Money

Thames Water billed us £1,000 for a mystery leak

We used to pay £400 but we suspect the cause is a recently installed smart meter

Anna Tims

01, Dec, 2021 @7:00 AM

Pulling the switch: how to find a new clean energy provider in Australia

With the sale of electricity provider Powershop to Shell, many customers drawn to good climate credentials are pondering their options

Rafqa Touma

30, Nov, 2021 @11:00 PM

Older workers should be cherished | Letter

Letters: Age diversity in the workplace makes a positive contribution, writes Ruth Wilkinson

Letters

30, Nov, 2021 @12:11 PM

Should I remortgage now even though my fixed term hasn’t ended?

With interest rates looking likely to rise, I might be able to bag a better deal by switching

Virginia Wallis

30, Nov, 2021 @7:00 AM

Anti-virus firm McAfee seems to be sending junk emails

I received a flood of renewal demands and unsubscribing doesn’t work

Miles Brignall

30, Nov, 2021 @7:00 AM

FCA urges lenders to support UK’s 47,000 ‘mortgage prisoners’

Regulator asks banks and building societies to offer support to borrowers unable to switch

Hilary Osborne

29, Nov, 2021 @5:48 PM

UK mortgage approvals at lowest level since mid-2020

Bank of England’s October figures follow frenzied few months when stamp duty breaks led to rush to buy

Hilary Osborne

29, Nov, 2021 @1:09 PM

Collapse of UK energy firms could cost each household extra £120

Rise would plunge hundreds of thousands of consumers in England, Scotland and Wales into fuel poverty

Jillian Ambrose Energy correspondent

29, Nov, 2021 @1:04 PM

Tell us: have your elderly relatives been targeted by scammers?

We would like to hear from people whose elderly relatives have been affected by online fraud or one of many pension scams currently in operation

Guardian community team

29, Nov, 2021 @12:32 PM

We’re losing our green homes grant because of supply problems

We were told we would be able to get £5,000 towards insulation and an air source heat pump

Miles Brignall

29, Nov, 2021 @7:00 AM

Car finance: how to get a deal on a new or secondhand vehicle

Learn the difference between HP and PCP – and the best ways to drive down the cost

Harriet Meyer