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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...
Should you move to the happiest town in Britain?
Would you want to live in the happiest town in Britain? Earlier this year, we published our predictions for where the most popular moving destinations would be in 2024. Among them were the winners...
The next two years of housing: House prices in 2025
For those planning on buying or selling a house there's a pressing question - what will house prices in 2025 look like compared to today? Since the housing market's peak in 2022 prices have fallen...
How much will the 2024 TV licence cost?
Update 07/12/23: The government has confirmed the new licence fee will be £169.50 from April. This is a rise of 6.6%, based on the rate of inflation in September rather than an average through the...
Energy
Ofgem plans to review Energy Price Cap every 3 months instead of half a year
Ofgem, the UK's energy market regulator, revealed plans last week to begin adjusting the energy price cap every three months instead of every six - meaning there could be price reviews coming July...
The UK now has too much gas (and nowhere to put it)
As ridiculous as that sounds, it's true. While households across the UK are struggling to make ends meet with soaring energy bills and general living costs as a product of record wholesale energy...
How much will my utility bills cost in 2023?
UPDATE: We updated these figures in October 2022 to reflect Liz Truss's energy price guarantee and other changes to the cost of living How much will utility bills cost this year? Many are asking the...
Please Connect Me partners with FirstHomeCoach to help new homeowners move in stress-free
Related: Check out FirstHomeCoach website here Please Connect Me and FirstHomeCoach have entered into a partnership to help first-time homeowners save time and money when organising their utilities....
Broadband & TV
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...
UK Energy Crisis: Advice from utility experts
At least 22 British energy firms have gone bust in the past year due to the ongoing energy market crisis, with most recently Omni Energy, MA Energy, Zebra Power, and Ampoweruk - affecting more than...
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Moving Guides
What is the best way to watch sports in the UK?
Calling all you sports fanatics searching for the best way to watch sports in the UK! After all, what's better than watching the biggest sporting events each and every week all from the comfort of your own sofa? You’ll be able to watch certain events with a standard...
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