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95 per cent of energy customers could save money if they switch providers, finds CMA
February 2015 - Utilities
An investigation by The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has discovered that customers of big energy companies could have saved money if they had switched providers. The inquiry, which has been investigating the energy market since the summer of 2014,… Read more...
Local councils planning to raise and introduce charges
February 2015 - Local Government
A recent survey conducted by MJ magazine and the Local Government Information Unit has found that 80 per cent of local councils in England are expecting to introduce and increase charges in the approaching financial year (2015-16). The reason behind the new… Read more...
Businesses remain confident in the wake of the general election, survey reveals
February 2015 - Business Support
According to The BDO Monthly Business Trends survey, confidence levels of business over the upcoming 6 months has shown a reading of 104.4, signalling significant levels of optimism in the months leading up to the general election. The survey also found that… Read more...
Asking prices increased by £5,000 in February due to a lack of houses, Rightmove says
February 2015 - Housing
A survey by Rightmove has found that February 2015 has seen property asking prices in England and Wales increase by over £5,000, due to a severe lack of properties going up for sale. The UK’s biggest online property portal, Rightmove, attributed… Read more...
60 per cent of youths admit to cyberbullying others, survey shows
February 2015 - Information Technology
According to a recent survey by the charity, Action for Children, approximately 60 per cent of young people admitted to bullying others online, in order to fit in with the crowd. The survey questioned 2,000 children aged 8 to 17 and found that 2 in 5 (40… Read more...
