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Buy-to-let mortgage rates fall to three-year low as landlords remain under pressure

12th September 2025

Buy-to-let mortgage rates are now at their lowest point in three years, but is this positive news too little too late for under-pressure landlords?

Buy-to-let mortgage rates are now at their lowest point in three years, but is this positive news too little too late for under-pressure landlords?

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Lloyds Bank to launch market-leading £200 current account switching deal

12th September 2025

Switchers will also unlock access to a range of additional perks and lifestyle benefits.

Switchers will also unlock access to a range of additional perks and lifestyle benefits.

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Fewer fixed savings accounts offering a real return on your money

12th September 2025

The number of fixed savings accounts paying an inflation-beating rate has dropped over the past month, but savers can still get a real return on their money.

The number of fixed savings accounts paying an inflation-beating rate has dropped between August and September.

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The best UK savings rates this week

11th September 2025

Each week the Moneyfactscompare.co.uk content team round up and discuss the very best savings rates available in the UK. Compare and apply today.

Positive signs for savers as several of the top savings rates increase.

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How are my savings taxed? A guide to the Personal Savings Allowance and HMRC

Find out about your tax-free savings allowance, how HMRC goes about collecting any tax owed on savings, as well as some tax-free saving alternatives.

Find out about your tax-free savings allowance, how HMRC goes about collecting any tax owed on savings, as well as some tax-free saving alternatives.

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What is the 2025/26 ISA allowance?
...and how does it work?

Find out the ISA rules and limits for the 2025/26 tax-year, and how they may impact your savings.

Find out the ISA rules and limits for the 2025/26 tax-year, and how they may impact your savings.

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FSCS Explained: Are My UK Savings Safe?

All banks and building societies listed by Moneyfacts are signed up to a depositor protection scheme that would cover your money in the event the institution went bust. This guide gives you all the information about depositor protection limits and rules across different regions and areas.

Established by the UK Government in 2001, the FSCS is used to protect and reimburse consumers and businesses. Find out more about how to keep your savings safe.

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Who Owns Whom? Check FSCS Protection

This guide reveals which brands operate under which banking licence, helping savers work out to what degree their savings are protected by the FSCS.

This guide reveals which brands operate under which banking licence, helping savers work out to what degree their savings are protected by the FSCS.

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