Gas & Electricity
E.ON announces price rise for residential customers
E.ON has announced it will be increasing prices for the majority of its residential customers with effect from Friday 4th February 2011.
More bad news for households, as Eon announce price rise
Lisa Greenfield, energy analyst at Confused.com comments: "A few short weeks ago Eon issued reassurance to customers that they would not raise prices before January.
Quarter of UK's boilers face retirement
Up to a quarter of British homeowners are at risk of their boiler breaking, as recent research reveals that as many as six million systems across Britain face retirement.
Online energy plans more competitive
Households who are on online energy plans are paying £140 a year less on average for heating and hot water than those on standard tariffs, according to figures from uSwitch.com, the price comparison and switching service.
Help for those struggling with winter energy costs
Households facing higher energy bills in the New Year could benefit from free advice offered by the Energy Best Deal campaign, which is being stepped up again this winter.
1 in 4 Brits have never switched and saved
New research by comparison site Gocompare.com has revealed that although 61 per cent of consumers are expecting 2011 to be a very difficult year financially, over 12 million of them have never switched any of the 20 most common financial products including car insurance, home insurance, energy provider, credit card or mortgage lender.
Braving the winter to keep us warm this Christmas
Tom Scott will be one of thousands of people up and down the country braving the wintery conditions to work this Christmas.
Release the cash in your attic and save on your heating bills
With an estimated 12 million homes in the UK needing cavity wall insulation and/or loft insulation, which could be collectively wasting over £1 billion each year, energy supplier E.ON is urging households to get energy fit and unlock the potential savings in their loft and walls.
Brits spend a lifetime worrying
Remembering to lock the house, upsetting others and putting on weight are just some of the main worries for Brits.
Heating oil shortage could fuel rural crime wave
Following a 70% rise in the cost of domestic heating oil during the last three months and bleak predictions of ‘fuel rationing' over the Christmas period, NFU Mutual, the UK's leading rural insurer, is warning of a rise in fuel thefts and advising homeowners to take steps to protect their supply.
Protect your pipes as freeze continues into festive season
Homeowners are again being warned of the dangers of burst pipes caused by freezing water as December 2010 looks set to be one of the coldest on record.
Britain braces for next big freeze
With Britain facing another cold snap that looks to last well beyond Christmas, retailers are preparing for a surge in panic buying of those much needed essentials.
Consumer watchdog calls for action on heating oil market
Following continued high heating oil prices, which have outstripped crude oil prices, Consumer Focus is calling for the OFT to determine why the price of heating oil varies so much across the country.
Energy efficiency freeze leaves poorest households without help
Consumer Focus is warning that the announced freeze on applications for the Government's Warm Front scheme, and funding cuts for the scheme, could deprive thousands of vulnerable households of the help they need to make their homes warm and cut their energy bills.
Green energy costs get amber light from consumer watchdog
Consumer Focus welcomes the opportunity to feed into the Government's consultation on electricity market reform and that the Government has identified lower long-term energy bills as a measure of success for electricity reform.