23rd Jun 2014
The World Cup may be a damp squib for England fans but so far it has contributed to a record high in home security sales as thousands of football fans prepared for extended holidays to Brazil. Sales of domestic security devices during March, April and May were up by 40% on the same 12-week period…
9th Dec 2013
Home insurance is a must if you want to protect your house and all your expensive new presents this Christmas. We’ve had some tips from an ex-burglar on how to protect your home at this vulnerable time of year – so check out his advice and pick up our insurance bargains below. Top tips from…
23rd May 2013
Going on holiday has just got a whole lot more expensive thanks to a recent rise in Air Passenger Duty (APD). The latest blow to household budgets will see hundreds of pounds added to family travel costs. APD increased by 2.5% from 1 April 2013, making a 6% rise since 2001. A survey shows that 81% of…
2nd Apr 2013
The British seaside is a fabulous place to be when the sun is shining. In some places, though, like Bournemouth, it can be a great place throughout the year. Prices are a lot lower in the winter in comparison to the summer and there’s still loads to do, whatever your interests. This is an expanded version…
1st Oct 2012
I’ve been writing and talking about the difficulties the first-time buyer (and some ‘second-steppers’) is facing in this tough mortgage market. Here’s the piece I wrote for Metro last week (about the 5th one down) and I was also on the Alan Titchmarsh show with Martin Roberts, talking about how people can get on the…
30th Nov 2011
I’ve had a note from my local police to watch our for fraudsters at your door. I’m willing to bet that if it’s happening in my area it’s happening in lots of places in the country, so here’s what my local police have said: There have been a series of incidents related to deception crime such as…
16th Aug 2011
If you’ve decided its time to buy your own home you will probably be wondering how on earth you will be able to save enough for a deposit, a new government scheme can help you now. The FirstBuy scheme can help you get a mortgage, with a low mortgage interest rate, with just a 5% deposit…
1st Aug 2010
There’s yet another nasty rental scam on Gumtree, targeting would-be tenants looking for places to rent. The way it works is that unsuspecting potential tenants, usually from overseas, reply to advertisements on the website. After supposed satisfactory emails, tenants are asked to send money to the ‘landlord’. They then send the money but when they…
27th Jan 2009
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11th Dec 2008
Hellooo! Thanks for dropping by 🙂 We’re the MoneyMagpies (do you like our pictures above?). Meet the team Jasmine Birtles – Founder & Director Founder and director of MoneyMagpie, Jasmine is a TV financial expert, presenter, author of 38 books, comedian and the Daily Mail’s ‘Miss Moneysaver’ columnist. She runs three companies, lives in London,…
