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Energy customers turn a blind eye to gas and electricity costs
With energy bills continuing to rise, new research from moneysupermarket.com reveals that Brits are unaware of their current usage costs, which could mean that they are paying over the odds for their gas and electricity.
ScottishPower offers some relief in face of price rises
In a week which has seen npower become the fifth supplier to announce a price rise and British Gas the second to implement an increase, ScottishPower has launched a new fixed price energy deal which is the cheapest on the market.
Individual Appliance Monitors can help cut energy costs
Current Cost, the leading global manufacturer of real-time displays (RTDs), has released new home technology which provides detailed information about the energy usage of everyday household items, arming householders with information which can help them to cut energy wastage, cut costs and lessen their environmental impact.
British Gas price hike strikes tomorrow
British Gas' second price hike in 9 months comes into effect this Thursday (18th August). The increase - 18% or £120 for gas and 16% or £69 for electricity - will see its average dual fuel bill hit £1,286 a year. In total, British Gas customers have seen their bills increase by £256 or 25% since December last year (2010).
Shoddy boiler engineers are costing consumers, says Which?
Domestic gas boiler engineers aren't carrying out basic checks and are suggesting expensive, unnecessary repairs, warns Which?
EDF Energy sends warning sign of a price rise
With four of the big six energy suppliers having already announced price rises in recent months, news that EDF Energy is pulling the cheapest fixed price energy plan from the market could be a worrying sign that it is about to follow suit.
Thousands of Yorkshire homes are gas safe thanks to Help-Link
Help-Link – the Castleford-based central heating and maintenance company – has just completed its largest central heating boiler servicing contract ever.
Samsung Galaxy Xcover - the waterproof smartphone
Samsung has announced the Samsung Galaxy Xcover, a touchscreen smartphone that combines intuitive social networking features all encased in a waterproof design.
Two million ‘ghost' energy customers in the UK
Britain has almost two million ‘ghost' customers - where people are either not paying for their gas or electricity, or have left a property without paying for it, according to research by moneysupermarket.com.
Brits fail to budget for summer breaks
Research from M&S Money has revealed that despite holidaymakers feeling the pinch this year, 40 per cent don't budget for their summer holiday, leaving themselves open to over spending.
A third of consumers have no spare cash
The proportion of British shoppers who feel they have no spare cash has reached a new all-time high of 32 per cent.
Credit cards - think before you spend
Only a third of credit card users (35 per cent) admit to thinking about the impact on their finances every time they use their card to make a purchase, according to research from moneysupermarket.com.
Are you wasting money on your home phone deal?
A new consumer satisfaction survey of over 6,000 home phone customers from Ofcom-accredited price comparison website Homephonechoices.co.uk has found that nearly half of Britain's home phone customers may be wasting money on outdated home phone packages, with 48.5% admitting they have not switched provider at all in the last 5 years.
Cost of water damage to homes increases by 44%
Following news from the Association of British Insurers that escape of water in people's homes is costing £2 million every day, Allianz Insurance has released new data which reveals that in 2010, the amount paid by the insurer in domestic water damage claims jumped by 44.0% compared to the previous year.
E.ON price rise should be signal to review energy plans
As E.ON announces double-digit price hikes for its gas and electricity customers, expert Phil Paterson-Fox from Gocompare.com says it's time to plan for what could be a very expensive winter for millions of households: