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Hefty £200 price hike hits First Utility customers 1st June
First Utility iSave v12 customers are being warned to brace themselves for a hefty £200 price hike when the company moves them to a more expensive tariff on the 1st …
Brits suffer bad customer service yet almost three quarters of consumers let companies get away with it
Research shows that when it comes to customer service British consumers are getting a raw deal. 83% regularly waste time queuing or being kept on hold, while 65% regularly experience …
SSE reports 27.5% increase in profits, but no price cut for customers
SSE reports 27.5% increase in year-on-year profits – retail operating profits up from £321.6 million to £410.1 million[1] SSE admits it has benefitted from people keeping their heating on for …
NatWest and RBS toppled from top of credit card table as Barclaycard retaliates
Michael Ossei, money expert at Uswitch.com, says: “It comes as little surprise that just hours after NatWest and RBS announce a table-topping 0% 26-month deal, Barclaycard responds with a new 0% 27-month …
Uswitch welcomes government push to help households get best energy deal
The Government has announced today how it intends to build upon Ofgem’s reforms so that the 84% of households who are not switching[1] can still get the best deal. The …
Good news for consumers as British Gas pledges to use cold weather profit to keep prices steady
In its Interim Management Statement out today, Centrica, the parent of Britain’s largest energy company, British Gas, has said that it will use any benefit from the recent unseasonal cold …
Energy giants battle it out to offer consumers the longest fixed price protection
Britain’s big six energy suppliers are battling it out again to offer consumers the longest fixed price plan. The latest slugs are being exchanged by npower and ScottishPower, with npower …
Roll-out starts next year but households still kept in the dark about smart meters
Despite more than two million smart meters already appearing in homes and businesses around the country[1] and the mandated roll-out due to kick-off next year, new research from Uswitch.com reveals …
Consumers would give IDS green light to overhaul winter fuel payments
Consumers would give Iain Duncan Smith a green light to overhaul the winter fuel allowance, according to research from Uswitch.com, the independent price comparison and switching service. Over eight in …