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Renters Reform Bill expected from October 2024
Update: January 2024 The Renters Reform Bill has now reached the report stage in the House of Commons. It's predicted the legislation will apply to new tenancies from October 2024, with the law...
What happened to Post Office broadband?
With news of the post office scandal filling headlines this month, you might be worriedly asking yourself 'Wait - am I a post office broadband customer?' As recently as 2021, the Post Office had...
6 most common reasons why people move house
Moving house is a significant life event that many of us experience at some point. Whether it's for work, family, or personal reasons, the decision to move can have a profound impact on our lives....
Will the January 2024 price cap change your bills?
Ofgem, the UK regulator for energy, has updated the UK 2024 energy price cap. The average household will now pay £1,928 a year for gas and electricity. This is an increase of just over 5% - around...
How to read your energy bill
The energy price cap level for the period 1 January to 31 March 2024 is £1,928 a year for a typical household that uses gas and electricity and pays by Direct Debit. To ensure you are charged the...
Happy New Year from the Please Connect Me team!
Happy New Year from everyone at Please Connect Me! 2024 is already shaping up to be full of excitement, but we wanted to take a moment to look back on everything we achieved this year. None of it...
How to de-ice your drive and pathways – Home Maintenance 101
Now winter is truly upon us, it's time to make a plan for how you will de-ice your drive and pathways once temperatures drop below freezing. Slippery ice, often formed under snow or after rain, can...
Protect your pipes from freezing – Home Maintenance 101
Your pipes freezing won't just leave you without running water - they can also flood and damage your home. Here's everything you need to know about how to stop your pipes from freezing - as well as...
Energy
New energy price cap announced today (26/08/2022)
08/09/2022 Update: Liz Truss has released her plan to limit the energy price cap to £2,500 a year for the average home for the next two years. Factoring in the £400 energy payment beginning in...
What is the Energy Price Cap? Updated August 2022
08/09/2022 Update: The new UK Prime Minister, Liz Truss, has released her plan to limit the energy price cap to £2,500 a year for the average home for the next two years. Factoring in the £400...
New Price Cap will be announced this week – what you need to know
More on energy bills: Our timeline for when you can expect cost of living support payments How much will my utility bills cost in 2022? Beat the heat without raising your bills this summer What's...
How to save on energy bills if your home has low EPC
If you're a tenant, it can feel hard to stay in control of your household bills - especially if you're renting a home with a low EPC rating. Your Energy Performance Certificate or EPC is a measure...
Broadband & TV
6 Hacks to boost your Wi-Fi signal
There are few things more frustrating than slow Wi-fi. In the modern era, we all depend on the internet for a lot of things, from contacting each other through messaging and social media...
How to set up broadband in the UK
Whether you are relocating to the UK, purchasing your first home - setting up wifi for your new home is essential. But it can get overwhelming to sort out a dozen other important tasks including...
Bulb becomes biggest UK energy firm to go bust
UK's seventh biggest energy firm Bulb enters Special Administration, becoming the largest firm to go bust. The energy crisis has now caused more than 22 firms to cease trading, affecting almost 4...
No more satellite and TV box: Sky launches smart TV set “Sky Glass”
UK broadcaster Sky has recently launched its own range of smart TVs, integrating hardware, software and content in the new streaming TV Sky Glass. The new streaming TV requires no satellite, tv...
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Moving Guides
How to set up broadband in the UK
Whether you are relocating to the UK, purchasing your first home - setting up wifi for your new home is essential. But it can get overwhelming to sort out a dozen other important tasks including unpacking, paperwork and figuring out your new neighbourhood. To help...
Can I switch broadband providers for free under contract?
Broadband contracts are often long-term deals lasting anything from nine months to two years. For that reason, it can be scary to commit to a certain package, as prices are bound to change and it is likely that you will miss out on a better deal. So can you switch...
Ultimate Checklist For Moving Home: All You Need to Know
Moving home is supposed to be fun and exciting, however, every move comes with a great amount of difficulty and often you might end up feeling overwhelmed! Therefore, we have put together a checklist for all the things important and less important - to make sure that...
5 top tips for getting the best deal for broadband
Whether you think broadband is the most revolutionary invention of all time, or feel threatened by its ever-growing power and control it has over the human race, it's here to stay. It is thoroughly ingrained into our society and we all use it for many aspects...
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