Steve Brigden

Assistant Editor

Steve joined MSE as Senior Utilities Analyst in January 2018. For the previous six and a bit years, he was at Barclays, starting off in the branch network before moving into digital products and working as an analyst to improve the bank's anti-fraud technology.

Outside of work, Steve is a bona fide deal addict and enjoys thinking up different ways of doing things – a couple of years ago, he and his wife broke with tradition and had a secret wedding on a boat in the morning and a surprise 'reveal' party in the evening. Luckily, his family and friends still talk to them!

The pair have since been renovating a converted water mill in Kent, so Steve's always on the lookout for box set recommendations for his commute into London.

Latest from Steve Brigden

Energy supplier Outfox the Market has announced a hike to its two variable rate tariffs with 25,000 customers to see the rise in August.

21 June 2018

A new mobile network launches today, rather bizarrely from high street beauty and healthcare retailer Superdrug, and it's not a bad deal.

20 June 2018

Hundreds of thousands of customers ‘were badly let down' by their water supplier when the Beast from the East struck earlier this year.

19 June 2018

The price gap between the cheapest fibre and standard broadband deals is closing, new analysis by MSE reveals.

18 June 2018

Ofgem is looking at making it tougher for smaller energy suppliers to enter the market, citing concerns about poor customer service and financial instability.

11 June 2018

If you paid for an iPhone battery replacement from Apple or an authorised service provider last year, you should be due a refund of £54 – but you must claim it.

24 May 2018

Virgin Media should not be charging customers exit fees of up to £240, regulator Ofcom has said – but it’s yet to order the company to change its ways.

23 May 2018

From next week, adverts from broadband providers will all have to show the average rather than the top speeds they offer - but the actual speed you get now won't change.

18 May 2018

Virgin Mobile is increasing the cost of pay-monthly contracts by 3.3% and hiking the price of out-of-allowance calls and roaming costs from July – but SOME affected customers can leave penalty-free.

11 May 2018

1 April 2018

The broadband price war is hotting up with prices dropping to the cheapest we've seen in the past seven months - check now to see if you can save.

27 March 2018

Samsung's new Galaxy S9 and S9 Plus smartphones officially launch today. Buying a Samsung is never MoneySaving – but if you're determined to get one anyway, buying the right way instead of getting a standard network contract could save you more than £550 over two years.

13 March 2018

Ikea is running its first ever energy collective offering a renewable fixed tariff - but for some it will fall flat.

7 March 2018

Households on E.on's standard variable tariff will see their energy bills rise by an average of £22/year after the big six firm announced a series of changes to the way it charges customers.

2 March 2018

Vodafone has launched a broadband minimum speed guarantee which promises to cut your monthly bill if your speed drops – but only if you tell it.

1 March 2018

Green energy supplier Bulb is raising the price of its only tariff, with all of its 300,000 existing customers hit by the rise in April.

27 February 2018