Lauren Smith, Author at Simply Switch

Ofcom Tackles Unfair Mobile Phone Pricing

Mobile phone users will no longer be billed for their handsets long after they’ve paid them off, under a new ‘deal’ for consumers…

Jul19

Vodafone 5G Reaches 15 Cities and Offers More European Roaming

Written by Lauren Smith in Mobile

Vodafone’s 5G network, which launched at the beginning of the month in seven UK cities, has now reached eight more.

Jul18

All New Build Homes to Have EV Chargers as Standard

Written by Lauren Smith in Electricity

All new build homes in England will be fitted with electric vehicle charging stations as standard, under new building regulations designed to promote…

Jul16

Rapid EV Chargers Headed to All Bar One

Written by Lauren Smith in Electricity

The owner of All Bar One and Harvester pub and restaurant chains will install up to 200 charging stations for electric vehicles at…

Jul15

UK Won’t Meet Net Zero Goal Without Energy Efficient Buildings, MPs Warn

Written by Lauren Smith in Climate Change

The UK “stands no chance” of meeting its goal of cutting carbon emissions to net zero unless it improves the energy efficiency of…

Jul11

SSE Urges Government to Lift Capacity Cap on Offshore Wind

Written by Lauren Smith in Energy Suppliers

Big Six supplier has called on the government to increase the cap on the capacity of new renewable energy infrastructure under the Contract…

Jul08

Tougher Licencing Rules for New Energy Suppliers Come into Force

Written by Lauren Smith in Energy Suppliers

Energy regulator Ofgem has imposed more stringent market entry tests for new energy suppliers, following a string of failures in the industry.

Jul05

Britons Are Spending Less on Telecoms But Getting More Data

Written by Lauren Smith in Broadband

The average household spent £83.56 a month on telecommunication services (broadband, phone and mobile) in 2018, down from £91.27 a month in 2017.…

Jul04

Network Operator Investigates Broadband-like Pricing Models for Energy

Written by Lauren Smith in Broadband Energy Suppliers

Scottish & Southern Electricity Networks (SSEN) has published a report investigating subscription, broadband-like pricing structures for the energy sector.

Jul03

Thousands of Households Switched Onto ‘Rip-Off’ Tariffs After Suppliers Collapse

Written by Lauren Smith in Energy Suppliers

Over quarter of a million energy customers have found themselves on expensive tariffs after their energy company went out of business, according to…

Author: Lauren Smith

Ofcom Tackles Unfair Mobile Phone Pricing

Vodafone 5G Reaches 15 Cities and Offers More European Roaming

All New Build Homes to Have EV Chargers as Standard

Rapid EV Chargers Headed to All Bar One

UK Won’t Meet Net Zero Goal Without Energy Efficient Buildings, MPs Warn

SSE Urges Government to Lift Capacity Cap on Offshore Wind

Tougher Licencing Rules for New Energy Suppliers Come into Force

Britons Are Spending Less on Telecoms But Getting More Data

Network Operator Investigates Broadband-like Pricing Models for Energy

Thousands of Households Switched Onto ‘Rip-Off’ Tariffs After Suppliers Collapse

Simply Switch

Independent and impartial

Ofgem Accredited

Latest Energy News

It only takes 5 minutes to save!