News Archive
August
- Check your home insurance for your holiday home says AA
08.08.2008
11% of holiday homeowners don’t know if they’re covered - 1.7% drop in house prices in July
08.08.2008
Another blow is dealt to homeowners - Consumer watchdogs set to merge
07.08.2008
Reform due to be implemented by 1 October - Interest rates kept at 5% by bank
07.08.2008
Rates left steady for fourth month in a row - New round of mortgage rate cuts from UK banks
07.08.2008
New borrowers see decrease in fixed-rate mortgage prices - Savers raid ISAs to cover increase in living costs
06.08.2008
£6bn withdrawn from Isa savings accounts in past 12 months - Bank may increase interest rates this month
06.08.2008
Recent economic slump may cause MPC to up rates - Stamp duty may be suspended for all buyers
05.08.2008
Treasury works on plan to help struggling families - Energy companies breach EU regulations
04.08.2008
Energy firms overcharge customers for not paying by direct debit - Fixed-rate mortgage cost hits eight-year high in June
04.08.2008
Rates not this high since February 2000 - Nationwide figures show record drop in house prices
01.08.2008
Average UK property price now £169,316 - Higher car insurance prices to come warns Admiral
01.08.2008
Premiums will rise by “a few more percentage points”
July
- British Gas makes largest ever energy price hike
31.07.2008
Move “provoked fury among its 16 million customers” says The Guardian - Plans to expand ‘Hips’
31.07.2008
Government announces plans to include more details in home information packs (Hips) - £16.6m reunited with Halifax customers
30.07.2008
£30m is sitting in dormant Halifax accounts - 1.7m more homeowners face negative equity
30.07.2008
House prices may fall by 17% over next year says report - 1% decrease in property prices in June
30.07.2008
Land Registry figures show tenth consecutive monthly drop - Number of mortgages approved drops to ‘record low’
29.07.2008
Home loan approvals at lowest level since 1993 - Compensate for ISA hassles, says watchdog
28.07.2008
Financial ombudsman calls for compensation for ISA transfer delays - EDF start new round of energy price hikes
28.07.2008
Rest of big energy companies are set to follow - Savers see best rates in seven years
25.07.2008
Saving rates are up as banks compete for custom - Increase in pet insurance cost for “selected breeds”
24.07.2008
Big insurers double premiums because “selected breeds” cost more to treat - Difficult interest rate decision for Bank
23.07.2008
MPC voted three ways on whether or not to change interest rates in July - Average house price dropped £4,000 since 2007
22.07.2008
Desperate homeowners make aggressive price cuts to sell properties - Millions on “unjust” pre-payment energy tariffs
21.07.2008
Energy minister has asked Ofgem to investigate - FSA extends freeze on bank charges refunds
21.07.2008
Banks do not have to deal with claims for another six months - Annual gas bills will surpass £1000
18.07.2008
Domestic gas prices are linked to the price of oil - Scrapping car insurance is “foolhardy extreme”
17.07.2008
Insurer warns consumers not to ditch motor insurance - £152 annual cost for current account says OFT
17.07.2008
OFT threatens industry with more regulation - Scheme for first-time buyers announced
16.07.2008
Scheme will help first-time buyers onto property ladder - More mortgage rate cuts from Nationwide
16.07.2008
Nationwide to reduce rates from 18 July - Bank accounts too complex for comparisons
16.07.2008
OFT says "industry not clear enough" - Property sales hit record low
15.07.2008
Property market slowest since records began 30 years ago - Inflation increased by 0.5% between May and June
15.07.2008
Inflation reaches 11-year high - Consumers unhappy with broadband speeds
14.07.2008
Over 25% unhappy with their broadband service - 14% increase in UK fraud
14.07.2008
Fraudsters target bank accounts and credit cards - Bad eyesight could make car insurance void
11.07.2008
Specsavers points out the penalties facing drivers with poor eyesight - New deal to insure flood-risk properties
11.07.2008
Insurers agree deal with government - June sees 2% decrease in UK house prices
