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Martin Lewis answers your financial questions, offering valuable money-saving tips.


The Martin Lewis Podcast

Martin Lewis gives you his savings interest Masterclass, helping you maximise every penny. He covers cash ISAs, fixed savings, regular savers, putting money away for a home, how savings tax works, how safe savings are, and more!
 
If you have a question for Martin, you can ask him in his Question Time podcast! Email your question to MartinLewisPodcast@bbc.co.uk and you could be on the show!

Martin’s Savings Interest Masterclass: increase what you earn by up to 50%!

In this week’s Question Time, Martin answers your questions about absolutely anything and everything – including: Will the predicted budget ISA changes affect me? Should I give my eight-year-old a credit card? Should I keep cash under my mattress? Can a car finance claim jeopardise my current car finance agreement? How does the marriage tax allowance work? Plus, what did Martin have for his tea last night?

If you’ve got a question for Martin on absolutely anything and everything, you can ask him in his Question Time podcast! Email your question to MartinLewisPodcast@bbc.co.uk.

Question Time: Will ISA changes hit what I’ve saved? Safer to stick cash under the bed? A credit card for my eight-year-old?

It’s Martin v Ofgem this week (well, Jonathan Brearley, the boss). Martin asks Jonathan why energy bills are so high, about scrapping standing charges, who funds the regulator, writing off energy debt, issues around green energy, and loads more. It’s a jam-packed episode, also including what Martin thinks about O2 raising their prices by more than they promised, and what you should do if you’re affected.
 
If you have a question for Martin, you can ask him in his Question Time podcast! Email your question to MartinLewisPodcast@bbc.co.uk and you could be on the show!

Martin v Ofgem boss: Why are energy bills so high (is it green levies?) | Scrap standing charges | Is the Price Cap a rip-off?

In our Question Time podcast, Martin takes your questions on anything and everything within reason. Including: is it worth fixing energy for longer than a year?; are app-based savings accounts worth it?, plus the producer asks him for broadcasting tips! Send an email to MartinLewisPodcast@bbc.co.uk to suggest your question.

Question Time: Can I refuse a Smart meter? Should I clear my student loan? Is a stoozer a loser?

Martin Lewis takes you through the seven banks willing to pay you to switch, what it means for your credit score, joint bank accounts, overdrafts and how some make £1,000s doing it. Plus, you tell us if university was worth it. We discuss rumours that the Chancellor may cut the cash ISA limit, plus an update on car finance misselling.
 
You can get in touch with the team by emailing martinlewispodcast@bbc.co.uk – make sure to send in your burning questions and any successes you’ve had following Martin’s advice

Free £400 for switching bank! Was Uni worth it? Cash ISAs to be cut

In our weekly Question Time, you ask Martin questions on anything and everything, and he does his best to answer them. This week: if I have a lot of credit cards, should I cancel any unused ones? Should I keep my mortgage debt or pay it off? Is Martin working out? A double helping of student finance, and more!
 
If you’ve got a question for Martin, email it to MartinLewisPodcast@bbc.co.uk, and it could be in the podcast!

Question Time: Is cash king? Should you keep some mortgage debt? Can I reclaim student loan taken off my bonus?

Martin Lewis takes you through the mis-selling of car finance after the regulator launched its plans for a mass £8.2bn redress scheme – where 14 million people could get compensation. He explains why it’s being paid, how much you could get, if you could get it, what you need to do to get it, should you go to court, can you claim for deceased relatives, and loads more.

This is an emerging situation so listen for updates future podcasts!
 
If you’ve got a burning question for Martin’s Question Time podcast, send an email to MartinLewisPodcast@bbc.co.uk - it can be about absolutely anything you want, within reason!

14 million to get mis-sold car finance compensation!

With the energy price cap rising 2%, and predicted to remain high for the next year, Martin Lewis answers your questions on how you can save £100s a year on home energy bills. Including new low standing charges tariffs, smart meter issues, why fixing now works and loads more...

Send in your questions for future Question Time podcasts by emailing martinlewispodcast@bbc.co.uk.

Energy Question Time: Is it time to fix? (spoiler: YES!) How do I get my credit back? Are Smart Meters… not?

Martin explains why pensions offer the biggest savings, why you must pay off credit cards IN FULL, and recounts the time he tried to convince Mick Jagger to finish his finance and accounting degree. 

Question Time is the new weekly bonus podcast from Martin where YOU set the agenda.... Send in your questions by emailing martinlewispodcast@bbc.co.uk.

Question Time: Is having a pension worth it? Why has my home insurance doubled? And Martin's Mick Jagger history!

Martin Lewis has his five things you need to know about student finance, including how much it’ll really cost you, why the interest rate might be a red herring, how much parents are expected to contribute and much more. He also has an update on energy standing charges. And Tell Us is all about when you’ve saved a shedload of money… completely by accident!
 
You can get in touch with the team by emailing martinlewispodcast@bbc.co.uk – make sure to send in your burning questions and any successes you’ve had following Martin’s advice!

Should you take a student loan? Martin’s five things you need to know about student finance

Martin hears your ‘money-festo’ ideas – if you could change one consumer law or rule, what would it be – and why?

He and Nihal are joined by former government adviser and policy expert Polly MacKenzie – to assess how practical the suggestions are – as our very own “Polly-filter”.

Could we regulate shrinkflation, give parents that chance to book term-time holidays, offer tax-cuts for downsizers, or make the morning commute tax deductible? And would any of those ideas actually work?

The Money-Festo: How to improve Britain including shrinkflation, term-time holidays, tax-cuts for downsizers and more…

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