Household Bills
Direct debit fears could cost energy consumers
Ofgem is being urged to act quickly to stem the flow of consumers ditching direct debits and opting to pay energy bills by cash or cheque instead.
British Gas Websaver 4
Commenting on the launch of British Gas Websaver 4, Scott Byrom, utilities manager at moneysupermarket.com, said: "British Gas is waiting in the wings to replace EDF Energy's limited capacity Online v5 tariff.
Retail sales 3.3 per cent higher than in July 2008
The volume of retail sales in July 2009 rose by 3.3 per cent compared with the same month in 2008, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS).
British Gas fights back in online price war
British Gas has launched a new online energy plan, finally stepping into the price war that lost it its crown as Britain's cheapest supplier.
Train passengers not getting fare price
Poor advice from rail staff means that some passengers could be paying more than double the cheapest train fare, reveals an investigation by Which?
Students spend 5% more in 2009
New research from the Halifax shows that the average student now spends 5% more on university term time costs than in 2008. This is despite 59% of students saying that they have cut back on spending due to the current economic climate.
Spending plan delivers £100 million hike in help for fuel poor
Britain's Big Six energy suppliers spent £157 million on voluntary social programmes in 2008-09, a near three-fold increase compared with 2007-08 (£57 million).
Doubts cast over Digital Britain tax
Michael Phillips, product director at Broadbandchoices.co.uk commented: "The government's apparent indecision over the proposed broadband tax is to be expected.
CPI inflation unchanged while RPI rises to -1.4
Consumer Prices Index (CPI) annual inflation was 1.8 per cent in July, the same as June, which is below the Government's 2 per cent target.
CC rejects water price appeal
The Competition Commission (CC) has rejected an appeal from Sutton and East Surrey Water (SES) to increases its prices to customers for 2009/10.
EDF Energy expands 'fly-by-night' top tariff
Commenting on EDF Energy expanding its ‘fly-by-night' top tariff, Scott Byrom, manager of utilities at moneysupermarket.com, said: "EDF Energy's market leading tariff - Online v5 - is now available to households in 10 out of the UK's 14 regions.
Save money with broadband, phone and TV packages
The cost of broadband, mobile phone, landline and pay-TV subscriptions are amongst the only household bills to fall over the last 18 months, yet over 33 million people (69 per cent) have failed to ensure they are on the best deal by reviewing their subscriptions over the past year according to new research from moneysupermarket.com.
10 million Brits cut holiday budgets this summer
As millions of Britons prepare to jet off on holiday, new research by Santander Cards reveals that cutbacks are at the forefront of many holidaymakers' minds this summer, with a quarter of those who are going away (10 million Britons) dramatically reducing their overall holiday budget.
Happy campers to get BT Wi-Fi
BT Openzone will provide Wi-Fi access at major UK holiday and leisure parks including 77 Camping and Caravanning Club sites, three Pontin’s sites plus locations at Coastfields Leisure sites in Skegness through a new partnership with Wicoms.
ASDA wins market share
ASDA has announced that it has continued to grow its market share, through increased sales volumes. This growth has been driven by attracting more customers by lowering prices and improving product quality.