The Martin Lewis Podcast
Martin Lewis answers your financial questions, offering valuable money-saving tips.
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The big mistake many make when saving or investing for their children…
<p>Martin Lewis brings you everything you need to know about saving or investing for your children’s future, including: Junior ISAs, children’s savings, regular savings - and reveals the biggest mistake most parents make, so you don’t do the same! Plus, there’s car finance compensation news, as a claims law firm has announced it will take the regulator to court to try and increase consumer payments, but could it slow things down? You tell us the cheapest thing you've ever taken back to a shop to complain about, and Mastermind is all about which credit product has the...
Question Time: Keep saving hard, or spend more on my family? £30,000 stoozing success! Top up missing NI years?
<p>In our Question Time podcast, Martin Lewis gives you answers on anything and everything, including: can I claim car finance mis-selling if I had an interest-free deal? Should I continue to save hard, overpay my mortgage and invest, or spend a bit more enjoying life with my young family? What do I do if my LISA bonus comes in after I’ve bought my first house? Do I need to top up missing National Insurance years at 36? We also have a brilliant success story from a couple of stoozers who’ve managed to build a £30,000 stooze pot, plus, you get t...
Energy fixes are back! | Best ISAs for 2026/7 | Council Tax Change
<p>Energy bills are in the news and this may be a crucial moment. In this podcast Martin explains the Energy Price Cap, and the firms offering fixes cheaper than the Price Cap.</p><p>It’s a new tax year, and that means all UK adults have a new £20,000 tax-free ISA allowance to use. Martin runs through your options of where to put your money.</p><p>Martin explains why a change on council tax debt collection which will mean vulnerable people will have more time and support to settle their outstanding council tax bills has put him in a g...
URGENT MINI POD: Car finance mis-selling confirmed: Will you get your money back?
<p>In a special, urgent edition of the podcast, Martin explains what you need to know right now - as the financial regulator sets out its redress scheme for millions of motorists who were mis-sold finance deals.</p><p>The scheme will apply to more than 12 million deals - and will cost lenders 9.1 BILLION pounds.</p><p>So - who is included? Should you put in a complaint now? What vehicles are eligible? How do I know if it was mis-sold? Martin answers all those questions - and more.</p><p>If you want to ask Martin a question, you...
Question Time: 5 year old TV’s faulty, can I get a refund? Your caller helped me sort my debt! When shouldn't I pay IN FULL?
<p>In our Question Time podcast, Martin Lewis gives you answers on anything and everything, including: if my holiday’s cancelled due to the Middle East conflict, can I get a refund on the travel insurance? Vodafone promised me a 50% discount but now they’re chipping away at it, what can I do? When is paying off a credit card IN FULL not worth it? My high-end TV is faulty after 5 years, am I due any money back? Plus, a wonderful success from Carly, who was inspired by a podcast caller to finally seek the debt help she needs.</p><p>If...
Lifetime ISA, is the free £1,000/yr still worth it? | Your insider MoneySaving tips
<p>The big topic in this pod is Lifetime ISAs, LISAs give up to £1,000 a year bonus for first time buyers, but there are pitfalls to watch too. With the ISA year about to end, Martin Lewis runs through how they work and how best to use them in detail.</p><p>Martin also explains the LISA's predecessor the Help to Buy ISA and which is best. He also goes through the best options currently on the market.</p><p>Plus why are vulnerable people made to declare their issues to firm after firm, isn’t it time we stopped tha...
Question Time: Am I due car finance payback? 9-year-old learns about interest! If my bank overpays me, can I keep it?
<p>In our Question Time podcast, Martin Lewis answers your questions including: is my car finance agreement covered by the mis-selling redress scheme? Can my partner and I couple up to maximise cashback offers? I’ve told Monzo its overpaid me but it’s done nothing, can I keep the money? What can I do about a retailer that displays the wrong returns info online? Plus, we have a lovely success story involving a 9-year-old who’s doing jobs for her parents for pocket money! If you want to ask Martin a question, his Question Time podcast lets you do just t...
Isa Isa Baby! Everything you need to know before the end of the tax year
<p>In this podcast Martin explains everything you’ve ever wanted to know about ISAs but were afraid to ask. Cash ISAs, shares ISAs, how to transfer, how much you can put in, best buys for cash, and top picks for investments.</p><p>Chartered Financial Planner Ed Marshall also joins Martin to help with stocks and shares ISAs.</p><p>There is an update on the potential energy bills crisis brought on by the conflict in the middle east.</p><p>The Tell Us is asking about the best £1 you’ve ever spent.</p><p>And there’s Money Masterm...
Question Time: Should I overpay my mortgage? If I sign up online, why can’t I cancel online? Can I open an ISA for my niece?
<p>In our Question Time podcast, Martin Lewis answers your questions including: which travel insurance policy do I make a claim to? When you say ‘pay off all debts’ does that include your mortgage? Can I open an ISA for my niece or nephew? Why is cancelling a subscription so hard? Plus, how your height impacts your step count, and what should we call you if you ask us a question? And we have a success story following Martin’s answer to a question on broadband.</p><p>If you want to ask Martin a question, his Question Time podcast lets y...
Car finance Mis-selling: what you need do | Top joint bank accounts | Economic Abuse the signs
<p>In this week’s podcast Martin Lewis gives an update on the car finance mis-selling story. He questions such as: ‘what counts as mis-selling?’ ‘How do you know if you were mis-sold?’ ‘How much will be paid out?’ ‘How can you find old agreements?’, ‘What if you’ve complained and not contacted?’ And so much more.</p><p>We also look at couples’ finances – in Tell Us this week we talk through how you and your partner work on your money together. Martin runs through the top joint accounts and the rules on joint accounts if something goes wrong. Plus how joint accounts can...
