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Customers left "disappointed" by small fuel price cuts
31/03/2009
Price cuts levied by Britain's largest energy firms recently will lead to cost savings of around £41 a year, according to a financial website.
In a report released yesterday, uSwitch said that the 3.2 per cent reduction from the latest round of reductions is dwarfed by last year's overall 42 per cent increase to bills.
This means that just ten per cent of the rise has been wiped out so far in 2009.
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Arrears levels soar among renters
31/03/2009
More and more tenants are falling behind on their rents and putting their landlords under financial pressure as the recession grinds on.
A new report laid bare the extent of the problem yesterday, showing that a total of 37 per cent of landlords have renters currently in arrears - with 44 per cent having experienced the problem at some point over the last six months.
The survey, from the National Landlords Association (NLA), also showed that these rent problems were having a knock-on effect on landlords' mortgage repayments for their properties.
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Industry responds to charities' tenants campaign
30/03/2009
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Unions make new pay demand for young workers
30/03/2009
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Energy firms fire new shots in price war
30/03/2009
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Energy watchdog's report "a step in the right direction"
27/03/2009
- 27/03/2009 Tax hike 'will affect pensioners'
- 27/03/2009 Charities call for law change to protect tenants
- 26/03/2009 "Incredible" gas and electricity overpayments face criticism
- 26/03/2009 Sainsbury's announces big rise in Basics sales
- 26/03/2009 HSBC announces fresh job cuts
- 25/03/2009 Unsecured debts 'shot up in 2008'
- 25/03/2009 Tenant survey reveals Scottish satisfaction with landlords
- 24/03/2009 6m 'suffer from repossession fears'
- 24/03/2009 Report slams "greedy" lettings agents
- 24/03/2009 'Unfair energy bills must not be allowed', regulator says
- 23/03/2009 Charity outrage as Fuel Poverty Bill fails
- 23/03/2009 Brits face "debt deflation" nightmare
- 23/03/2009 Landlords 'failing' on energy efficiency goals
- 20/03/2009 Balance transfer deals a "ticking time bomb"
- 20/03/2009 New rules for bailiffs
- 19/03/2009 Watchdog slams "disgraceful" fuel bills
- 19/03/2009 Sharp rise in unemployment noted in official figures
- 19/03/2009 Mortgage restrictions 'to be discussed' following FSA report
- 18/03/2009 Government unveils plans for credit card cheques ban
- 18/03/2009 Fears raised as estate agents 'switch jobs'
- 18/03/2009 PPI complaints 'up 70%' as campaigns hit home
- 17/03/2009 Npower announces cuts to electricity bills
- 17/03/2009 Credit report tips offered by site
- 16/03/2009 Ten jobseekers for each job, shock report shows
- 16/03/2009 Report highlights financial woes of thirtysomethings
- 16/03/2009 Pensioners under pressure as incomes drop
- 13/03/2009 Zero per cent credit card deals 'unpopular'
- 13/03/2009 Mortgage firms 'still not lending'
- 13/03/2009 Household energy debts rise sharply
- 12/03/2009 Credit cards 'are the next credit crunch'
- 12/03/2009 Shopping addiction a 'serious' problem in the UK
- 11/03/2009 Older and poorer homes 'suffering most from inflation'
- 11/03/2009 Consumers 'gloomy' about economic recovery
- 11/03/2009 Debt payments prioritised as Brits 'give up' on saving
- 10/03/2009 OFT demands closure of debt websites
- 10/03/2009 Financial costs of smoking huge, report indicates
- 09/03/2009 Redundancy and global recession top customer concerns list
- 09/03/2009 Saga sees trouble ahead for retirees
- 09/03/2009 Pensions 'underpaid' through National Insurance error
- 06/03/2009 Pensioners 'facing up to low-income retirements'
- 06/03/2009 Brits 'paying off card debt' as job loss fears rise
- 06/03/2009 House prices 'fell by 18% in a year'
- 05/03/2009 Customers 'offered poor terms by utilities and banks'
- 05/03/2009 Report calls for customers to cut their own energy costs
- 05/03/2009 Bank of England cuts interest rates again
- 04/03/2009 Northern Rock suffers jump in repossessions
- 04/03/2009 CML issues warning on trackers
- 04/03/2009 600 jobs to go at ITV
- 03/03/2009 Negative equity threat as house prices fall once more
- 03/03/2009 Charity detects easing in personal debts increase
- 03/03/2009 Financial education 'improves in credit crunch'
- 02/03/2009 Private sector staff 'facing pay freeze and cuts in hours'
- 02/03/2009 ScottishPower announces bill reductions
- 02/03/2009 Eviction threat to tenants as buy-to-letters face repossession
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