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Energy giant E.on has become the first major energy supplier to offer 0% finance deals on boilers – available even if you aren't one of its customers.

New rules will prevent private landlords letting out the coldest and draughtiest homes, which cost hundreds of extra pounds to heat, the Government has announced today.

Home repairs group HomeServe says it has halted telephone sales and will retrain nearly 500 call centre staff, after discovering possible mis-selling of its household emergency policies.

The Government says 70,000 households in England can still ditch their old boiler and get up to £400 towards a new appliance under its boiler scrappage scheme.

Energy firms offering new boiler discounts when scrapping an old appliance may still be charging hundreds of pounds more than the competition.

The Government's boiler scrappage scheme launches today which gives you £400 off the price of a new boiler.

The Chancellor plans to introduce a boiler scrappage scheme, similar to the car scrappage scheme, to help 125,000 households replace old appliances.