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ASDA: Latest gas price rise
Following the announcement by British Gas that customers are set to face a 35% rise in gas prices, ASDA Financial Services is urging the public to shop around for the best possible deal and choice of energy supplier.
Centrica and British Gas profits announcement
£992 million profit for Centrica and £166 million for British Gas - Scott Byrom, utilities manager at moneysupermarket.com, comments: "Despite two price rises this year which has left British Gas customers facing a total rise of 56 per cent for gas and 25 per cent for electricity, British Gas parent company Centrica today reports a 19 per cent fall in profits.
Child poverty charity deplores British Gas fuel price hike
Commenting on plans by British Gas to raise the price of gas by 35% and electricity by 9%, Kate Green chief executive of the Child Poverty Action Group said: "These staggering energy price hikes risk hitting the poorest families hardest.
MoneyExpert.com: British Gas price hikes
Sean Gardner, director of MoneyExpert.com, said: "Another domino falls as British Gas follows the lead of EDF. Time is running out for switching to beat the price hikes so we'd urge everyone to act now.
moneysupermarket.com: British Gas increases prices
Commenting on British Gas increasing its gas and electricity prices, Scott Byrom, utilities manager at price comparison site, moneysupermarket.com, said: "Hot on the heels of EDF's price hike last Friday, British Gas bill payers are next to face the misery of price rises.
More price rise pain as British Gas puts prices up again
British Gas has become the second major energy supplier to announce a second price rise this year. The giant is putting its prices up again by 35% or £230 for gas and 9% or £37 for electricity coming into effect today.
Customers urged to switch to a capped tariff while they can
A second major utility company has raised prices seven days after money website Fool.co.uk's warned that cheap energy will run out by 30 July 2008.
Parents failing to monitor children's internet activity
The summer holidays are in full swing as millions of children across the UK have broken up from school. More time at home means more time spent on facebook, chatting to friends online and downloading music - but are parents actually monitoring what their children are doing online?
Crunch time hits present buying nation
Millions of office birthday parties will become present-free this year as gift buying becomes the latest casualty of the cutbacks Britons are making to survive the rising cost of living.
£64bn spent on holidays as Brits choose celebrity hotspots
£64 billion is being spent by the UK on holidays each year, with over a third of UK holidaymakers being swayed into their choice of holiday destination thanks to the locations reputation as a ‘celebrity hotspot'.
Shop around and fix energy prices now
Following EDF's announcement of price hikes and Scottish Power's closure of fixed price plans to new customers, Rachel Mason, from financial comparison site Fairinvestment.co.uk advises consumers to shop around and fix as soon as possible.
Water companies deliver improvements
Water companies, responding to Ofwat's challenge, have delivered improvements to customer services and the environment.
Adopt smart metering to avoid uncontrolled bills
Consumers and businesses can benefit from more accurate utilities bills if utilities companies adopt smart metering practices, said Paul Smith, CEO of Wyless, in response to the warning on estimated bills issued recently by the Citizens Advice Bureau (CAB).
Increasing misery for Brits as economy stutters
In its first-ever long-term MoneyMood Survey, stretching from January 2005 to June 2008, Legal & General confirms increasing misery for most as inflation eats away at earnings and the ability to meet monthly bills.
N&P customers riding out the crunch
With upwardly spiralling gas and electricity bills, hefty food prices and panic at the petrol pumps, you would think that the effects of the credit crunch have really taken hold, but, according to a Norwich and Peterborough Building Society (N&P) survey, not everyone has drastically changed their spending habits - yet.