1st Oct 2024
Updated 1st October 2024 As the warm weather becomes a distant memory and the nights draw in, thoughts inevitably turn to those dreaded energy bills and how to pay for them. The energy price cap- the amount suppliers can charge for each unit of energy used – will rise from £1568 to £1717 on October…
30th Sep 2024
Sponsored post Winter energy bills always start creeping up from around October until April, as the heating goes on more, tumble dryers replace air drying on a line, and we spend more time indoors on dark nights. Keeping the costs down is something we’re all looking to do, so we’ve created this handy guide with…
21st Aug 2024
Save money on energy bills. We are all more than aware that energy bills are rising drastically across the country, and UK residents are looking for ways to keep their costs down. Did you know there is a button on your boiler that can save money on your bill? Most boilers, like other appliances, have different…
21st Sep 2022
Jack Monroe in one corner, the Don’t Pay campaign in the other… You may have heard various leftfield approaches to rising bills in the UK, from advisors on TV to radicals online advising you what to do (or not do) in the face of huge energy bills. Can you simply refuse to pay? Or can…
11th Aug 2022
A TikTok influencer has given his followers a great hack which could save them almost £300 a year on their energy bills. It is simple too – by making just one change in your home, you could make some great savings – around £268 in savings, in fact. User @_mikeslife talks all about finance and…
27th Oct 2017
A smart meter can reduce your energy bills, mainly by showing you how much energy you are using, when and even where you are using it in the house! The UK government plans to install smart meters in all households by 2020. The nationwide roll-out has already started and we’re soon to get the second…
28th Feb 2023
The energy price cap has fallen – why are my bills rising? Energy prices have been at the forefront of most people’s minds for the last year or so, with bills soaring and the cost of living reaching a 40-year high. So, it definitely brings some relief to learn the energy price cap has lowered. …
12th Apr 2022
MoneyMagpie have co-authored the energy savers report as part of a bid to help people during the current energy crisis. By explaining people’s energy habits, we hope that it helps them then understand how they consume and what the best measures to take are. With the price cap coming into effect this month, three quarters…
22nd Apr 2025
With energy bills set to jump in April 2025, now’s the time to lock in a cheaper tariff before it’s too late. Energy Prices Are About to Rise – Again Brace yourself: UK households are facing another energy price hike. Ofgem has announced that the Energy Price Cap will rise by 6.4% from 1 April…
21st Apr 2025
Energy costs have rocketed in recent years, and even with last year’s Government support, many of us felt the pinch when it came to paying our electricity and gas bills. But did you know that your energy supplier could owe you money? Here’s why – and how to get your energy refund back. Why Money…
26th Feb 2025
Ofgem announced on Tuesday (25th Feb) that the energy price cap will rise on 1st April. It’s going up by 6.4%, which means the average household will pay £111 more over the year with an average bill of £1849. We’ve now seen three price cap increases in a row – which means energy costs have…
1st Oct 2024
Updated 1st October 2024 Our energy bills seem to be going up every day! But I know a heating engineer who has some easy tweaks you can make to your heating system – and to your home – that will cut your bill by hundreds, or even thousands, over the year. Harland Guscott runs Guscott…
