Household Bills
The best student broadband deal
Comparison website, Broadbandchoices.co.uk, has researched the huge array of broadband deals available in the UK and found that the difference between the cheapest and most expensive broadband deals can be as much as £25 per month.
Students starting uni this year can expect annual costs of £20,000
The annual living cost of being a student will reach £11,000 for those starting university this year, according to analysis by Family Investments, a leading children's saving provider.
Brits push the boat out celebrating a summer of events
Summer 2012 in the UK has provided a blockbuster number of events for Brits to splash their cash on, from the Diamond Jubilee celebrations through to the Olympic Games, and many consumers have ended up spending extra than they had planned, according to MoneySupermarket.
Household bills freedom day falls on 20 August 2012
With Britons now needing to work solidly until mid-August every year just to cover their tax payments, housing costs and household bills, Bright Grey has named Monday 20 August "Bills Freedom Day".
Consumer spending power growth flattens out in July
Annual growth in essential spending slowed for the fourth consecutive month and at 3.2% was at its lowest level since November 2011, according to the Lloyds TSB Spending Power Report.
Financial fitness formula is finally cracked
New figures from Quidco, UK cashback site, have cracked the financial fitness of the country as they identify a 30-minute money workout will shed 936 pounds worth of unnecessary spend.
Brits fall £1,500 a month short of being financially secure
The average household is a whopping £1,435 a month short of being financially secure, according to research from uSwitch.com.
Phone shop staff misleading customers over 'fixed' mobile contracts
Mystery shopping carried out by Which? shows sales staff giving inaccurate information about the possibility of price increases.
Network upgrades boost average broadband speeds
UK consumers are achieving average residential broadband speeds of 9.0Mbit/s, driven by the move to new ‘superfast' services, Ofcom research reveals.
Olympic tube Wi-Fi sprints ahead with 44% speed boost
Broadbandchoices.co.uk has repeated its broadband speed tests of the first six London Underground stations to offer free Wi-Fi ahead of the Olympics - only to find that speeds have increased since the start of the games to an average of 18.36Mb.
E.ON urged to cut prices as UK earnings soar by 30%
E.ON has reported an 30% increase in earnings (EBITDA) in the UK for the first half of this year. Earnings for the first half of 2011 were Euro 228 million (£198 million) but were Euro 297 million (£245 million) for the first six months of 2012.
EDF Energy customers go from a fix to a pickle
Many EDF Energy customers could be in for a huge bill shock when they lose the protection of a fixed price plan that has kept their household energy prices frozen for up to 18 months, according to data from uSwitch.com.
Solar customers make daylight savings on energy bills
With a third of households (32%) already finding energy bills unaffordable, new findings from uSwitch.com show that 70% of households believe solar panels are a good way of lowering energy bills.
Kids’ cash concerns
As we reach the mid point of the school summer holiday and parents face the prospect of how they will afford to keep the kids entertained for another three weeks, family finances will no doubt be at the forefront of many people's minds.
Spending our way out of recession will not work
Yet another set of terrible GDP figures has caused many to call on the Chancellor to drop his fiscal guard and change tack on facilitating economic recovery.