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EDF suspends doorstep energy sales
EDF Energy has today suspended door to door energy sales, pending a review into the controversial practice
7 September 2011
Consumers warned over doorstep traders this summer
The Office of Trading is launching an awareness campaign to try to protect households from doorstep salesmen
20 July 2011
£500,000 fines for cold-calling
New powers to fine organisations for bombarding consumers with unwanted marketing calls and messages have been made into law this week
26 May 2011
Scottish and Southern Energy guilty of doorstep mis-selling
Scottish and Southern Energy falsely told unsuspecting customers they were paying too much on their existing deal
11 May 2011
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In the first episode of a new series of his live ITV show, MoneySavingExpert.com founder Martin Lewis has urged households across the country to take a screenshot of their energy account incase their provider goes bust. In the past couple of weeks alone, five energy providers have gone bust with households expecting a significant rise in energy bills this winter. -
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Investment bank JP Morgan has this week announced the launch of a brand new current account called 'Chase'. It offers customers 1% cashback on most spending for a year, 5% interest on savings made when you round-up purchases, and fee-free debit card use abroad. But most can only get it from November and you could earn up to £130 switching bank account NOW, so is Chase worth it? -
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Update September 2017: It’s eight years since I first braved this subject, expecting a snowstorm of protest. Instead, year after year more join in, like Julia who recently tweeted me, “@MartinSLewis, finally took your advice and told my family I can’t afford Christmas presents. What a weight off my mind. Thank you.” One year even the Archbishop of...
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