The Martin Lewis Podcast

The big topic for Martin this week is inheritance tax, he explains how inheritance tax works and goes through all the practicals on how much you can leave before its taxed.... Why marriage is the biggest way to reduce inheritance tax... The change that means pensions will soon have inheritance tax on them... all the gift rules you can utilise and far more.
The podcast features key updates on car finance mis-selling, and what the spike in energy prices due to the conflict in the middle east really means for what you’ll pay.
And then of course there’s Mastermind, if a shop misprices an item, can you force them to sell it to you at that amount?
If you want to ask Martin a question, you now can! His Question Time podcast lets you ask Martin absolutely anything and everything (within reason!) – so if you’ve always wanted to know what colour his eyes are, what he's planning to do in his eventual retirement, or have a very complicated question about your personal finances, email it to [email protected].

Martin Lewis gives his advice on what to do if you are overwhelmed by debt. He answers a question from someone facing debt problems which are having a very serious impact on their mental health.
We hear a beautiful tale of moving from homeless to homeowner – and Martin explains what to do next after you have bought a house.
Martin answers a question from a listener who to know if they should use Buy Now Pay Later, a 0% Purchase Card or just save up.
Plus, find out what to do if you have a current accounts you don’t use.
Plus Martin shares his remarkable hole-in-one golfing record.
If you want to ask Martin a question, you now can! His Question Time podcast lets you ask Martin absolutely anything and everything (within reason!) – so if you’ve always wanted to know what colour his eyes are, what he's planning to do in his eventual retirement, or have a very complicated question about your personal finances, email it to [email protected].

The main topic this week is all about your energy bills. It’s the biggest shakeup to energy bills for a few years. All bills are coming down on 1 April, not just the price cap, fixes & others too. So whether you’re on prepay, direct debit, with an EV or more then Martin explains how you make the most of it
Martin also explains Plan 2 student loans, there’s talk the government may be about to change policy, so what are the options and how does it work.
The Tell us this week is about what you learnt when you retired that you would now tell others in advance.
And this week’s Mastermind is all on inheritance tax, we’ve buried a few important tips in there on it too.
If you want to ask Martin a question, you now can! His Question Time podcast lets you ask Martin absolutely anything and everything (within reason!) – so if you’ve always wanted to know what colour his eyes are, what he's planning to do in his eventual retirement, or have a very complicated question about your personal finances, email it to [email protected].

In our Question Time podcast, Martin Lewis gives you answers on anything and everything, including: why is my energy bill so high, and how do I check if it’s right? If I’ve got 0% debt and normal debt on a credit card, which do they clear first? I’ve just seen you advertising ‘Quantum AI’ with a guaranteed £25,000 return! Is it true? (Spoiler: no, it’s a scam). If you’ve earned cashback, but returned the product, what happens? Can you tell me the best account for under 11s? Plus, beam me up, Martin, what’s your favourite sci-fi?
If you want to ask Martin a question, you now can! His Question Time podcast lets you ask Martin absolutely anything and everything (within reason!) – so if you’ve always wanted to know if he’s got a favourite flower, if he’s a proper romantic, or have a very complicated question about your personal finances, email it to [email protected].

Martin on switching your bank account and which banks are willing to pay you money to do so. He also explains package bank accounts where you pay a monthly fee and can get things like travel insurance, mobile cover and breakdown cover included. Right now you can get nearly a year of that for free too.
He explains changes to energy standing charges.... and the new broadband and mobile telecom charter, which was signed yesterday. Martin gives his view on whether it's any good and whether it will it stop price hikes.
The Tell Us is all about work-life balance and there are lots of tips for you about home insurance in this week's Mastermind.
If you want to ask Martin a question, you now can! His Question Time podcast lets you ask Martin absolutely anything and everything (within reason!) – so if you’ve always wanted to know what colour his eyes are, what he's planning to do in his eventual retirement, or have a very complicated question about your personal finances, email it to [email protected].