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Green Deal - how do we know if it's working? May 23, 2013
That’s not us asking – that’s the Government Energy and Climate Change Select Committee acting in their role monitor the scheme. As the scheme has been set up without any performance targets, it makes it rather difficult to tell whether … Read More
Smart meter roll out delayed May 14, 2013
The DECC announced that the £11.7bn project would now start in Autumn 2015 rather than Summer 2014 to allow more time for suppliers to sort out the communications infrastructure and enable a smooth transition. So, why would I want a … Read More
Lack of funds cause one in five to miss payments on their credit report May 10, 2013
Economic pressures mean almost one in five Britons have skipped credit repayments because they were unable to able to afford them Read More
FCA urges those without strategy to pay off their Interest Only Mortgages to make plans. May 2, 2013
The FCA & forerunner FSA have been concerned for some time about the amount of debt held under interest only mortgages and the banks lack of knowledge about how their customers intended to repay the mortgage at the end of … Read More
Samsung Galaxy S4 on sale from Saturday April 26, 2013
The wait is nearly over for the gadget fans wanting to get hold of the phone tipped to topple the iPhone’s dominance as the must have mobile device as the Galaxy S4 goes on sale tomorrow. Pre-release reviews of the … Read More
Council promoted Switch and Save Results Out. Compare before Accepting Offer. April 23, 2013
Results from council promoted Collective Switching Scheme are now being emailed to approximately 160,000 households who registered an interest in the scheme. But should you accept the offer of the winner of the auction? Though the auction was held on … Read More
Do we want all inclusive rates for Car Hire? April 22, 2013
Consumer magazine Which? recently complained that Car Hire Companies were hiding too many additional charges and were “taking customers for a ride”. So it seemed quite good news when Europcar recently announced a new deal called Europcar Complete. Concentrating on … Read More
Talk Talk fined £750,000 by Ofcom for Silent Calls April 18, 2013
Ofcom, the telecommunications regulator, fined Talk Talk £750,000 for making approximately 9000 silent and abandoned calls to potential customers in between February and March 2011. The main cause of the problems stemmed from the use of answer machine detection technology … Read More
What is Negligence when it comes to car hire? April 17, 2013
You’ve got your car hire sorted, you have the best car hire excess insurance, you can be certain you won’t have to pay a penny more whatever happens, right? Well not quite. There’s always one area that won’t be covered … Read More
Benefits of Green Deal lost if you can't access whole market of energy suppliers. April 10, 2013
The government’s Green Deal has now been with us for around 10 weeks and feedback has been somewhat muted. Though a positive step towards improving the energy efficiency of homes, the scheme has been hampered by some fundamental drawbacks. The … Read More