Household bills could rise if energy prices for industry are cut

Household electricity bills will rise if Government lowers energy prices for industry, warns business secretary By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 17:01 EDT, 20 July 2021 | Updated: 17:01 EDT, 20 July 2021 Households could see their electricity bills rise if the Government lowers energy prices for heavy industry. Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng … Read more

Energy bills would have to soar by £56 a month before households would make their home greener

Energy bills would have to soar by £56 a month before households would invest in making their home greener to tackle them Many British households admit being confused about making homes greener  They say their energy bills would have to rise by £56 before investing in it  This is despite the Government pushing for more … Read more

Will Ofgem’s new proposals to refund credit balances save you money or will bills go up?

Proposals that could see energy credit balances of around £1.4billion automatically returned to households has been criticised by an industry insider who says the move is simply addressing the symptom but not the root cause. Under new plans from Ofgem, suppliers could be limited to the amount of customer credit balances they can hold, which … Read more

Bills to wind down Greensill Capital estimated at more than £30m

Bills for administrators and lawyers to wind down Greensill Capital’s UK business estimated to come in at more than £30m in first year alone By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 22:03 BST, 7 May 2021 | Updated: 22:03 BST, 7 May 2021 The bills for administrators and lawyers to wind down Greensill Capital’s … Read more

Boss of Bulb reveals plan to save customers £60bn on bills

Boss of Europe’s fastest growing start-up mulls a float for energy supplier Bulb and reveals: ‘My ten-year plan to save customers £60BN on fuel bills’ By Harriet Dennys, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:50 BST, 24 April 2021 | Updated: 21:50 BST, 24 April 2021 Ambitious: Bulb’s chief executive Hayden Wood owns a fifth of … Read more

Key ways to challenge the spiralling cost of council tax bills

Local authorities increase council tax bills by up to 5%, but some households can mitigate impact by challenging them or applying for discounts By Toby Walne, Financial Mail on Sunday Published: 21:50 BST, 24 April 2021 | Updated: 21:50 BST, 24 April 2021 Cash-strapped local authorities have just increased council tax bills for the year … Read more

Car owners saved on average £670 on motoring bills in the last 12 months, says insurer

Motorists have collectively saved £25.6billion on vehicle expenses since the start of lockdown in March 2020, according to a new report.  With the public told for most of the previous 12 months to stay home to stay safe, car usage has plummeted over the course of the year. The average owner has spent £670 less … Read more

The £9bn cladding black hole: Property owners left facing shock bills

Four leading developers have made almost £10 billion in profits since the Grenfell disaster and have pledged just over £400 million to fix unsafe homes. Here, the Mail dissects their offers… Persimmon (value: £9.25 billion) OFFER: £75 million for 26 buildings with potentially dangerous cladding and other safety defects. Nine of these are over 18 … Read more