10.07.2008
Halifax report a drop of 6.1% over the last 12 months - Bank of England leaves rates at 5.0%
10.07.2008
Expert predictions were correct for July bank rate - Mortgage rate highest in eight years
09.07.2008
Figures show cost of UK mortgage is at eight-year high - Mortgage recovery “some way away”
08.07.2008
Mortgage situation will “get worse before it gets better” - House prices continue to decline
08.07.2008
Government figures show the average UK property now sells for £218,151 - Cut in ‘swap rates’ hasn’t eased mortgage rates
08.07.2008
Cost of fixed-rate mortgages is still rising - Consumer borrowing sees two-fold increase
07.07.2008
But savings fall by £11bn causing climb in savings break - 15% increase in British Gas prices likely
07.07.2008
Price rises expected from all big energy companies in next few months - Scrapping travel insurance ‘isn’t worth the risk’
04.07.2008
51% may not buy travel cover - Mortgage rate cuts from Nationwide
04.07.2008
Lender reduces rates on number of mortgage products - Insurance penalties for careless drivers
04.07.2008
Drivers with penalty points will pay significantly more for car insurance - Motor insurance fraud at record levels
03.07.2008
Insurers uncovered £260m of fraudulent claims last year - ‘Excellent’ savings performance in May
02.07.2008
Building societies attract May savings of £853m - £50,000 savings guarantee
02.07.2008
Chancellor to increase savings guarantee by £15,000 - 7m Britons have never holidayed outside of UK
01.07.2008
15% of Britons have never left the UK - Young drivers pay 115% more on car insurance
01.07.2008
7% of the market pay for 22% of total premiums
June
- Savings hit record 50 year low
30.06.2008
Economy on “brink of recession” - Mortgage approvals fall for 13th month in row
30.06.2008
Lowest level for approvals since 1993 - 50% decrease in property sales
27.06.2008
Completed house sales fell by 50% in year to March - Summer shoppers to spend £3.29bn on credit cards
27.06.2008
£7.89bn will be spent in summer sales - Mortgage fees hiked up by Halifax
26.06.2008
Biggest lender adds fees of up to £275 to new mortgage products - 7% high for two-year fixed-rate mortgages
25.06.2008
Interest rates soar and home loans are hard to find - Energy bills may rise by 40% say suppliers
25.06.2008
Dual fuel energy bills have already increased by 15% this year - Drivers should check car insurance before driving abroad
24.06.2008
17% will drive abroad in next 12 months - 56% decrease in UK mortgage approvals
24.06.2008
Annual mortgage lending reaches a record low - UK property sales plummet by 32%
23.06.2008
There are now more sellers than buyers - New information service for PPI consumers
23.06.2008
Watchdog launches tables to advise consumers on PPI - 19% decrease in mortgage lending
19.06.2008
Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) report slow mortgage lending in May - Action needed on floods say insurers
19.06.2008
Insurers warn of 1/2m homes which may be uninsurable against floods - Millions given credit cards without proof of income
18.06.2008
Lenders need to “tighten their credit checking procedures” says uSwitch - Bank launches drive to find lost customers
18.06.2008
Lloyds TSB aims to remind customers about forgotten money - No more two-year fixed mortgages from Woolwich
17.06.2008
Mortgage lender pulls deals as rivals raise rates - Genetic testing rule delayed by insurers
17.06.2008
Rule which stops insurers using genetic test results extended - 33% experienced garden theft
16.06.2008
NFU Mutual says third of its survey respondents have been victim of garden theft - Increase in mortgage rates by Nationwide
16.06.2008
Lender makes second increase this month to fixed and tracker rates - Lenders need to give debtors more help
13.06.2008
No legal action before debt advice is given - Average first-time buyer deposit now up to 13%
13.06.2008
Number of first-time buyer loans drops by 36% - Britons could save £26m on home insurance
12.06.2008
Failure to compare home insurance costs British £26m - 25% of motorists lie to insurers
12.06.2008
