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Are we too worried about smart meters - or is surge pricing looming?
Where do you stand on smart meters? This seemingly common sense technological advance in how we are billed for energy has proved hugely divisive.
From…
4 years, 1 month ago
Base rate rise, energy cap soars and inflation predicted to surpass 7%
Thursday marked a big day for the pound in our pocket. First of all, it was announced the energy price cap was to rise 54 per cent.
Georgie Frost, Lee…
4 years, 1 month ago
Can we do anything to stop our energy bills soaring?
It’s almost crunch time for our energy bills, with the new price cap that will kick in from 1 April due to be announced in just over a week.
At that p…
4 years, 1 month ago
Steven Bartlett interview: We speak to the new Dragon in the Den for a bonus episode
Steven Bartlett is the latest star of Dragons’ Den – and we recently caught up with him for a special bonus This is Money podcast episode.
In this fra…
4 years, 2 months ago
How to get your finances on track at 40: From pensions to property, how to get where you want to be
Turning 40 is a milestone birthday – and perhaps the one that gets people thinking most about where they are at in life.
It’s an age that involves a l…
4 years, 2 months ago
Are building societies and banks playing fair with savers?
Interest rates went up last month and banks and building societies have been busy upping mortgage rates, with Nationwide revealing a raft of rises th…
4 years, 2 months ago
From inflation to investing mistakes: Best of the This is Money podcast from 2021
It's safe to say 2021 has been an eventful one for the economy and personal finance – and our podcast has covered it all.
Georgie Frost takes a look b…
4 years, 2 months ago
Christmas isn't cancelled but what if your event is?
There was some good news this week, or at least the absence of more bad news: Christmas isn't cancelled.
In England at least, more Covid restrictions …
4 years, 2 months ago
Was the Bank of England right to raise interest rates?
They finally did it! The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee raised the base rate from its emergency 0.1% level to 0.25%.
That came the day …
4 years, 3 months ago
How can first-time buyers get on the property ladder as prices soar?
The greatest hurdle first-time buyers face after years of house prices rocketing far faster than wages is saving for a deposit.
A 10 per cent deposit …
4 years, 3 months ago