The Martin Lewis Podcast

BBC Radio 5 Live
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Jul 17, 2024 • 1h 2min

Car Finance Misselling 10 week deadline, reclaim £1,000s | Marital Disharmony | Slash Water bills

Financial expert Martin Lewis discusses reclaiming money from car finance misselling within a 10-week deadline. The podcast also covers financial disagreements between partners, advice on balance transfer cards and loyalty, and tips on saving money on rising water bills.
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Jul 10, 2024 • 1h

Are you one of 4m graduates who can reclaim £100s overpaid student loans | Celeb scammers

Financial expert Martin Lewis discusses reclaiming overpaid student loans and warns about celebrity scams. Topics include online advertising regulation, impact of pension contributions on loan repayments, and implications after death or disability. The podcast also covers charging adult children rent and offers insights on future episodes.
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Jul 8, 2024 • 35min

How to get money out of your pension: Avoid the tax trap, annuities, drawdown, the 25% tax-free lump sum & more

Explore pension strategies like leveraging the tax-free lump sum for mortgage payments and maximizing contributions using carry forward options. Understand the difference between guidance and advisory services when making decisions about pension funds and learn about drawdown and annuities for retirement income.
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Jul 3, 2024 • 1h 13min

Can shops ban returns? | Student loans, how they really work

Martin Lewis explains all you need to know about student finance, what you could be entitled to, and how much you will pay back. Martin is joined by a prospective university student and parents concerned about funding their children through university. We also look at consumer rights - can online shops refuse returns? AND in Mastermind this week a listener takes on a question all about Lifetime ISA's.
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Jul 1, 2024 • 42min

Pension: How to start, should you consolidate, free 1-on-1 help, auto enrolment, stakeholder or SIPP?

The ‘Not The Martin Lewis’ Podcast: Where Martin asks specialists your questions.
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Jun 26, 2024 • 57min

5 ways to BOOST savings interest | Energy Meter Reading Week | Nihal’s last Money Mastermind

Martin explains energy meter reading week – key info for everyone who pays energy bills by direct debit, and some on prepay.The big subject, how to boost your savings. There are five key accounts you need to know about from top cash ISAs, top easy access, the savings account that gives you a 50% boost, and a special deal for Nationwide customer.Plus caller Carly asks about getting a Lifetime ISA to help her son save to get on the property ladder.The Tell Us is all about when you prefer cheap, from sausage rolls to bogs rolls we’ve got your answers. And Nihal makes a cameo appearance, from home on the phone, as he couldn’t miss his last ever money mastermind – will he get it right? It’s all about travel insurance.
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Jun 24, 2024 • 45min

How tax works: tax returns, crypto tax, tax codes, tax breaks, savings tax, capital gains & more.

The ‘Not The Martin Lewis’ Podcast: Where Martin asks specialists your questions.
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Jun 19, 2024 • 1h 10min

Lower energy standing charges | Urgent Holiday Checks (Passports, Insurance, Currency, Car Hire & more)

Martin with a special episode looking at new lower standing charge tariff from EDF, everything you need to know about travel finance – from insurance to car hire - and a ‘Tell Us’ analysing some common financial misunderstandings.
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Jun 17, 2024 • 46min

Inheritance Tax & Probate: What you pay, what you needn’t pay, how to find the cash, trusts, probate, gifts & more.

The ‘Not The Martin Lewis’ Podcast: Where Martin asks specialists your questions
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21 snips
Jun 12, 2024 • 60min

Credit Cards back2basics | How credit scoring really works | Insider flight tips | Top Savings & More

Martin explains everything you need to know about credit cards, tips on the best buy easy access accounts (one is normal savings, one is a cash ISA) and hotel and flight booking advice in the Tell Us.

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