September 2011 Archive

Tesco Phone Shop offering £250 store vouchers on selected deals

Phones like the HTC Wildfire S come with a free gift voucher

Tesco is offering new mobile phone customers £250 in vouchers if they sign up in October.

Cheapest dual fuel deal axed by EDF today

EDF has pulled the cheapest dual fuel tariff from the market today

EDF Energy has axed its Fixed Saver Version Two deal today, meaning that the cheapest deal for both gas and electricity comes in at £1,015 from Scottish Power.

Consumer confidence still at "dire" levels as Christmas approaches

Consumer confidence rose slightly in September, according to the latest Gfk NOP index

The latest Gfk NOP consumer confidence index posted the first rise in four months but remains at historically low levels as consumers remain wary over spending.

Quality of life in the UK 'worst in Europe'

Petrol is just one of the things Britons are paying more for than most Europeans, uSwitch has said

People in the UK have the worst quality of life in Europe because of high prices and fewer holidays, comparison website uSwitch has revealed.

Water bills set to rise over change in responsibility for private sewers

water bills are set to increase for around half of all UK households

Water bills will rise for around half of all UK households because water companies are to take over the responsibility of maintaining and repairing private sewers.

Miliband: Labour will regain lost trust on the economy

Ed Miliband attacked the "vested interests" prospering from the economy

The Labour leader, Ed Miliband, has attacked "asset strippers" and those with "vested interests" but admits Labour has to regain the trust of people on the economy.

Christmas bargains in the offing as retail sales drop

Retailers continue to struggle in the current conditions, the CBI has revealed

The latest numbers from the Confederation of British Industry have revealed a drop in sales in September compared with last year.

UK households pay back £100m of debt in August

UK households are repaying debt, according to the BBA

UK households have followed the government's lead by paying back debt. New lending figures reveal that repaying unsecured debt outstripped new borrowing by £100m.

Tesco starts supermarket price war with £500m cuts initiative

Tesco has announced a £500m investment in cutting prices that will end double Clubcard points and reduce multi-buy bargains but see reduced prices on essentials.

Talk Talk tops Ofcom complaints list for phone and broadband

Talk Talk has had the most customer complaints for landline and broadband for the last nine months, Ofcom has said

Telecoms regulator Ofcom has revealed it received the most complaints about telephone landline and broadband services provided by Talk Talk.

HMRC cuts lost tax gap by ten per cent

HMRC cut the gap in tax collection in 2009-10, according to their own figures

HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has cut the amount of tax that went uncollected by £4bn, from £39bn in 2008-09 to £35bn in 2009-10.

Tesco deny they have a policy that forbids customers recording prices

Tesco has denied that it is against company policy for customers to note down prices

A recent blog detailed one journalists experiences at a London Tesco store when he was asked to stop noting down prices, but Tesco have denied that this is company policy.

Britain's slowest streets for broadband revealed

Leamington Spa has the best broadband speeds in the UK, it has been revealed

The streets with the slowest broadband speeds in the country have been revealed in a new study.

UK water company complaints fall for third year in a row

Complaints to water companies are down again, a report has found

According to the Consumer Council for Water, complaints by water customers dropped for a third straight year, dipping 4.5 per cent.

Chris Huhne targets 'big six' energy companies

Chris Huhne will promise to "get tough" with Britain's energy suppliers in a speech to the Liberal Democrat conference

Energy secretary Chris Huhne is to say the "predatory pricing" methods used by Britain's biggest energy suppliers must stop.

Post Office to recruit 18,000 temporary workers this Christmas

The Post Office has begun its recruitment drive for temporary staff over Christmas

The Post Office has begun its Christmas recruitment drive for 18,000 temporary workers to help sort an estimated 130 million items a day in the peak Christmas post period.

Rents rose at 'fastest pace for a year' in August

Rents have increased by £63 per month in London over the last year

Figures from lettings agent network LSL Property Services have shown rents are rising fast, affecting many tenants' ability to pay.

EDF price rise means nearly 7 million people pushed into fuel poverty

EDF Energy has announced increases in the cost of its gas and electricity tariffs

The inevitable price rise from EDF Energy, the last of the "big six" utility firms to increase prices, means that 6.87 million people will be pushed into fuel poverty this winter, according to uSwitch.

August fall in retail sales means GDP growth likely to be flat

The ONS reported that retail sales fell by 0.2 per cent in August

The ONS reports that retail sales in August fell by 0.2 per cent compared to July and are flat compared to one year ago, dashing hopes that GDP figures for the third quarter will provide good news for the economy.

HMRC warns self-assessment taxpayers over "tougher than ever" fines

Self assessment fines are now tougher than ever, experts have warned

Higher penalties for late self-assessment payments have been introduced by HMRC and experts have warned taxpayers not to fall foul of them.

Next and John Lewis results reveal high street woes

John Lewis has described the current conditions as "extremely challenging"

Two of Britain's biggest retailers have highlighted the difficulties faced by the high street in the current climate in their first-half results.

Unemployment rises to 2.51 million in August, says ONS

The jobless total increased to 2.51 million, according to the ONS

Unemployment rose by 20,000 to pass 2.5 million in the three months to the end of August, according to the latest employment data released by the Office for National Statistics today.

IFS warns that 50p tax rate costs Treasury £500m

The top rate of tax could actually be costing the Treasury money, the IFS has warned

The Institute for Fiscal Studies has warned in a new report that the top rate of tax is causing high earners to resort to legal tax avoidance.

Ofcom bans phone and broadband rollover contracts

Broadband providers are not giving customers the best deal, Ofcom has said

Telecoms regulator Ofcom is to ban rollover contracts from December 31st to increase the competitiveness of the broadband and landline markets.

Inflation rises to 4.5% in line with Bank of England's expectations

The Bank of England is unlikely to raise interest rates whilst inflation is so far above its target

The Office for National Statistics has published inflation levels for August and it emerges that the Consumer Price Index (CPI) measure of inflation has increased from 4.4 per cent in July to 4.5 per cent.

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