British Gas is the first of the Big Six to announce its hiking its prices for default customers

British Gas is the first of the Big Six to announce it’s hiking prices for millions of default tariff customers in April after the price cap announcement The Big Six provider is the first to announce its hiking its prices in April  It is increasing costs in response to the energy price cap announcement  Default … Read more

Hydrogen-fuelled homes are being built in Gateshead

Britain’s first fully hydrogen-fuelled homes being built in Gateshead as part of a government aim to reach net zero emissions by 2050 Two show homes are to be built in Gateshead that are fully fuelled by hydrogen  The houses include appliances such as boilers, hobs, cookers and fires Will help highlight how the UK can … Read more

An eco warrior slashed £700 off my energy bills!

I let an eco warrior loose in my home – and he slashed £700 off my energy bills! By Toby Walne, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: 21:52 GMT, 13 February 2021 | Updated: 21:52 GMT, 13 February 2021 A voice barks from a phone strapped to my chest, shaming me about the ‘Blackpool illuminations’ shining … Read more

O2 fined £10.5m by watchdog after it overcharged 140,000 customers

O2 fined £10.5m by watchdog after it overcharged 140,000 customers with the telecoms giant blaming billing errors The network has been fined £10.5m by Ofcom after overcharging customers  It said the mistake was due to a billing error but has since rectified the problem All customers hit have been refunded and received an extra 4% … Read more

Green Homes Grant scheme flop: £1bn will go unused

Revealed: The Green Homes Grant scheme flops with just £71.3m vouchers issued so far – and £1bn of funding withdrawn Leftover funding for the Green Homes Grant will not be rolled over to next year As only £71.3m has been spent, this means the budget will be slashed by £1bn   The scheme gives vouchers to … Read more

Energy bills: Prices head higher for those with fixed tariffs ending

Dodge the default trap: More than 300,000 households will see energy bills rocket as fixed deals come to an end… unless they swap tariff A number of fixed energy tariffs are set to come to an end this month  This means many will be automatically moved onto pricey default deals  We reveal which deals are … Read more

The best sim-only mobile deals and how to save money

Millions of us rely on our mobile phone every day to help us communicate with our friends, family and workplace. However, as more and more expensive smartphones hit the market, consumers are finding their mobile bills rocketing. Many offers are now pricey monthly contracts that lock you in for two years, often costing upwards of … Read more

Save your unused mobile data in a ‘piggybank’ and gift it to family

Save your unused mobile data in a ‘piggybank’ and gift it to family or friends who need it more By Amelia Murray For The Daily Mail Published: 22:00 GMT, 9 February 2021 | Updated: 22:00 GMT, 9 February 2021 Sky Mobile customers can now share spare internet data with family and friends who need it … Read more

Moving house? These ‘forgotten’ expenses could cost you £700 – we reveal how to avoid them

Moving home is often voted one of the most stressful things you can do – but this year there are two added pressures.  These are the rush to complete before the stamp duty holiday deadline, which expires on 31 March this year, and the complications caused by lockdown restrictions. Since the stamp duty holiday was … Read more