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Matt Browning

Isle of Thanet

Reporter at YourMoney.com

Reporter at https://t.co/ZPruuW8nzB• Previously Reach PLC & @esmagofficial • Half a @disco_freaks • Fan of Sundays, Saturday Kitchen + George Michael

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  • 2 weeks ago | yourmoney.com | Matt Browning

    Online account hackers stole £1.4m from households in the last 12 months, research reveals. Criminals posing as banks, delivery firms and recruiters sent 208 million phishing emails to con recipients into transferring money to them, according to Uswitch. As those public networks are not encrypted, hackers can more easily intercept data from users.

  • 2 weeks ago | yourmoney.com | Matt Browning

    In another blow to UK high streets, up to 200 Poundland stores are set to close, putting thousands of jobs at risk. The budget retailer is entering its critical phase to find a buyer and the business’ parent company Pepco Group is expected to confirm the closures this week as it announces its half-year results, according to reports in The Sunday Telegraph.

  • 3 weeks ago | yourmoney.com | Matt Browning

    Over the last week, major lenders have continued the trend of slashing mortgage rates. Following the base rate reduction to 4.25%, a mix of firms including TSB, HSBC and Barclays have announced cuts to a range of borrowing offers. HSBC has reduced mortgage rates across a number of its products, available from 19 May. This will apply to two-, three- and five-year fixes up to 95% loan to value (LTV).

  • 3 weeks ago | yourmoney.com | Matt Browning

    Gamblers have been warned to not feel ‘one bet regret’ ahead of a bumper weekend of major events. Ahead of Saturday’s double header of huge annual events, GambleAware has called for more action to be taken to alert gamblers of the crippling pitfalls that can follow making just one bet. Over half of GambleAware’s respondents who have experienced harm through betting have struggled to quit due to the flood of gambling adverts, which often appear during high-profile events.

  • 3 weeks ago | yourmoney.com | Matt Browning

    Private school fees rose by a fifth, on average, in the year leading up to January 2025, research reveals. The reason for the rise is only partly the introduction of VAT on private school fees, which Labour enforced on 1 January 2025. On average, private school fees for the term totalled £7,382 in January 2025, while 12 months before, they cost £6,021, according to data from the Independent Schools Council (ISC) annual census, reported by the BBC.

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18 Dec 24

RT @YourMoneyUK: “In my view, there has to be a lot more pressure done or put on the social media giants, the ‘telcos’, to do more now.” R…

Matt Browning
Matt Browning @mattcbrowning
14 Nov 24

Good luck festival friends #Glastonbury #GlastonburyTickets

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Festival fans warned of Glastonbury ticket scams ahead of new sale process #Glastonbury #GlastonburyTickets https://t.co/kZveN5X6gc

Matt Browning
Matt Browning @mattcbrowning
31 Oct 24

RT @YourMoneyUK: Autumn Statement 2024: The 11 key points from Reeves' speech #AutumnBudget #Budget24 https://t.co/IUFlrb376z