Martin Lewis warns what shoppers 'should not buy' for Christmas

coronavirus restrictions remain in place across Scotland which means a large number of employees are still working from home with limited or no time at all spent in the office. And now money-saving expert, Martin Lewis, has some good news for remote workers.

Mirror reports how he was unimpressed with the results. "This is a shambles by the Government," the finance journalist tweeted on seeing the initial results."Currently 6 in 7 who've applied for the Green Home Grant find it a flop as no installers can do it.

ECHO. He said:"They say it’s better to only put the heating on when you need it."You pay to pump energy in as and when is needed, and to keep pumping it in constantly isn’t efficient."Martin suggested the best way to heat the home is to use a timer."Using a timer's best, because your thermostat is designed to turn your heating on and off to keep you home at the temperature you set it at.

MoneySavingExpert.com site explaining exactly why this is happening and how you can avoid being stung by an extra cost.He says: "It's a non-repayable, taxable grant, worth up to £6,570, made up of 3mths' worth (of 70%) of average trading profits."Martin adds: "It is made up of a single payment made up of 70% of three months' worth of average monthly trading profits over three months capped at £2,190/mth.

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Liverpool Echo, a stopcock is the control tap for your mains water as it flows in from the supply on your street. Most people actually have two stopcocks - one inside the building and the other outside.

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MoneySavingExpert.com newsletter, Martin states if you receive certain means-tested benefits and you have to self-isolate, but you're unable to work from home and therefore lose income, you will now be eligible for the payment of £500 for each period of self isolation you're required to undertake.Isolation periods are 10 days if you have tested positive for coronavirus and 14 days if someone in your household has tested positive.Four million people on Universal Credit or other benefits may be

MoneySavingExpert.com newsletter, the consumer champions said: “Yes, it's that time of year again...

ECHO reports how Martin has warned that this combined with tightening criteria due to the pandemic means mortgages for those with high loan-to-values - for example, small deposits or little equity - have disappeared. Stamp duty is a tax paid by people buying properties but it does vary slightly across the UK.