TO PUSH UP COSTS FOR MILLIONS

    02/08/2021

  17. A QUARTER OF PARENTS CONCERNED THAT END OF FURLOUGH WILL HIT THEIR JOB PROSPECTS

    30/07/2021

  18. SUMMER BY NUMBERS

    29/07/2021

  19. MAKING A CLAIM HIKES COST OF CAR INSURANCE BY £184

    28/07/2021

  20. HOUSEHOLDS COULD SAVE £135 A YEAR ON BROADBAND BY SWITCHING WHEN MOVING HOME

    02/07/2021

  21. CAR INSURANCE PREMIUMS FALL £74 YEAR-ON-YEAR

    02/07/2021

  22. OVER A THIRD OF PROPERTY PURCHASES SECURED BY ‘GAZUMPING’ ANOTHER BUYER’S OFFER

    30/06/2021

  23. ONE IN TEN SINGLE PARENT HOUSEHOLDS SAW DEBT RISE DURING LOCKDOWN EXTRA DEBTS EQUATE TO 44% OF HOUSEHOLD INCOME

    28/06/2021

  24. ONE IN FIVE SPENDING MORE THAN £200 A YEAR ON UNUSED SUBSCRIPTIONS

    18/06/2021

  25. MOTORISTS NERVOUS ABOUT RETURN OF RUSTY DRIVERS AS TRAVEL CURBS ARE LIFTED

    11/06/2021

  26. YOUNG BORROWERS RISK UNKNOWINGLY DAMAGING THEIR CREDIT SCORE

    09/06/2021

  27. GREATER HOME INSURANCE SAVINGS AVAILABLE AS GAP WIDENS BETWEEN CHEAPEST AND AVERAGE PREMIUMS

    09/06/2021

  28. NEIGHBOURS BECOME GOOD FRIENDS: BRITS ARE A NATION OF FRIENDLY NEIGHBOURS

    04/06/2021

  29. MILLIONS CONSIDERING BUYING A NEW CAR BUT COULD BE CAUGHT OUT BY COSTLY FINANCE DEALS

    01/06/2021

  30. CAR INSURANCE PREMIUMS INCREASE AS TRAVEL CURBS LIFTED

    25/05/2021

  31. IN THE MOOD FOR FOOD: THIRD OF BRITS PLAN TO EAT OUT MORE ONCE RESTAURANTS FULLY REOPEN

    20/05/2021

  32. 218,000 HOUSEHOLDS FACE DEFAULT ENERGY BILL INCREASE IN MAY

    19/05/2021

  33. BRITS SPLIT ON THE BILL SPLIT: 1 IN 3 SPLIT DOWN THE MIDDLE WHILE FURTHER 1 IN 3 ARGUE PAY FOR WHAT YOU HAVE

    19/05/2021

  34. 1 IN 4 BRITS PLAN TO RETURN TO THE CINEMA BEFORE THE END OF MAY

    19/05/2021

  35. HAVING CHILDREN AT HOME DURING THE PANDEMIC CREATES INCOME GAP OF NEARLY £1,000, A YEAR

    18/05/21

  36. NUMBER OF HOUSEHOLDS SWITCHING TO SUPER-FAST BROADBAND DOUBLED IN LOCKDOWN

    06/05/2021

  37. COST OF ELECTRIC CAR INSURANCE FALLS BY £75 IN Q1 2021

    05/05/2021

  38. HOMEOWNERS ON A STANDARD VARIABLE RATE COULD SAVE OVER £1,750 A YEAR BY REMORTGAGING

    04/05/2021

  39. ONE IN THREE TAKE OUT HOME COVER THROUGH MORTGAGE LENDER RATHER THAN SHOPPING AROUND

    29/04/2021

  40. STAY AT HOME? THAT WON’T STOP US: NATIONAL LOCKDOWN FAILED TO PREVENT TWO-THIRDS OF HOME BURGLARIES

    29/04/2021

  41. NEARLY HALF OF HOUSEHOLDS ARE CHECKING THEIR FINANCES MORE REGULARLY DURING LOCKDOWN, AS 45% FEAR RUNNING OUT OF MONEY

