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British Gas a hot choice as country's cheapest domestic energy supplier

12.11.09
Households are returning to British Gas after shake-ups at the formerly high-charging ex-monopoly because it is now the country’s cheapest domestic energy supplier ... more

SSE rules out cuts to bills as its profits surge by 36%

11.11.09
GAS and electricity prices are not coming down this winter and British households should be happy to be getting such good value domestic energy supply ... more

RBS bars its credit cards to non-bank customers

05.10.09
NatWest-owner Royal Bank of Scotland (RBS) has slammed its doors closed to credit card customers who do not currently bank with the group ... more

Buoyant British Gas fuels hope of cheaper energy

30.07.09
British Gas customers are hoping for lower household energy bills after owner Centrica reported an 80% jump in profits at its residential supply arm ... more

Thames Water bills to rise 17% as profits soar

22.06.09
Londoners face rises in their water bills of 17 per cent over the next five years as Thames Water reveals a massive sruge in profits to £605million — the highest by a British water supplier... more

‘Cash for bangers’ under threat as firms pull out over VAT row

18.05.09
The Government’s “cash for bangers” car scrappage plan suffered a blow when three big manufacturers suspended the scheme... more

New rules will protect power firm customers from pushy salesmen

23.03.09
Tough new rules to stop consumers being steamrollered into switching energy supplier by unscrupulous doorstep salesmen were unveiled... more

New 1% loan rate is lowest in history

05.02.09
The Bank of England has slashed its interest rate to an all-time low of one per cent... more

500,000 to fall into personal insolvency in three years

07.11.08
Up to half a million people will be overwhelmed by their debts over the next three years, a leading City economist warned... more

Energy firms get a roasting

31.10.08
Customer dissatisfaction with gas and electricity suppliers has rocketed after a year of price rises, a survey by price-comparison site uSwitch has found... more

Economy on rocks as credit crunch worsens

28.08.08
A full-blown recession is forecast next year after home prices fall... more

EDF hits London with £206 rise in energy bills

25.07.08
Millions of Londoners have been hit by "eye-watering" increases in their energy bills... more

Bank chief: two years of high inflation to come

17.06.08
Record oil prices and soaring supermarket bills will keep the rate of inflation high for another two years, the Bank of England has warned... more

Millions of customers left fuming over poor quality digital TV services

27.05.08
The digital television revolution has left millions of viewers unhappy with the service they receive, it is revealed today. ... more

Home loans sting as rate is cut

10.04.08
The Bank of England has cut its base rate by 0.25 per cent to 5 per cent to stop the economy's slide toward recession... more

Home owners in debt binge

02.04.08
Homeowners have gone on a borrowing binge as cheap re-mortgaging deals dry up... more

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