Helen Barnett

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Helen is a journalist, editor and copywriter with 15 years' experience writing across print and digital publications. She previously edited the Daily Express website and has won awards as a reporter. Read more here.

New business rate ‘help’ to ‘cost traders £150 a year’

New plans to help traders with their business rates will actually cost them £150 a year, it has been estimated.

Energy bill help for businesses

Business costs have risen considerably over the last few years, mainly due to sky-high energy prices and soaring inflation. We look at the...

The four changes coming to energy bills from April

Energy bills will change from April 2023 after Jeremy Hunt made a series of announcements in the Budget.

State pension deadline extended for plan that could ‘boost income by £55,000’

State pension savers who risk missing out on the full entitlement have been given a second chance in a scheme that could see them add £55,...

Boots cuts Advantage Card points to offer new deals

Boots is cutting the number of points it awards its Advantage Card customers as it moves to a new discounts model.

Car parking headache looms as pay and display machines switched off for apps

Pay and display parking machines are being phased out leaving motorists grappling with up to 30 different online apps.

Half of drivers delay vehicle repairs over cost concerns – here’s how to avoid bigger problems

Nearly half of drivers are putting off vehicle repairs despite many concerned their car will break down, a poll suggests.

Rabbit owners urged to neuter their pets after surge in unwanted bunnies

Neutering a pet rabbit is "the kindest thing you can do" as a bunny owner, experts say.

Are we finally winning the war against scammers? Armchair detectives spot these signs to save £2m

Beady-eyed investors are turning into armchair detectives to foil scammers with skills that have saved £2m being lost to fraudsters in a...

Why you SHOULDN'T let your fuel light come on in your car: 'Expensive to fix'

Drivers are being warned not to let their fuel levels run below their vehicle warning light as they risk paying out up to £1,300 for...

Energy price cap drops - but you could be paying £900 MORE for your gas and electricity

Ofgem has reduced its energy price cap - but a typical UK household could still be paying £900 more for their gas and electricity from...

Energy firms could be forced to pay customers compensation over wrongful meter fittings

Families could be entitled to compensation from energy firms if their homes were forcibly fitted with a prepayment meter, Ofgem has said.

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