One in four lie to try to get cheaper premium - 23,000 people face negative equity
11.06.2008
CML data reveals possibility of negative equity for 100% mortgage customers - Credit card fraud up by 10% last year
11.06.2008
Study by CIFAS finds increase in ‘scam rates’ in 2007 - Short trips need travel insurance too
10.06.2008
Norwich Union warns of importance of travel insurance - £624m bill for pay monthly car insurance customers
10.06.2008
Paying monthly for car insurance hits consumers in their wallets - Exit fees for fixed energy deals
09.06.2008
Two British energy companies introduce exit fees - No more UK mortgages from Egg and Abbey ups rates
09.06.2008
Egg pulls out of mortgage market - UK motorists cost-cutting on car insurance
06.06.2008
Survey finds 50% of drivers prioritise price over cover - More mortgage rate increases by lenders
06.06.2008
Two of UK’s biggest lenders increase rates - Bank keeps interest rate at 5%
05.06.2008
Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) votes to leave base rate unchanged - Voluntary code will regulate broadband speed
05.06.2008
Ofcom publishes voluntary code for ISPs - Older travellers hard pushed to get travel insurance
04.06.2008
Research shoes 97% of insurers have upper age limits - More homeowners want ‘mortgage holiday’
04.06.2008
Rising living costs cause more people to seek mortgage break - City broadband still faster than rural
03.06.2008
Speed in London nearly twice as fast as in rural Britain - Mortgage rates increased by Nationwide
03.06.2008
Increased cost of inter-bank lending pushes rates up - New low for mortgage approvals in April
02.06.2008
April sees lowest number of approvals since 1993 - Barclays replace overdrafts with ‘Personal Reserves’
02.06.2008
‘Safety nets’ in place of overdrafts
May
- Energy bills will rise say SSE
30.05.2008
Scottish and Southern Energy predicts sharp increases in energy prices - Plans to help fuel pool being announced
30.05.2008
Government announces measures to tackle fuel poverty - UK house prices fall at record rates
29.05.2008
Nationwide says house prices have seen largest monthly drop since 1991 - Luggage ‘worth twice as much as holiday’
29.05.2008
Britons cram suitcase with over £1500 worth of goods - Abbey to increase mortgage rates
28.05.2008
Lender reverses last week’s rate cuts - Savings double in April to record levels
28.05.2008
BBA figures show savings boomed in April - Faster payments scheme begins today
27.05.2008
APACs launches scheme for faster bank transfers - Britons saving more in 2008
23.05.2008
2008 sees Britons saving more and raiding less - Increase in motorists ‘running on empty’
23.05.2008
Fuel price hikes cause more drivers to ‘run on empty’ - Banks allowed to appeal charges judgement
22.05.2008
BBC report judge gives banks permission to appeal test case ruling - Banks to appeal ruling on charges
22.05.2008
Britain’s biggest banks will seek permission to appeal charges judgement - House prices to fall by 7% say CML
21.05.2008
CML predict a 7% drop in house prices in 2008 - Half of us slack with bank security
21.05.2008
Which? says one in two people fail to protect themselves from bank fraud - C&G replaces all mortgages
20.05.2008
One of Britain’s largest mortgage lender suddenly pulls all mortgages - First Direct brings back mortgages
20.05.2008
New mortgage customers now being accepted by First Direct - Crackdown on fraudulent applications
19.05.2008
Credit crunch causing more people to lie on insurance and credit applications - Property sales to decrease by 40%
19.05.2008
Surveyors warn of house sale slowdown for 2008 - Car insurers tougher on mobile phone offenders
16.05.2008
Car insurers penalising mobile phone offenders with higher premiums - Abbey cuts some mortgage rates
16.05.2008
Abbey is the second of the big lenders to reduce some of its mortgage rates - First-time buyer ‘rescue plan’
15.05.2008
Government’s shared ownership scheme for first-time buyers earning under £60,000 - £120 for basic rate taxpayers
15.05.2008
80% will be fully compensated for 2008 tax losses - British Gas prices may increase again
13.05.2008
