Marks and Spencer has confirmed rumours that it is launching a new high street bank in partnership with HSBC. The retailer announced today that it will open 50 in-store bank branches as an extension of its existing M&S Money joint venture with HSBC. M&S bank will offer current accounts, mortgages, and other financial products and [...]
Rumours are growing that Marks & Spencer is planning to open its own chain of bank branches within its stores. The branches would be likely to keep the same opening hours as the stores, offering banking services at the weekend. The first branch is expected to open next month, at the retailer’s Marble Arch store [...]
M&S Money has launched an Advantage Cash ISA paying 3 per cent, and which allows transfers in from other ISAs. It can be opened with a minimum deposit of £100 lump sum followed by minimum monthly deposits of £25. The 3% rate is variable, but there is no short-term bonus so the return won’t plummet [...]
More than one in five students has had their bike stolen, according to new research by M&S Money. The poll by the home insurance provider found 22% of student cyclists have been targeted by bike thieves. Students should register their bike model, make and frame number so it can be identified if stolen, M&S Money [...]
M&S Money is offering 10% cashback to new customers taking out a personal loan. Borrowers will be given a 10% refund on the interest they’ve paid once their final repayment has been made. The offer is available until 11 August, and applies to loans paid back over a period of at least 36 months. Customers [...]
Up to two thirds of householders in the UK may have no insurance for their garden plants, despite the fact that the average household has spent over £700 on garden greenery. Research by M&S Money found that just one in three householders remember to ask whether their garden is insured when taking out a contents [...]
British holidaymakers are becoming more picky when choosing a destination for their break to make sure they are getting the most for their money. Research by M&S Money found that more than a third (36%) of British tourists look at currency exchange rates before making a choice on their holiday destination. As such, the falling [...]
M&S Money will not reduce the interest rate on one of its individual savings accounts (ISAs) despite last week’s Bank of England’s base rate cut. The financial services wing of Marks & Spencer said interest on its Advantage Cash ISA will continue to be paid at 3.1%. This rate includes a 1% bonus until April [...]
M&S Money has reduced the interest rate on its variable Cash ISA following the Bank of England’s 0.5% base rate cut. Cash ISA account holders will now be paid 2% interest, down from 2.5%. In December, M&S Money reduced the variable cash ISA rate by only 0.5% rather than matching the Bank of England’s 1.0% [...]
According to Marks & Spencer (M&S) Money, a growing number of Britons are putting their travel insurance at risk by booking different parts of their holiday separately. Research from M&S Money discovered that an increase in the usage of the internet has meant that half of British holidaymakers book their travels independently rather than using [...]
Gender directive could slash men’s annuity payouts
The EU Gender Directive, which came into force today, could see men losing up to £10,000 from their annuity payouts, according to research by PricewaterhouseCoopers. Under the new rules insurers are no longer allowed to take gender into account when setting annuity rates and premiums on insurance products. Men previously enjoyed higher annuity rates than [...]
Home rental costs down in November
The cost of renting a house in England and Wales fell by 0.4 per cent in November, its first dip since March, according to a survey by LSL Property Services. Average rent was £741m during the month, returning to the level seen in September. However, it was 3.4 per higher than in November last year. [...]
Lloyds TSB halts sale of packaged accounts in branches
Lloyds TSB will stop selling packaged account in its branches from 1 January 2013, until its sales procedures are brought into line with those operated by sister bank The Halifax. Lloyds TSB is one of the main providers of packaged accounts in Britain, with around one in three of its customers choosing to pay fees [...]
Housing market recovery to continue next year
Recent improvements in the housing market should continue into next year, according to the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) Gross lending is estimated to have increased to £12.9 billion in November, helped by the Funding for Lending scheme which provides banks and building societies with lower-cost funding, which they are then supposed to pass on [...]
Newcastle Building Society exits interest-only mortgages
Newcastle Building Society has stopped offering interest-only mortgages to new borrowers, following the lead of the Royal Bank of Scotland, Nationwide, Co-operative bank and Coventry Building Society. The decision will not affect existing Newcastle customers and applications for interest-only mortgages received before 14 December will still be processed. Prior to the credit crunch, interest-only mortgages [...]
Less than half of Brits considered creditworthy
Fifty-seven per cent of UK adults are at risk of having an application for credit turned down by a mainstream lender according to a new report. The ‘Mind the Credit Gap‘ report commissioned by aqua credit cards suggests that even people with a good credit rating and earning more than £50,000 could have a credit [...]
Monthly incomes £22 lower in 2012
The average monthly income of UK households fell by £22 in real terms compared with last year, according to a survey carried out for the Bank of England (BoE) by NMG Consulting. People on lower incomes have seen their income eroded more than higher earners and households still have high levels of debt the BoE [...]
Savers dig deep to fund Christmas
New research from the Halifax suggests that savers are funding their Christmas spending with money set aside for other purposes. Thirty-seven per cent of 2,138 savers surveyed by the bank at the end of November had withdrawn savings in the last three months. The average amount withdrawn was £1,186, more than double the average savings [...]
Financial data at risk from unsafe passwords
According to a survey by the Payments Council the problem of having to remember a different password for several accounts means that many internet users are compromising the security of their financial data. Internet users have 22 password-protected accounts on average and many use the same log-in details for more than one account, even though [...]
Wonga launches Paylater loans on retailer website
Payday loan company Wonga has launched a new Paylater service on furniture firm Cotswold Company’s website. The service, which allows customers to “buy now, pay later” will be introduced on other retailers’ sites in the near future. Although the Paylater branding is similar to Wonga’s, the Wonga name only appears in the small print. A [...]
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