Leeds BS pulls best buy cash Isa after just 48 hours
It launched the Online Bonus Isa on Saturday. Paying 2.55%, it was the best rate that allowed transfers in. However, quick as a flash, and it has been pulled.
View ArticleLEE BOYCE: Could savings rates be set for a turbo-boost?
Banks and building societies need to raise more funding to shore up their finances - so will they entice savers with better rates to fill their coffers?
View ArticleShould I have to pay 12.5% optional service charge in restaurants?
An increasing number of bars and restaurants sticking on an 'optional' service charge, typically 12.5% - but you shouldn't pay if the service hasn't been good.
View ArticleNationwide offers a 1.7% loyalty savings rate but all could have had that...
Rewarding loyalty is definitely a good thing, but offering a rate that simply matches one anyone could have recently had feels slightly wide of the mark.
View ArticleApprentice Final 2013: Why I have fallen out of love with Lord Sugar
Luisa Zissman and Leah Totton battled to win a £250k investment. Disappointed fan Lee Boyce didn't watch, but he does have an idea to wipe the smile of Lord Sugar's face.
View ArticleTrain operators should offer cheaper tickets to give UK tourism a boost
Overwhelming numbers of us want to explore Britain - but opt to fly to Europe instead because of outrageous train costs. Lee Boyce has a plan to help stimulate the UK tourism industry.
View ArticleWhy do people care so much that Apple have launched a new phone?
As the technology giant announces new iPhone models why do so many people get excited by Apple launches? Am I alone in not caring one iota?
View ArticleUltra-fast broadband on trains? Tackle soaring ticket prices first
The transport secretary has said ultra-fast broadband will be rolled out on trains. But how about sorting out high prices, overcrowding and late trains first?
View ArticleI found a stone in my Tesco sandwich and it offered me £10 gift card
Angry customer: I found a pea-sized piece of stone in a sandwiched. Is £10 enough compensation. Here I am pictured with my letter outside the Tesco Metro in Kensington
View ArticleShould HSBC be boasting about savings 'deals' for 'existing customers'
The world's local bank was keen to Tweet the views of its UK chief Antonio Simoes talking at the BBA earlier in the day - but should he really be boasting about its rates?
View ArticleHow can I stop EE and Orange sending me spam text messages?
In the last six months EE has decided to bombard me with marketing texts offering me information about beer and Sky Sports subscriptions – and a range of other useless titbits.
View ArticleThe Wolf of Wall Street: A gritty financial parable to stand against other...
The Wolf of Wall Street does glamourise dodgy dealing, says Lee Boyce, but it also serves as a cautionary tale. Read his review and top five money movies.
View ArticleWith latest Lloyds glitch is it time to have two current accounts?
It’s becoming a common theme in Britain. A major bank has an embarrassing IT glitch which leaves hundreds of thousands of customers in limbo.
View ArticleWill mortgage rules spell the death of the two-year fixed rate?
Cheap but short-term fixed-rate mortgages could be hit by a bid to ensure the irresponsible lending that contributed to the 2008 financial crisis is not repeated.
View ArticleReturn train to Preston costs the same as flight to New York
It takes just over two hours to get to Preston on Virgin Trains. The price? £332. Last month, I almost booked a return on Virgin Atlantic to New York. The price? £350.
View ArticleShould Premium Bonds have split new £1m jackpot into four smaller prizes?
NS&I will rewind the clock in August when it introduces a second £1m jackpot alongside another it already has. It will mean two guaranteed millionaires each month.
View ArticleCurrent accounts with interest taking precedence over savings rates
The new current account from Tesco Bank is the latest to offer interest on in-credit balance rates. Why are banks concentrating on this rather than low savings rates?
View ArticleShould Premium Bonds hold special draw for holders who never win?
There are millions of Premium Bonds that have never won a prize. One reader believes it is time for a draw for these unfortunate bond holders - would NS&I do it?
View ArticleUsing Airbnb instead of hotel in Australia was a disaster
On a visit to Australia last year, my girlfriend and I chose to book a room staying with strangers in Melbourne. What transpired was a less than comfortable stay.
View ArticleGeneva, Switzerland, is a surprising winner for cheap city break
Could Geneva, voted the current best city destination to visit in Europe, really be done on a shoestring? Lee Boyce put the Swiss city's budget claims to the test.
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