Rupert Jones

London

Deputy Editor at The Guardian

I'm a personal finance correspondent for the Guardian, and an obsessive gig, cinema and theatre goer

Articles

Hit by a cyber-attack? Seven ways to protect yourself

2 weeks ago | msn.com | Rupert Jones

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Hit by a cyber-attack? Seven ways to protect yourself

2 weeks ago | msn.com | Rupert Jones

Microsoft Cares About Your PrivacyMicrosoft and our third-party vendors use cookies to store and access information such as unique IDs to deliver, maintain and improve our services and ads. If you agree, MSN and Microsoft Bing will personalise the content and ads that you see. You can select ‘I Accept’ to consent to these uses or click on ‘Manage preferences’ to review your options and exercise your right to object to Legitimate Interest where used.
Hit by a cyber-attack? Seven ways to protect yourself

2 weeks ago | theguardian.com | Rupert Jones

Keep an eye on your inboxAlmost every week seems to bring news of a cyber-attack on a company, or organisation, and fears over what personal data the hackers have managed to get hold of. Last month, the footwear and sports apparel companyAdidas revealed that some of its customers’ personal information had been stolen, although it said passwords, credit card and other payment data were not compromised.
UK mortgages: 100% loans are back – will they work for you?

3 weeks ago | msn.com | Rupert Jones

Microsoft Cares About Your PrivacyMicrosoft and our third-party vendors use cookies to store and access information such as unique IDs to deliver, maintain and improve our services and ads. If you agree, MSN and Microsoft Bing will personalise the content and ads that you see. You can select ‘I Accept’ to consent to these uses or click on ‘Manage preferences’ to review your options and exercise your right to object to Legitimate Interest where used.
UK mortgages: 100% loans are back - will they work for you?

3 weeks ago | theguardian.com | Rupert Jones

Saving up for a deposit is one of the biggest challenges facing would-be homeowners, who can find that each month pretty much all most of their money is being swallowed up by rent and living costs. No-deposit deals – known as 100% mortgages – can provide a lifeline, and in recent months a new crop have come on to the market. But in return for not having to put down a deposit, you will have to pay a higher interest rate.
UK mortgage guarantee scheme due to end with no news on replacement

3 weeks ago | theguardian.com | Rupert Jones

A government scheme to encourage UK lenders to offer 95% mortgages is scheduled to end this month, with no word yet on when its replacement will be launched. The mortgage guarantee scheme went live in April 2021 to help buyers with small deposits get on the property ladder. It allows banks to buy a guarantee from the government on the slice of the mortgage between 80% and 95% of the property’s value.
Sports Direct pricing practices ‘may be breaking the law’, Which? says

3 weeks ago | msn.com | Rupert Jones

Microsoft Cares About Your PrivacyMicrosoft and our third-party vendors use cookies to store and access information such as unique IDs to deliver, maintain and improve our services and ads. If you agree, MSN and Microsoft Bing will personalise the content and ads that you see. You can select ‘I Accept’ to consent to these uses or click on ‘Manage preferences’ to review your options and exercise your right to object to Legitimate Interest where used.
Sports Direct pricing practices ‘may be breaking the law’, Which? says

3 weeks ago | msn.com | Rupert Jones

Microsoft Cares About Your PrivacyMicrosoft and our third-party vendors use cookies to store and access information such as unique IDs to deliver, maintain and improve our services and ads. If you agree, MSN and Microsoft Bing will personalise the content and ads that you see. You can select ‘I Accept’ to consent to these uses or click on ‘Manage preferences’ to review your options and exercise your right to object to Legitimate Interest where used.
Sports Direct pricing practices ‘may be breaking the law’, Which? says

3 weeks ago | theguardian.com | Rupert Jones

Sports Direct could be breaking the law by misleading shoppers into thinking they are getting a good deal, a consumer body has claimed, after it looked at prices of items ranging from trainers to hoodies. Which? said it had reported the retailer to the Competition and Markets Authority after uncovering what it claimed were “some questionable and dodgy pricing tactics” on its website.
UK banks urged to beef up anti-fraud systems for international payments

4 weeks ago | msn.com | Rupert Jones

Microsoft Cares About Your PrivacyMicrosoft and our third-party vendors use cookies to store and access information such as unique IDs to deliver, maintain and improve our services and ads. If you agree, MSN and Microsoft Bing will personalise the content and ads that you see. You can select ‘I Accept’ to consent to these uses or click on ‘Manage preferences’ to review your options and exercise your right to object to Legitimate Interest where used.