Smart energy meter seemed to send our bills through the roof
We had solar panels installed last autumn at great expense. As winter turned to spring we were pleased to see nearly all our electricity costs …
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‘Too extreme’: homeowners each face £33,000 council bill to replace communal heating system
Last winter was particularly difficult for Joy Bailey. Living in a block of flats where the aged communal heating system had broken down, she contracted …
Vodafone-Three merger could add up to £300 a year to mobile bills, says union
Mobile phone bills could rise by as much as £300 a year as a result of the merger of the UK operations of Vodafone and …
More than a third of surveyed UK cleaners have worked while ill
Low-paid UK cleaners doing “backbreaking” jobs are dragging themselves to work while ill because many are unable to claim sick pay, research has found. A …
Digital legacy: how to organise your online life for after you die
Making a will enables you to set out what will happen to your money, possessions and property when you die but, in the online era, …
I couldn’t stop Parcelforce delivering my £2,000 wedding dress to a scammer
I sold my wedding dress, worth £2,000, on Facebook marketplace, and it was only after the parcel was collected by Parcelforce that I realised I’d …