Higher wholesale prices could push energy bills up - First UK town gets sewer broadband
09.05.2008
Bournemouth will get super-fast broadband via sewers - Bank rate kept at 5%
08.05.2008
Monetary Policy Committee (MPC) holds UK interest rates this month - Safer drivers could see ‘lower insurance premiums’
08.05.2008
Driving test to be reformed to produce safer drivers - Increase in current account fees by banks
08.05.2008
Banks try to boost profits before OFT bank charges cap - One million Britons have pets stolen
07.05.2008
Research shows 26% of those surveyed have had pet stolen - Planned changes to drink driving laws
06.05.2008
Drink drivers may get to keep their licences - 18,000 credit card rejections a day
05.05.2008
Credit crunch forces lenders to tighten acceptance criteria - Rising costs deter motorists from driving
02.05.2008
Quarter of motorists use car less - Female drivers are ‘statistically safer’
01.05.2008
Women drivers enjoy cheaper car insurance they drive more carefully
April
- Companies don’t deliver advertised broadband speeds
30.04.2008
Firms deliver less than 50% of advertised speed - UK gardens hold £18.6bn
29.04.2008
British gardens contain £18.6bn worth of plants, tools and furniture - Pet insurance ‘exploited’ by some vets
28.04.2008
Some vets carry out non-essential procedures - Npower under investigation for mis-selling
25.04.2008
Company faces probe over selling tactics - OFT wins bank charges test case
24.04.2008
But the battle may be just beginning - Car owners at risk of identity theft
24.04.2008
Research highlights risk of leaving sensitive documents in vehicles - Darling to compensate 10p tax losses
23.04.2008
Chancellor will assess losses for those affected - No more rate cuts due say lenders
23.04.2008
Lenders tell Chancellor mortgage rates will continue to rise - Fuel poverty summit to be held soon
23.04.2008
Ofgem organises meeting to discuss how to help fuel poor - Ruling for bank charges test case on Thursday
22.04.2008
Will long-awaited ruling mark the end of high bank charges? - Chancellor to meet with mortgage lenders
22.04.2008
Darling to ask industry to help struggling borrowers - £50bn ‘bank bailout’ planned by Chancellor
21.04.2008
Alistair Darling to tell MPs bailout plan later today - T5 insurance turnaround by Direct Line
21.04.2008
T5 Travel insurance cover restored - 25 per cent tell fibs to car insurer
18.04.2008
A quarter of motorists admit lying when applying for car insurance - House prices to fall by 15% in next two years
18.04.2008
One in ten homeowners ‘face negative equity’ - Future fast net could go through sewers
17.04.2008
Ofcom wants new houses ‘fibre-enabled’ - Plan to end mortgage lending crisis by Bank
17.04.2008
Bank of England close to agreeing plan to end mortgage drought - OFT finds poor service costs consumers £6.6bn
16.04.2008
Financial services account for nearly half of problems - Britons struggling with debt will double in 2008
16.04.2008
Hard times looming for Britons with bad debts - Weather pushes up home insurance premiums
15.04.2008
Customers will be hit by above-inflation rises - Fastest drop in house prices since 1978
15.04.2008
Prime Minister to meet with leading bankers today - Insurers will not cover T5 losses
14.04.2008
British Airways boycotted by travel insurers - Chancellor vows to act on mortgages
14.04.2008
Alistair Darling pledges to halt mortgage crisis - Government deal to combat fuel poverty
11.04.2008
Big six energy companies and government make a deal - Bank reduces interest rates by 0.25%
10.04.2008
Bank of England MPC reduce interest rates 5.0% - £5 to buy UK bank details
10.04.2008
British bank details being sold in ‘cyber-crime supermarkets’ - Brits in denial about insurance
09.04.2008
Research by Axa shows Brits are complacent about personal risk - Help for first-time buyers from Government
08.04.2008
New measures to encourage first-time buyers to be announced - Abbey withdraws 100% mortgages
08.04.2008
First-time buyers will struggle to get on property ladder - HSBC data disc ‘lost’ in post
07.04.2008
Disc did not contain ‘banking details’ - Who will suffer most from tax changes?
