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We can’t ditch our broadband… we’ll lose our email address! Customers feel they have no option but to stay put Some internet providers delete linked email accounts if customers switch away Virgin Media closes accounts in 90 days, while TalkTalk gives 12 months Not switching can cost customers £162 per year, according to Uswitch  By … Read more

It’s been pretty chilly since December, but our heating has been going on a lot less often this winter. It’s also been considerably darker in the Lambert household, as my wife and I wander around turning off lights in rooms that us and the kids aren’t in. We are not alone. This is a story … Read more

Experts say cheaper energy bills could make a comeback within WEEKS as suppliers prepare to relaunch competitive fixed tariffs Majority are stuck on expensive variable deals after cheap fixed tariffs vanished Average home will be paying £3,000 per year from April under current cap  But energy analysts now say better tariffs could return as firms get … Read more

Households that do not use mains gas for heating can claim a one-off refund of £200 in an Alternative Fuel Payment scheme from this month By Toby Walne, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: 21:53 GMT, 11 February 2023 | Updated: 11:11 GMT, 12 February 2023 Millions of households that do not use mains gas for … Read more

RACHEL RICKARD STRAUS: Insurance premiums go DOWN as well as up… just ask our reader Jean, who got a surprise when her renewal arrived By Rachel Rickard Straus, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:52 GMT, 4 February 2023 | Updated: 12:44 GMT, 5 February 2023 When reader Jean, a retired teacher from London, opened her … Read more

Energy bills set to DROP below £3,000 a year from July but remain ‘significantly above’ pre-pandemic levels, analysts claim Energy bills set to be £2,800 a year from July onwards, Cornwall Insight claims EPG will effectively no longer be a cost to the government, report suggests By Jane Denton For Thisismoney Published: 12:47 GMT, 4 January … Read more

‘Unretirement’ surges as early retirees return to work to cope with rising cost of living, official figures show ONS figures show decrease in people classed as ‘economically inactive’ It refers to those of working age, but not seeking a job or claiming benefits  Older workers left the job market during pandemic but are now returning  … Read more

It’s that time of the year again when millions of us go bargain hunting online.  Nine in ten people will buy Christmas gifts on Black Friday and Cyber Monday, according to Barclays research. Inevitably, this goes hand-in-hand with a sharp uptick in parcel complaints. Familiar gripes include items not arriving, turning up damaged or being … Read more

While most of us fret about soaring energy costs this winter, one man isn’t worried. Michael Portz pays just £38 a month at his brand new terraced flat in Beverley, East Yorkshire, where he lives alone. On top of that, he receives the Government’s £66-a-month Energy Bills Support Scheme payment. This has been rolled out … Read more

The Government’s energy price cap has been scaled back and will now only be in place until April 2023, rather than October 2024 as promised. New Chancellor Jeremy Hunt announced the cap, which limited bills for a household with average usage at £2,500 per year, would no longer apply to all from April. In a … Read more