    28/04/2021

  42. MORE THAN 375,000 HOUSEHOLDS FACE AN AVERAGE £265 HIKE IN ENERGY BILLS IN APRIL

    27/04/2021

  43. COST OF INSURANCE FALLS FOR OLD BANGERS AS BRITS KEEP CARS FOR LONGER

    27/04/2021

  44. A THIRD OF ADULTS ARE UNABLE TO PAY CREDIT CARD BILLS IN FULL EACH MONTH SINCE THE START OF THE PANDEMIC

    27/04/2021

  45. SHARPEST DROP IN THE COST OF CAR INSURANCE IN NINE YEARS

    21/04/2021

  46. UK HOUSEHOLDS POISED FOR POST-COVID “RESET” OF SPENDING AND SAVINGS HABITS

    21/04/2021

  47. ONE IN FIVE HOMEOWNERS UNABLE TO REMORTGAGE DUE TO FINANCIAL IMPACT OF PANDEMIC

    19/03/2021

  48. MILLIONS OF BRITS NOW HAVE A WEEKLY TAKEAWAY – AS THEY TRY TO MAKE THEIR EVENINGS AND WEEKENDS MORE EXCITING

    19/03/2021

  49. FAMILY FEUDS FOR ONE IN TEN CAUSED BY POOR INTERNET CONNECTIVITY DURING LOCKDOWN

    15/03/2021

  50. CHEAPEST CAR RUNNING COSTS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE SINCE 2015

    12/03/2021

  51. SUBSTANTIAL FALL IN CAR INSURANCE CLAIMS AS DRIVERS CUT DOWN ON DAILY JOURNEYS

    12/03/2021

  52. NEARLY 250,000 HOUSEHOLDS FACE AN AVERAGE £166 HIKE IN ENERGY BILLS IN MARCH

    10/03/2021

  53. TWO IN FIVE FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN AT HOME WILL FALL INTO DEBT IF ENERGY BILLS RISE

    26/02/2021

  54. HOUSEHOLDS OPTIMISTIC FOR THEIR FINANCES, BUT NEARLY A THIRD OF FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN AT HOME STILL STRUGGLING TO MAKE ENDS MEET

    15/02/2021

  55. 300,000 HOUSEHOLDS FACE AN AVERAGE £66 HIKE IN ENERGY BILLS IN FEBRUARY

    15/02/2021

  56. RISING COST OF HOME INSURANCE SEES UK HOUSEHOLDS CHOOSING TO LEAVE THEIR ITEMS UNINSURED

    15/02/2021

  57. ONE-FIFTH OF BUY NOW PAY LATER USERS ARE UNABLE TO PAY BACK CHRISTMAS SPENDING WITHOUT TAKING ON MORE DEBT

    09/02/2021

  58. ENERGY SUPPLIERS HIKE BILLS AS PRICE CAP COULD PUSH UP COSTS FOR MILLIONS

    08/02/2021

  59. HOUSEHOLDS EXPECT IT COULD TAKE THREE YEARS FOR FINANCES TO RECOVER FROM COVID

    08/02/2021

  60. PARKING PROFITS: THE COUNCILS MAKING MILLIONS FROM PARKING FINES

    19/01/2021

  61. FAST BROADBAND CRUCIAL IN LOCKDOWN 3.0, BUT LACK OF COMPETITION MEANS JUST FOUR PROVIDERS SUPPLY MORE THAN 21 MILLION HOMES

    14/01/2021

  62. BILLS FALL TO LOWEST LEVEL FOR THREE YEARS FOR HOUSEHOLDS WHO SWITCH

    12/01/2021

  63. TWO THIRDS OF STUDENTS WILL RELY ON PARENTS TO PAY BILLS AS UNIVERSITIES CLOSE IN THIRD NATIONAL LOCKDOWN

    12/01/2021

  64. LOWEST WINTER CAR INSURANCE PREMIUMS IN FIVE YEARS

    30/12/2020

  65. AVERAGE ELECTRIC CAR PREMIUMS NEARLY £90 CHEAPER THAN PETROL AND DIESEL CARS

    16/12/2020

  66. MORE THAN A THIRD OF UK FAMILIES PLAN TO SPEND LESS ON CHRISTMAS THIS YEAR AS PANDEMIC CONTINUES TO HIT HOUSEHOLD FINANCES New Page

    15/12/2020

  67. DRIVERS PENALISED FOR WAITING UNTIL THE LAST MINUTE TO SWITCH INSURANCE

    14/12/2020

  68. Drivers can test their reaction times in adverse weather conditions with new quiz

    08/09/2020

  69. The UK areas that grant planning permissions the most

    08/09/2020

  70. TOP EXCUSES CHILDREN GIVE FOR NOT GOING TO SLEEP

    07/09/2020

  71. CORONAVIRUS CONCERNS PUSH HOLIDAYMAKERS TO DITCH FLIGHTS AND DRIVE TO DESTINATIONS THIS YEAR

    04/09/2020

  72. OVER A QUARTER OF HOMEOWNERS DO NOT CHECK FLOODING, SUBSIDENCE, AND CRIME RATES BEFORE BUYING THEIR HOME

    04/09/2020

  73. HOW CLEAN IS YOUR CAR? CAR STEREOS ARE NEARLY FOUR TIMES DIRTIER THAN A TOILET SEAT

    24/08/2020

  74. COMPARETHEMARKET.COM REPORTS STEADY INCREASE IN TRAVEL INSURANCE SALES DESPITE LAST MINUTE QUARANTINE RESTRICTIONS

    24/08/2020

  75. NEARLY ONE IN FOUR UK HOUSEHOLDS ARE WORRIED ABOUT FINANCIAL COST OF RETURNING TO THE OFFICE

    24/08/2020

  76. £265 AVERAGE SAVING AVAILABLE WITH EXCLUSIVE GREEN ENERGY TARIFF ON COMPARETHEMARKET.COM

    24/08/2020

  77. COMPARETHEMARKET.COM AND LITTLE MIX PLAY CHART-TOPPING SET LIST TONIGHT IN MEERKAT MUSIC SHOW

    24/08/2020

  78. CURRENT ACCOUNT OVERDRAFT HIKES – COMPARE THE MARKETWARNS OF INCOMING CHANGES TO OVERDRAFT INTEREST RATES

    17/08/20

  79. Compare the Market and little mix announce chart topping set list for meerkat music performance

    17/08/20

  80. CHEAPEST AVAILABLE ENERGY TARIFFS Are ON AVERAGE 302 LOWER THAN THE ENERGY PRICE CAP

    11/08/2020

  81. WHIPLASH REFORM DELAY COSTS BRITISH DRIVERS 1-3 BILLION IN EXTRA CAR INSURANCE PREMIUMS

    11/08/2020

  82. FAMILY OF FOUR COULD EAT OUT FOR AROUND £15 BY COMBINING GOVERNMENT’S EAT OUT TO HELP OUT SCHEME WITH MEERKAT MEALS 2 FOR 1 REWARD

    11/08/2020

  83. LOCKDOWN AND THE STAMP DUTY FREEZE SEE HOUSEHOLDS MAKING MORE HOME IMPROVEMENTS

    11/08/2020

  84. renewable energy filter launched alongside exclusive renewables tariff from shell energy

    03/08/2020

  85. young adults failing to take out contents insurance

    03/08/2020

  86. care rises for sandwich generation during lockdown

    03/08/2020

  87. meerkat music little mix

    31 July 2020

  88. cost of insurance falls for young drivers

    03/08/2020

  89. UK’s top staycation destinations as sales of UK-only travel insurance rise

    31/07/2020

  90. LOCKDOWN COMPANIONS: OVER ONE IN TEN PEOPLE ACROSS THE UK HAVE GOT OR CONSIDERED GETTING A PET SINCE COVID-19 LOCKDOWN

    17/07/2020

  91. BURDEN OF CARE RISES FOR SANDWICH GENERATION DURING LOCKDOWN

    17/07/2020

  92. BICYCLE THEFT ON THE RISE AS 1.8 MILLION BRITS PURCHASED A BIKE DURING LOCKDOWN

    17/07/2020

  93. parents struggle as bills hit a lockdown high

    03/07/2020

  94. Motor insurance premiums drop by 50 in the last quarter

    03/07/2020

  95. time to switch your mortgage

    03 JULY 2020

  96. cost of the coronavirus forcing young people off the road

    29 JUNE 2020

  97. looking after children during lockdown costs many parents extra money a week

    29 JUNE 2020

  98. quarter of parents voluntarily reducing hours and salary to better balance demands of work and childcare

    26 JUNE 2020

  99. Uk drivers could see premiums increase post lockdown

    26 June 2020

  100. MORE THAN A THIRD OF YOUNG PEOPLE EXPECT TO BE MADE REDUNDANT OR TAKE A PAY CUT DUE TO COVID-19

    15/06/2020

  101. PREPAYMENT ENERGY CUSTOMERS OVERPAYING BY NEARLY £390 MILLION A YEAR

    15/06/2020

  102. OVER A FIFTH OF FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN AT HOME HAVE HAD TO TAKE A FORM OF PAYMENT HOLIDAY DURING LOCKDOWN

    11/06/2020

  103. HOUSEHOLDS ACHIEVE £300 IN “LOCKDOWN SAVINGS” AS FINANCIAL CONFIDENCE SLOWLY INCREASES, BUT ANXIETIES REMAIN OVER INCREASED DEBT AND HIGHER COST OF LIVING ONCE LOCKDOWN ENDS

