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Nationwide launches savings lottery: Is it a better bet than Premium Bonds?

Nationwide launches savings lottery: Is it a better bet than Premium Bonds?

Another savings lottery! Nationwide launches a bond that pays 0.5% BUT has a draw giving those who put in £10,000 a 1-in-200 shot at doubling their moneyIt is Britain’s biggest building society’s third savings lottery of 2020A one-off draw next February will pay out multiple prizes of £10,000 Savers have to lock their money away for 18 months at 0.5% interest to enterIt comes a week after NS&I announced big cuts to its Premium Bonds draw – is Nationwide’s offering better?By George Nixon For Thisismoney.co.uk Published: 09:01 EDT, 29 September 2020 | Updated: 10:59 EDT, 29 September 2020

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Best energy deals: How 67 tariffs beat the new Ofgem price cap

Best energy deals: How 67 tariffs beat the new Ofgem price cap

Energy switching numbers fall despite 67 tariffs now being cheaper than the new price cap limit: Could you save hundreds of pounds in minutes?Customers are encouraged to change supplier to save money on their bills There are currently 67 tariffs that are priced below the energy price cap limit Switching has declined since the introduction of the cap By Grace Gausden For This Is Money Published: 10:43 EDT, 29 September 2020 | Updated: 10:43 EDT, 29 September 2020

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Dacia Sandero gets a stylish makeover but looks set for £1k price rise

Dacia Sandero gets a stylish makeover but looks set for £1k price rise

All-new Dacia Sandero gets a stylish makeover and upgraded interior – but the UK’s cheapest new car is likely to be £1,000 more expensiveRomanian car maker has revealed details of its third-generation SanderoThe supermini has been the UK’s cheapest new car since it hit the market in 2013New model moves to the latest platform used by the Renault Clio, meaning better driving performance, improved safety and more comfortIt also gets a modern interior and exterior overhaul to make it more attractivePrices are set to start from around £8,000 – an increase from the current model’s £6,995 entry price By Rob Hull For Thisismoney.co.uk Published: 09:05 EDT, 29 September 2020 | Updated: 09:26 EDT, 29 September 2020

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Hotel Chocolat announces partnership with The Hut Group

Hotel Chocolat announces partnership with The Hut Group

Hotel Chocolat announces tilt at US market in partnership with newly-floated Hut Group as it reveals online sales and VIP club helped offset store closuresHotel Chocolat said that sales rose 3% to £136.2m in the fiscal year to June 28The chocolatier blamed its £6.5m after-tax loss on a large impairment charge The Hut Group’s IPO was the largest on the London Stock Exchange in 7 years By Harry Wise For This Is Money Published: 08:34 EDT, 29 September 2020 | Updated: 08:56 EDT, 29 September 2020

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Britain borrows more in August amid worries over worsening household finances

Britain borrows more in August amid worries over worsening household finances

Britons borrowed more and saved less last month as fears grow over strain on household finances as debt repayment holidays endBank of England figures revealed £21.3bn was borrowed on cards and loans These August figures are up on July when £20.9bn was borrowedSurveys from the ONS say more households are turning to borrowing to cover costs and fewer are able to pay unexpected billsBy George Nixon For Thisismoney.co.uk Published: 07:31 EDT, 29 September 2020 | Updated: 08:31 EDT, 29 September 2020

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Car insurance costs fall to lowest level since summer 2016

Car insurance costs fall to lowest level since summer 2016

Car insurance costs reverse to reach lowest level in four years while more than half of motorists now head online to sort a finance dealThe average car insurance premium dropped to £701 – a fall of £53 The change is due to the lockdown period in which many stopped using cars More than half of motorists are now buying car finance products online  By Grace Gausden For This Is Money Published: 06:44 EDT, 29 September 2020 | Updated: 06:44 EDT, 29 September 2020

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