Household Bills
January energy detox: leaner tariffs in half the time
Switching energy supplier could save many people around £300 – and some could save more – off their bills, and it’s now quicker to do than ever before.
E.ON reduces standard gas price by 3.5%
E.ON has announced it will reduce its standard gas price by an average of 3.5% with immediate effect. This is equivalent to two weeks' gas use or £24 off an annual gas bill. E.ON has also launched the UK's cheapest energy tariff, a one-year, dual fuel fixed product that is available from today and is open to new and existing customers alike.
EE reaches 7.7 million 4G customers as network expansion continues
EE, the UK’s largest mobile operator, added a record 5.7million customers to the 4G network in 2014, with 1.7 million in the last two months alone.
Loyal broadband customers to pay £383 million over the odds in 2015
Despite almost three quarters (72%) of Brits having had home broadband for more than five years, 6.6million people (30%) have still never changed broadband providers.
TalkTalk acquires blinkbox and Tesco Broadband base
TalkTalk has acquired the blinkbox Movies business and the Tesco broadband and fixed line voice base from Tesco Plc. The assets have been acquired free of debt and as a single transaction for cash.
Wholesale price cuts: energy giants struggle to match best-buy fixed deals
As energy companies fail to pass on wholesale price cuts, Gocompare.com suggests that consumers take advantage of a fixed tariff ‘price war’ to guarantee their own savings.
Half of Brits paid earlier than usual in December struggle to meet their bills by mid-January
As 2014 draws to a close, more than a third (35%) of us will be facing January with a financial hangover, having over-spent at Christmas by an average of £207.
New Extra Energy tariffs may be a fitting end to the ‘year of the challenger energy suppliers’
Challenger energy supplier Extra Energy has made a bid to take the New Year number one spot for the cheapest dual fuel energy tariff by launching two best buy table topping deals.
Household bills cost over £700,000 in a lifetime
The average UK household will spend a staggering £713,232 on bills and living expenses over a lifetime, according to analysis by uSwitch.com.
Co-operative Energy launches UK's cheapest energy deal
Co-operative Energy gives households across the country another reason for festive cheer today as it launches the nation’s market-leading energy tariff.
The £865 million UK price tag of 'sale shopping fails'
Brits hell bent on bagging a sale bargain ended up wasting a huge £865 million over the last year on botched sales purchases they later regretted, finds MoneySuperMarket.
A quarter of UK adults plan to reduce spending in 2015
A quarter (25%) of UK adults plan to reduce their spending in 2015 as they expect next year to be harder on their personal finances, according to research released by the Money Advice Service.
Energy firms urged to offer prepay customers a ‘debt holiday’
Citizens Advice is calling on all energy companies to give prepayment customers a ‘debt holiday’ this winter.
Over 23 million people will finish their shopping on Christmas Eve
Around 23.6 million people (49.9%) have left some of their festive shopping until the last minute and will be hitting the shops on Christmas Eve, according to research from Sainsbury’s Bank Credit Cards.
Many happy returns - £223m worth of Christmas gifts will be returned this year
£223m worth of unwanted Christmas gifts are set to be returned this year and Gocompare.com is urging people to check retailer’s returns policies before heading to the shops, as 45% of Brits who have tried to return gifts in the past said they had been unsuccessful.