    11/06/2020

  104. COMPARETHEMARKET.COM LAUNCHES E.ON EXCLUSIVE ENERGY TARIFF

    11/06/2020

  105. Revealed: worst areas in England for gamers during lockdown

    11/06/2020

  106. MORE THAN TWO THIRDS OF FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN SAY ECONOMIC IMPACT OF COVID-19 LOCKDOWN WILL HAVE LONG-TERM IMPACT ON HOUSEHOLD FINANCES

    03/06/2020

  107. EASING OF COVID-19 LOCKDOWN LEADS TO SIGNIFICANT FALL IN HOUSEHOLD FINANCIAL CONFIDENCE

    03/06/2020

  108. GENERATION Z TURNING TO BUY NOW PAY LATER SCHEMES TO FUND SPENDING DURING LOCKDOWN

    02/06/2020

  109. HOUSEHOLD FINANCIAL HARDSHIP FROM COVID-19 INCREASING AT FASTEST RATE AMONG YOUNG PEOPLE

    02/06/2020

  110. The ofsted effect

    01/06/2020

  111. financial confidence tracker

    1 May 2020

  112. Furloughed staff could be worse off this payday

    7 MAY 2020

  113. Britain's diy lockdown boom

    6 MAY 2020

  114. energy bills rise during lockdown

    29 April 2020

  115. The UK locations with the greatest broadband speed improvements and the fastest download speeds over the past 12 months

    27 APRIL 2020

  116. HOW TO MANAGE YOUR CAR AND CAR INSURANCE DURING THE COVID-19 LOCKDOWN

    21 APRIL 2020

  117. MOTOR INSURANCE PREMIUMS JUMP BY £24 IN LATEST QUARTER

    6 APRIL 2020

  118. over a million people use overdrafts to fund rent or mortgage payments

    10 MARCH 2020

  119. virgin money and Kensington win simples awards for mortgages

    10 MARCH 2020

  120. barclaycard win simples awards for money services

    10 MARCH 2020

  121. policy expert and igo4 win simples awards for home insurance

    10 MARCH 2020

  122. energy and igloo win simples awards for energy

    10 MARCH 2020

  123. hyperoptic win simples awards for broadband

    06 MARCH 2020

  124. simples awards winners announced

    06 MARCH 2020

  125. win simples awards for motor insurance

    06 MARCH 2020

  126. CAR RUNNING COSTS RISE FOR YOUNG PEOPLE

    27/02/2020

  127. SCRAP THE YOUTH MOBILITY TAX TO ALLOW YOUNG DRIVERS TO STAY ON THE ROAD – COMPARETHEMARKET.COM

    24/02/2020

  128. NEARLY HALF OF UK HOUSEHOLDS DON’T KNOW IF THEY LIVE IN A HIGH-RISK FLOOD ZONE, COMPARETHEMARKET.COM RESEARCH REVEALS

    24/02/2020

  129. OVERDRAFT OVERHAUL – TWO THIRDS OF CONSUMERS ARE UNAWARE OF INCOMING OVERDRAFT CHANGES

    14/02/2020

  130. OUTAGE OUTRAGE: AN ESTIMATED 33 MILLION UK BROADBAND USERS EXPERIENCE BLACKOUTS EVERY MONTH

    14/02/2020

  131. relying on personal loans to pay off existing debt

    07/02/2020

  132. 17 to 24 year olds getting on the roads

    06/02/2020

  133. GENERATION DEBT: ALMOST ONE IN FIVE YOUNG PEOPLE USE A CREDIT CARD EVERYDAY

    19/09/2019

  134. 13:08 IS THE SUMMER HOLIDAY ‘WITCHING HOUR’ FOR FAMILY SQUABBLES

    22/07/2019

  135. OVER 7 MILLION UK HOUSEHOLDS RISK SPENDING THOUSANDS OF POUNDS ON COSTLY BOILER REPAIRS

    30/04/2019

  136. SWITCHING CONCERNS STOP DRIVERS CHOOSING TELEMATICS POLICIES, EVEN THOUGH IT COULD SAVE THEM OVER £400 POUNDS A YEAR ON INSURANCE

    26/02/2019

  137. The nation’s top picks and Oscar® hopes revealed ahead of 2019 Academy Awards

    26/02/2019

  138. OVER SEVEN MILLION SMART METER OWNERS DON’T KNOW THEIR DEVICE COULD TURN “DUMB” IF THEY SWITCH ENERGY PROVIDER

    18/02/2019

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