07.04.2008
You will be at a loss if you earn between £5,932 and £15,074 - Tax changes at a glance
05.04.2008
New tax year begins tomorrow - how will it affect you? - AA trial motorbike patrol vehicles
04.04.2008
Fleet will include eco-friendly electric scooters - New designs of UK coins released
03.04.2008
Royal Mint changes coin design for first time in 40 years - 5m switch energy suppliers in 2007
02.04.2008
Highest number of energy supplier switches since 2002 - Britons switch £1.1bn a month on credit cards
02.04.2008
16,000 try to transfer credit card balance each month - First Direct turns away new customers
02.04.2008
Online bank temporarily withdraws mortgages for non-customers
March
- Homeowners fail to get adequate life insurance
31.03.2008
Half of homeowners would not be able to repay their mortgage if partner died - Mortgage rate increases by two major lenders
28.03.2008
Nationwide and Halifax try to deter new customers - £333m paid by Brits to amend car insurance
28.03.2008
uSwitch calculate amount it costs to amend car insurance details - Half of over-55s don’t buy travel insurance
28.03.2008
FCO figures show that up to 65% travel without insurance - 33% decrease in mortgage approvals
27.03.2008
New figures illustrate continuing downturn in property market - Highest risk of burglary in Nottingham
26.03.2008
Endsleigh survey reveals UK burglary hotspots - Newlyweds spend three times more on honeymoon
24.03.2008
Poll shows honeymoon seen as the “ultimate break” - ‘Illegal’ web-tracking service
21.03.2008
Academics say ‘Phorm’ infringes user’s privacy - 15% price hike by Scottish & Southern Energy
20.03.2008
Last of the ‘big-six’ energy companies puts prices up - More people ask for debt advice
18.03.2008
Citizens Advice see increase in people seeking help - Government announce ‘smart meters’ scheme could cost £20bn
17.03.2008
Most homes to have 'smart meters' by 2020 - 500,000 signatures for ninth UK bank holiday
17.03.2008
Holiday provider petition proves popular with Brits - BT calls for transparent broadband speeds
14.03.2008
Supplier wants industry to make net speeds clearer - ‘Saving Gateway’ announced in 2008 Budget
13.03.2008
New savings scheme announced for UK launch from 2010 - Chancellor to encourage long-term fixed mortgages
13.03.2008
Darling wills end of ‘boom-and bust’ housing market - Changes announced in 2008 Budget
12.03.2008
Chancellor Darling announces his first Budget - Plastic card fraud on the increase
12.03.2008
Industry figures show a 25% increase in card fraud - Home insurers prepare for storm claims
11.03.2008
Insurers expecting influx of claims for storm damage - “The green Budget”
11.03.2008
Chancellor to impose penalties on high-emission cars this week - Fuel poverty laws needed say Npower
11.03.2008
Energy companies need to be forced to tackle fuel poverty - £22,500 over a dog’s lifetime
10.03.2008
Figures indicate dogs cost a lot more than the price in the window - Countdown to the 2008 Budget
10.03.2008
How will our earnings be affected by this year's budget - Regulators to be reviewed
07.03.2008
National Consumer Council (NCC) starts review of UK’s regulators - No change in interest rates for March 2008
06.03.2008
Bank of England base rate kept at 5.25% - £549m refunded to customers by ‘big five’ banks
06.03.2008
Banks repay over half a billion pounds in 2007 - User gets £11,000 ‘unlimited’ download phone bill
04.03.2008
Couple receive £11k bill for downloading four episodes of ‘Friends’ - Treasury announces free financial advice pilot scheme
03.03.2008
Reviewer calls for a service which provides “generic financial advice”
February
- Ofcom to crack down on ‘unfair’ charges
29.02.2008
Market regulator announces proposals to ‘curb unfair additional charges’ on consumers’ bills - Insurers face £10m earthquake bill
28.02.2008
Britain’s largest earthquake in 25yrs causes extensive damage - Payments will be faster from May
27.02.2008
APACS announces launch date for quicker payment system - Egg asked to apologise to customers
26.02.2008
Egg being asked to apologise to thousands of customers - Record online spending in January sales
25.02.2008
Online shoppers spend more this January than in any other - National Grid fined £41.6m
25.02.2008
Ofgem issues fine for breach of competition law - mylostaccount sees record number of claims
24.02.2008
Record numbers submit claims to find lost savings accounts - Northern Rock is officially nationalised
23.02.2008
Government says that Northern Rock is now in their hands - Energy watchdog launches market probe
22.02.2008
Ofgem to investigate energy supply markets - Energywatch pushes calls for energy investigation
21.02.2008
Watchdog presses for Competition Commission probe - January sees 11% increase in mortgage lending
20.02.2008
Figures released today show gross mortgage lending rose last month - Northern Rock will be nationalised
18.02.2008
Nationalisation of stricken bank will be a ‘temporary measure’ - Cheques prove to be increasingly unpopular
15.02.2008
