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After gas and electricity firms are made to return £38M to customers…How to foil sneaky tricks energy giants use to hang on to huge piles of YOUR cash Energy providers have stumped up £26.5m in fines It takes the overall bill for wrongdoing this year to nearly £65m – the highest since 2015 By Laura … Read more

With the price of top of the range mobile phones hitting £1,500 to buy upfront, many may be looking for ways to own a more powerful gadget for less. The solution could come from online retailer, Music Magpie, which is now offering customers the option to rent a second hand smartphone without having to pay … Read more

Customers of Currys PC World have been left frustrated after many Black Friday orders appear to have been cancelled. Some did not find out orders had been scrapped until after the deals had come to an end, meaning if they wanted to re-purchase they would have to pay full price. The tech retail giant has … Read more

Is Sky playing fair on end-of-contract notifications for pay-TV customers? Ofcom to investigate the telecoms giant Ofcom is investigating Sky over whether it is following industry rules  Firms now have to tell customers when their contract is coming to an end  Sky believes it does not have to tell its pay-TV customers  By Grace Gausden … Read more

Would you spend £50 on two-metre Christmas crackers you have to fill yourself for the ultimate socially-distanced day? A print company has created a 2m cracker to aid social distancing at Christmas The 2m cracker costs £48 – more than double the average price of normal ones You can also order full-size cut outs that … Read more

This week has seen Arcadia go into administration and department store staple Debenhams collapse.    Experts have blamed the move to online shopping and lack of adaptation to this ever growing way to buy clothes, with coronavirus accelerating their demise.  Those with gift vouchers at Debenhams, or any Arcadia brand – such as Burton, Dorothy Perkins … Read more

Yorkshire Energy goes bust: Around 74,000 customers told to sit tight by Ofgem as it finds them a new supplier The provider is the latest energy supplier to collapse   Its 74,000 customers have been advised to sit tight by Ofgem  The watchdog is in the process of looking for a new supplier for the … Read more

Almost every house is sure to hold an array of forgotten electricals gathering dust in cupboards and drawers. There’s bound to be laptops, iPods and mobile phones you have replaced with newer models, and fancy kitchen gadgets you’ve used once, or never even taken out of the box. In fact, the average household is holding … Read more

Trade experts have called on the Government to make the Green Homes Grant scheme more accessible for tradespeople. Rated People, a website that helps customers find qualified tradespeople, said the current registration process is alienating some smaller businesses due to the lengthy application and costs associated. To be able to complete jobs under the Green … Read more

Don’t know what to buy a loved one for Christmas? Gift cards and vouchers are often the solution – but this gesture can end up being more of a curse than a gift By Laura Shannon, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: 21:52 GMT, 28 November 2020 | Updated: 21:58 GMT, 28 November 2020 Don’t know … Read more