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Top 10 money and energy saving tips
With energy prices sky rocketing this winter and Energy Saving Week (24 - 28 Oct) just around the corner, now is the perfect time to make your home as energy efficient as possible. Ecocamel has compiled the Top Ten Money & Energy Saving Tips to help your home, your pocket and the environment.
Households face postcode lottery with energy prices
Households face a postcode lottery that sees the price they pay for their energy vary by £76 a year on average according to where they live, says uSwitch.com, the independent price comparison and switching service.
Consumer confidence continued to weaken in September
Consumer confidence maintained its downward trajectory in September, with the Nationwide Consumer Index recording its fourth consecutive monthly decline.
Households keep their heating off despite cooler weather
Following a warmer than usual Autumn, this week's cooler weather has resulted in over half of households (54 per cent) switching on their heating, but one in four households are refusing to turn on their heating as rising energy prices hit home.
Boost your boiler and save 10% on heating bills forever
A brand new device for the home has launched that is set to save people 10% on their heating bills for a lifetime while making their homes greener in the process.
Nearly half of Brits struggle to pay utility bills as CPI hits 5.2%
Research by home insurance provider swiftcover.com has found gas and electricity bills are Brits' biggest financial worry, with 39 per cent citing utility bills as their top concern.
Households risk boiler bother without watertight cover this winter
The Indian summer is well and truly over and as the British public resign themselves to another long winter season, many households will inevitably be reaching for the thermostat to stave off the cold weather.
Generous Brits’ charity donations buck the recession
An overwhelming nine out of ten (86%) Brits are defying the recession by donating to charity according to new research from PayYOURway.org.uk, the education campaign for payments.
Brits plan to spend £560 celebrating Christmas
Brits plan to spend an average of £560 celebrating Christmas this year - with almost half of people planning to put current economic conditions to one side and spend the same amount on presents for their family as last year.
British Gas launches Winter Warmer package
Recognising the economic difficulties many households are facing today, British Gas, Britain's largest energy provider, has announced a range of extra support for its customers to help them keep their homes warm, save energy and keep bills as low as possible this winter.
Radical reforms for a simpler, more competitive energy market
Ofgem welcomes recent indications from some suppliers about the importance of restoring consumer confidence and looks to suppliers to get behind its reforms.
Energy companies giving wrong advice on cheapest deals
Energy companies are giving inaccurate information and dodgy advice to people who ring up to switch, finds Which?
Brits already worried about the cost of Christmas
Despite Christmas being a few months down the road, with UK households struggling against the rising cost of living and the resultant squeeze on their wallets, almost two thirds of consumers (60 per cent) are already worried about how they will fund the cost of the festivities.
Brits favour spending on holidays over saving for retirement
Nearly three million working age adults will prioritise going on holiday over continuing to save for their retirement as their finances are squeezed, according to research by Prudential.
Orange & T-Mobile customers to benefit from 3G in more places
Everything Everywhere, the UK’s biggest communications company, has announced that millions of UK mobile customers will benefit from faster internet and data speeds in more places, for no extra cost, thanks to the latest advancements in their mobile network evolution plan.