Recent figures show that cheque use is declining - Inflation projections leave little room for more rate cuts
14.02.2008
Bank of England see a tough road ahead - 10% decrease in mortgage lending
13.02.2008
Figures reveal number of mortgages taken out dropped 10% last year - OFT report calls for credit card improvements
11.02.2008
Office of Fair Trading recommends changes to help consumers choose credit cards - Judge left to decide ruling for bank charges test case
08.02.2008
Parties involved to await ruling - Bank of England reduces base rate by 0.25%
07.02.2008
Interest rate now at 5.25% - E.On latest to increase energy prices
07.02.2008
Five of the six largest energy providers have now increased prices - MPs launch full-scale enquiry into energy market
06.02.2008
Effectiveness of market under question - Average mortgage increased by buy-to-let boom
06.02.2008
Report shows effect of buy-to-let on housing market - Target to rid England of fuel poverty ‘will be missed’
05.02.2008
Fuel poverty will not be eradicated by 2010 - Bank claims ISAs need further simplification
05.02.2008
High-street bank calls for Government to reform the ISA - Egg withdraws cards from “high risk” customers
04.02.2008
161,000 Egg customers to have their credit cards cancelled - Homebuyers “remain confident”
01.02.2008
Three quarters of UK landlords think buy-to-let is a safe investment - Scottish Power latest to increase prices
01.02.2008
Millions more will see 15% hike in energy bills
January
- New website to reunite savers with forgotten cash
31.01.2008
Site for savers to search for lost accounts “at the click of a button” - Watchdog warns energy firms about complaints
31.01.2008
Complaints must be taken more seriously by gas and electricity companies - OFT presents case against bank charges
30.01.2008
High Court told that banks use a “strange language” - Five million miss card repayments
30.01.2008
Credit card firms enjoy around £61m from late fees - Britons saving three times as much
29.01.2008
New NS&I study shows UK savings have increased 39 fold since early 1960s - UK spends more on housing while food bills drop
29.01.2008
Office of National Statistics releases results of 50th ‘Family Expenditure Survey’ - New map will put thousands more on floods blacklist
27.01.2008
Half a million could see insurance premiums increase by up to 30% - Energy price increases ‘unjustified’
27.01.2008
Watchdog speaks out about price increases - December sees decrease in mortgage approvals
24.01.2008
Figures from BBA show mortgage numbers drop again - Ofgem to examine collusion claims
22.01.2008
Energy market watchdog to investigate claims of anti-competitive behaviour - Cheap housing deals bring buyers out of woodwork
21.01.2008
Average house price falls for third month in a row - Northern Rock rescue plan unveiled
21.01.2008
Chancellor Darling outlines funding plan to help private Rock takeover bid - Fuel poverty at near 10-year high
20.01.2008
New ‘fuel poverty’ figures released - House premiums see effects of flood claims
20.01.2008
Latest figures show price rise in house insurance premiums - Drivers – be extra careful on Fridays
18.01.2008
Insurer reveals most dangerous dates to be on the road - British Gas increases prices by 15%
18.01.2008
Third company puts up gas and electricity prices - Bank charges case to take longer than anticipated
17.01.2008
Bank charges test case under way - Court order plan for debt “repayment holiday”
17.01.2008
Ministry of Justice announces personal insolvency law shake-up - Loan rates soar
16.01.2008
Interest rates' increase 5 times larger than rises applied to Bank of England base rate - Test case for bank charges delayed
16.01.2008
High Court test case will not start today - Energy companies not guilty of price rigging
16.01.2008
Energy market regulator finds no evidence of colluding - PPI fine for HFC Bank
16.01.2008
Part of HSBC group fined £1m for payment protection insurance (PPI) failings - Another hurdle for first-time buyers
15.01.2008
Lenders tighten deposit criteria - MEPs to open up EU credit market
15.01.2008
Directive will make cheaper credit deals easier to find - EDF Energy follows Npower in price hike
15.01.2008
EDF to increase its gas and electricity prices - High Court test case for bank charges
14.01.2008
Banks and customers await start of test case to decide if bank charges are too high - New guidelines for health insurance industry
13.01.2008
Will they be better or worse for critical-illness cover policyholders? - Bank rate stays at 5.5% for this month
10.01.2008
Bank of England decides to keep interest rates at 5.5% - Banking Code will change in March
08.01.2008
Change will see banks having to protect borrowers from defaulting - Darling asks for talks with Ofgem
07.01.2008
Chancellor asks to meet with Ofgem over energy price rises - FSA to be given more power
04.01.2008
Chancellor Darling planning to pass new legislation for banking watchdog in May - Npower prices increase by double digits
04.01.2008
Npower increases electricity and gas prices by double digits