Nicholas Dawson

London

Personal Finance Reporter at Daily Express

Personal Finance Reporter for @Daily_Express. Previously with @leicslive and @hinckleytimes. [email protected].

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Premium Bond rate ‘could go up’ amid NS&I changes says experts

1 week ago | msn.com | Nicholas Dawson |Veronique Hawksworth

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Premium Bonds prize rate could go up because of key NS&I target

1 week ago | express.co.uk | Nicholas Dawson

Premium Bonds savers frustrated to see their prize fund rate dropping in recent months could soon see a pleasing change in direction for the rate. The rate stands at 3.8%, having dropped from 4% from the April draw, following reductions in the rate in December and January, as interest rates across the savings market are also falling. But in a glimmer of hope for customers, NS&I has raised a raft of the rates on its British Savings Bonds this week, and reintroduced two previous Bond products.
Premium Bonds prize rate could go up because of key NS&I target

1 week ago | msn.com | Nicholas Dawson

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Barclays customers 'may need to check this' this weekend

1 week ago | express.co.uk | Nicholas Dawson

A customer asked Barclays about payments into their account over the long Easter weekend. By Nicholas Dawson, Finance Reporter based in London, covering personal finance with a focus on the state pension and retirement planning. 03:25, Wed, Apr 16, 2025 Link copied Bookmark Barclays has told customers they may need to check something with their employer if they are due to be paid over the Easter weekend.
Barclays customers 'may need to check this' this weekend

1 week ago | msn.com | Nicholas Dawson

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Ryanair and easyJet passengers told when to book to get 'best savings'

1 week ago | kentlive.news | Nicholas Dawson

Holidaymakers looking to book their getaways with popular airlines like EasyJet, Ryanair, and TUI have been handed helpful tricks to try and save some cash. Experts from DragonPass, an airport services app, have shared several tips that could potentially trim your flight costs. Andrew Harrison-Chinn, CMO of the outfit, said now is the time to secure your booking given current uncertainties in the economy which could mean higher prices later in the year.
Biggest council tax hikes in English cities revealed as some residents pay extra £150

1 week ago | msn.com | Nicholas Dawson

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NS&I increases rates on 8 Bond products amid 'changing savings market'

1 week ago | express.co.uk | Nicholas Dawson

NS&I is raising interest rates across several Bond products with two guaranteed-rate savings options going back on the market. Savers who hold British Savings Bonds and new customers will get improved returns for the 2- and 3-year Bonds, while new issues of the 1- and 5-year Bonds have gone back on sale from today (April 15). British Savings Bonds refer to fixed-term issues of the Guaranteed Growth Bonds and Guaranteed Income Bonds offered by NS&I, who also provides Premium Bonds.
Biggest council tax hikes in English cities revealed as some residents pay extra £150

1 week ago | express.co.uk | Nicholas Dawson

Average council tax bills across the regions compared have increased £119 a year By Nicholas Dawson, Finance Reporter based in London, covering personal finance with a focus on the state pension and retirement planning. 07:01, Tue, Apr 15, 2025 Link copied Bookmark Council tax bills across England have jumped up again this month with some residents paying an extra £150 a year for their local services.
DWP statement on WASPI legal case as campaigners 'still waiting'

1 week ago | lancs.live | Nicholas Dawson

The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) has released a new statement amidst the efforts by the Women Against State Pension Inequality (WASPI) campaign to secure compensation with help of a judicial review claim. The campaigners are seeking for the high court to quash the DWP's decision not to offer them compensation, which was made public at the end of last year.