

This is Money Podcast
This is Money
What you need to know about money each week and what the news means for you, from the UK's best financial website. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.
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Jul 3, 2015 • 53min
This is Money show - Greece, pensions panic, credit ratings, new banks, old cars
Simon Lambert and Tanya Jefferies have read and written all the big money news this week. Why not spend a fun hour in their company as they talk about Greece's future as a serious country, whether it's worth stuffing your pension full of cash at the last minute and whether you really understand the significance of your credit rating. Also on the agenda is the rise of the challengers - little new banks with big interest rates - and a round up of classic cars worth a punt Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jun 29, 2015 • 4min
How to tell where your euro note is from
Simon Lambert and Lee Boyce work out where a wallet full of euro notes originated and hunt down some elusive Greek ones Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jun 26, 2015 • 54min
This is Money Show - euros on test, when to retire, offering on a house, do you want a bank in your pocket?
How to spot where a euro note is from is on the agenda, as Simon Lambert and Lee Boyce join Share Radio star presenter for a lively look at the week's money news. This week they also discuss when the age we hope to retire at - and why that is getting older - and the new bank that has an app but no branches. They also talk about how much to offer on a home and why the new simple flat-rate state pension is actually very confusing. #euro #greece #mortgages #haggling #homes #toptrumps #pensions Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jun 19, 2015 • 51min
This is Money show - Greece meltdown, RBS shutdown, diesel and buy-to-let tax
This week Adrian Lowery and Lee Boyce join Editor SImon Lambert and Share Radio Presenter Georgie Frost for a fun yet insicive look at the week's money news Grexit #RBS #cashmachines #diesel #tax #cars #advice #shopping #retail #buytolet #euro Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jun 12, 2015 • 46min
This is Money Show - Nationwide shocker, DVLA madness, would you buy a bank?
This week Rachel Rickard Straus joins editor Simon Lambert and Share Radio presenter Georgie Frost for a fun look at the week's money news.This week a shocker from Nationwide on savings rates (clue it was a rise), the DVLA's driving licence hire car madness, what to do if your holiday is hit by Spanish air strikes.And the RBS question: would you buy (or sell) a bank now? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Jun 5, 2015 • 55min
This is Money Show - Buy gold, Lloyds investing, Woolworths & shops that failed, why did PPI happen?
How did our banks end up in such as mess with PPI? When will the pain for shareholders end?Lloyds has been hit with a £117m claims mishandling fine to prolong its PPI agony.It didn't need to be so bad though, Simon Lambert and Ed Monk, of This is Money, join Share radio's Georgie Frost to explain how banks continued to push PPI for years after problems had been flagged.They also discuss whether investing in gold with the Royal Mint's new service is worth it, why everyone need to get the protection of lasting power of attorney, and whether a new Royal Mail shares sale would turn up another money-making opportunity.The team also tackle two important questions: Which shop would you bring back to the high street? And was Woolworths actually any good? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

May 29, 2015 • 52min
This is Money Show - football crazy, sci-fi mad, buy-to-let, cheap wine, rising bills, Premium Bonds
Can you trust a financial journalist who has never seen Star Wars? Of course you can.And you can listen to him tearing up the week's money news.This is Money's chief entertainer and investigator, reporter and Star Wars virgin Lee Boyce joins editor Simon Lambert and Share Radio's Georgie Frost to discuss their favourite sci-fi movies, the mess that is the football business, a 30% hike in energy bills, what to do with a spare £100,000. Plus Premium Bonds, supermarket plonk and the country's creeping obsession with buy-to-let. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

May 22, 2015 • 46min
This is Money Show - houseboats, energy bill rip offs and deflation
This is Money reporters share their latest personal finance advice nuggets, question whether living on a boat is a romantic dream or chemical loo nightmare - and discuss whether we're experiencing good or bad deflation. #houseboats #deflation #energybills #barclays Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

May 21, 2015 • 4min
Behind the scenes at Npower customer services
What's going on while you're waiting on hold? This is Money goes behind the scenes of Npower's largest customer service centre Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

May 15, 2015 • 45min
This is Money Show - peak house prices, cheaper motoring, budgeting, interest rates and your finances under a new Government
This week Simon Lambert and Georgie Frost are joined by Rich Browning for an entertaining look at the State and your finances, the state of your finances, productivity, pensioner bonds, house prices, cars that switch themselves off, how Japanese knotweed means you won't get a mortgage, how to make a budget and stick to it, inheritance tax and so much more. #mortgages #knotweed #election2015 #houseprices #cars #investing #moneysaving Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.


