Household Bills
E.ON launches two year Energy Fit Plan
E.ON has launched ‘Energy Fit Plan' - a new two-year plan which gives customers two months' worth of energy for free, together with a free energy monitor and online energy efficiency advice.
Spendometer adds up for savvy spenders
Financial education website Moneybasics.co.uk has expanded its innovative free Spendometer budgeting tool to iPhones, Android phones and all Java-enabled mobile phones in response to a surge in demand.
Household energy: Britain on brink of affordability crisis
Britain is on the brink of an affordability crisis when it comes to household energy, according to new research by uSwitch.com, the independent price comparison and switching service.
Holidays last to be cut back in tough times
Holidays are the last to go when the public are cutting back on spending with consumers choosing to make savings on eating out or home improvements before losing out on their holiday.
Brits worry that saving energy will cost them the earth
With energy bills having rocketed by £224 within a year, consumers are continually looking for new ways to cut back and save.
Brits twice as committed to spending as they are to saving
UK adults with credit cards spend £3,804 on credit card payments each year, or £317 every month, according to the Standard Life report Your Commitments, Your Future. In contrast, people making monthly savings put £1,680 each year into savings and ISAs, or only £140 every month.
Cashback silver lining for energy switchers
uSwitch.com has lined up an exclusive cashback offer with First:Utility that will leave cash strapped householders quids in.
Brits instantly stressed by household bills
UK adults are so stretched financially due to the rising cost of living that a quarter (26 per cent), almost 13 million people, say they now instantly get stressed or worried whenever they receive a bill, according to a new report by MoneySupermarket.com.
Moneysupermarket shops around for best mobile deal
Orange announces it has been selected as the mobile provider for price comparison site, MoneySupermarket. By working with Orange, MoneySupermarket estimates it will save nearly a third (32 per cent) on its monthly mobile bill.
Energy customers struggling to afford rising cost of living
The most recent round of energy price hikes added an average £155.75 per year to the cost of energy bills, and with the overall cost of living continuing to spiral, 71 per cent of British consumers will need to turn to their savings, credit cards or overdraft to fund rising bills, according to MoneySupermarket.com.
Boiler bother leaves householders facing £320 bill
With over half of households due to switch their heating on by the end of this week, uSwitch.com, the independent price comparison and switching service, reveals that almost six in ten households (58%) have no boiler cover in place.
O2 launches Twitter MMS in the UK
O2 has announced that it has joined forces with Twitter to make it even easier for its customers to share photos from their mobiles via Twitter. O2 customers can now upload and share photos with their Twitter followers simply by sending them via MMS to a shortcode.
Even an accountant couldn’t work out energy bills, says Which?
Energy tariffs are so complicated that even an accountant could not calculate how much they should pay, according to the latest research from Which?.
EDF price rise
EDF Energy was the last of the major energy suppliers to announce their price rises earlier today, affecting 3.2 million customers.
Eco enthusiast or skint sceptic? What is your ‘eco’ identity?
The issue of the environment and ethical living is a subject that continues to divide many. Whilst some like to be the font of all knowledge and live a green life, others pay no attention to global environmental and ethical issues that are taking place around us.