I can’t get hold of my £197 Igloo energy balance
I transferred my gas and electricity accounts to Sainsbury’s Energy a few days before my supplier, Igloo, went into administration. At the time, I was told my outstanding Igloo balance Read More
The Guardian view on unaffordable homes: building injustice into the economy
The average wage of the top 1% in Britain rose to £13,770 a month in December. Jeevun Sandher, an economist at King’s College London, points out the very richest saw Read More
UK petrol and diesel prices hit record highs amid claims of profiteering
Fuel prices on forecourts have hit a record high, piling further pressure on motorists and businesses and adding to the soaring inflation at the heart of the UK’s cost of Read More
Storm Franklin: will your insurance cover damage and how do you claim?
First came Storm Dudley, battering Northern Ireland, northern England and southern Scotland. Storm Eunice swiftly followed on Friday, with wind speeds of up to 122mph, causing further destruction. Then, Storm Read More
Loan sharks at the school gates, nude photos as security: how desperate people fall into the debt trap
Michelle, 48, a single mother of three, was stressed, vulnerable and broke. She had recently moved to a new area in Tyne and Wear after escaping an abusive relationship, and Read More
I was driven up the pole by a nine-month wait for BT broadband
I live in rural Derbyshire and have been trying to get broadband installed since July last year. Since placing the order, I have received every excuse in the book from Read More
Should we sell or rent out our Cornish seaside flat to be nearer the grandchildren?
Q Seven years’ ago – aged 60 – we downsized and bought a small flat by the Cornish seaside for £135,000 in cash. We have found we are too far Read More
How to turn your hobby into an income stream
Do your research Find out what the market is like for the product or service you are offering. How many other people are offering the same, or similar? Do they Read More