UK money news stories - 4 March 2025

Online banking problems prompt MPs’ concern amid UK branch closures

After IT failures last week left thousands of TSB, Nationwide, First Direct and Lloyds Banking Group customers unable to login to their accounts, MPs have ordered banks to explain the outages and how they’ll stop this happening again in future.

Deadline for National Insurance top-ups softened

If you’ve got gaps in your National Insurance record you’ll know you’ve got until April 5 to fill them in and you can go as far back as 2006. However, concerns over a last minute rush have prompted the DWP to relax the rules. 

Cash ISA providers fail to offer savers benefits of more flexible rules

New ISA rules introduced in April were designed to make things easier for savers. But in reality, it’s become a lot trickier as some providers have still not introduced them yet. 

Energy price cap to increase by 6.4% from April 2025

In case you missed it last week, the new energy price cap’s been announced and the increase means we’re all going to be paying higher bills from next month. Here’s everything you need to know.

Thousands REFUSED mortgages and loans by banks after installing popular anti-fraud protection

Customers are getting turned down for credit, mortgages and insurance policies after taking out Cifas’ Protective Registration service, which helps protect people from theft and fraud. So what’s going on?

Centuries-old leasehold system to be abolished in England and Wales

The housing minister has promised to get rid of the antiquated leasehold system in England and Wales before the end of the current parliament. Matthew Pennycook isn’t the first minister to make such a commitment so will he finally get it done?