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Roll out of smart meters halted to protect customers during pandemic

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Roll out of smart meters halted to protect customers during the coronavirus pandemic By Money Mail Reporter For The Daily Mail Published: 22:01 BST, 31 March 2020 | Updated: 22:54 BST, 31 March 2020 The roll out of smart meters has been suspended due to the coronavirus pandemic.  Trade body Energy UK says its members … Read more

Household bills to rise: Council tax, broadband and stamps will rise on 1 April 2020

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April 1 is traditionally known as April Fool’s Day – but millions of households won’t be laughing when they realise it is a day that many bills will rise steeply. It will see council tax, water bills, TV licences and mobile bills, as well as a number of other household bills, rise significantly. Motorists will … Read more

Your coronavirus financial questions answered

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Coronavirus is hitting our financial lives like nothing in modern history. Here, we answer some of the many questions you have raised – on everything from work to home, cars and lifestyle.  We answer readers’ coronavirus-related financial questions: From work, to money and life YOUR WORK…AND YOUR RIGHTS  H.A. writes: I work for a restaurant … Read more

You can still live the good life in lockdown – so dig for victory over the Coronavirus!

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Confinement to home may stretch some relationships, but it could also encourage you to become a little less reliant on the weekly shop. Here, Toby Walne looks at some do-it-yourself food and drink ideas.  HERE’S THE SEED OF AN IDEA…  Now is the time to start growing vegetables, a pursuit you can do in isolation. … Read more

Households to spend an extra £52m on energy bills A WEEK: We reveal how you can cut costs

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Britain’s household energy bills could soar by an extra £52million a week, thanks to those staying at home due to the coronavirus, new research has revealed. It is thought that 16.8million people will no longer be going into their normal workplace as a result of measures to delay the spread of the coronavirus, meaning they … Read more

How to renew insurance properly during coronavirus outbreak

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Customers buying a new insurance policy, or renewing an old one, are advised to purchase cover based around their normal behaviour and not on current lives under coronavirus restrictions. Those that don’t, and fill in forms for the current situation, as opposed to their ‘normal life’, could find themselves facing large fees later in the … Read more

Landlords can still serve eviction notices during the coronavirus outbreak

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Government accused of backtracking on its promise to protect renters from eviction as coronavirus crisis deepens Government has banned evictions for three months for those unable to work  Landlords will still be able to serve eviction notices during this time  Some have reported tenants are already struggling to pay their rent Coronavirus symptoms: what are … Read more