Rising Bills

MaggsMcG

On a good note my car insurance went down.

I use an app called DriveScore that monitors my driving and my score enabled me to get a lower quote for my insurance.

Disgusting that tv license is going up. I can't even see bbc programmes. Most of the tv is not worth watching, it's mostly repeats. The people who work at the bbc earn far too much money too

Pantglas2

Thousands of people in North Wales were left without water for 5 days last month Vegansrock.

Dwr Cymru (Welsh Water) are not for profit so don’t be thinking they’re any more efficient than those paying dividends to shareholders!

Let's not forget that welsh water also owns the maintenance company they use, which IS all about the shareholders and profit..

grannybuy
Next time you’re searching for the best price of something, clear that history each time, that’s how they are tracking you.
Or use DuckDuckGo as your search engine. No tracking using that.
I hope you don’t accept any cookies. That’s another way they track you.

I went on a comparison website in October last year when my car insurance was due. The downside of that was that I was deluged with emails - some from ‘ real ‘ insurance companies, but the majority were scams. Obviously, my search put my details out there. They haven’t quite stopped yet, but at least only a couple a day generally, as opposed to between twelve and twenty.

On a good note my car insurance went down.

Thousands of people in North Wales were left without water for 5 days last month Vegansrock.

Dwr Cymru (Welsh Water) are not for profit so don’t be thinking they’re any more efficient than those paying dividends to shareholders!

I blame Thatcher for all the privatisation of utilities, who thought private companies would be more interested in the consumer than their shareholders? Water is an essential not a profit making luxury. Thames water recently left us without water for days- it was horrible, plus all the deliberate sewage spills and ruining the beaches and rivers.

U K Insurance Limited will no longer be offering Prudential home insurance policies. However, U K Insurance Limited also underwrites Direct Line branded policies, and as a customer of Prudential home insurance, you may be provided with a quote for a new Direct Line home insurance policy at renewal (subject to U K Insurance Limited’s usual underwriting criteria). If this change affects you, you don’t need to do anything at this stage. Direct Line home insurance will send you a quote around 21 days prior to your renewal date.

At a much higher premium!

Messyme

Wonder why prudential not doing home insurances?

I don't know.
We were surprised.

Wonder why prudential not doing home insurances?

I provide bill reviews for people and am horrified what some people pay. Bband go up without individuals being fully aware, same with phones and many people are so very worried how to pay the water. I’m retired but do a side job just to pay the extra bills! Crazy and wicked with so many increases and so worrying that people are not able to get financial help.

knspol

Allira

Our house insurance went up by 24% having gone up by 25% the previous year. They immediately dropped the increase to 11% after a phone call!
We have not claimed, are not on a flood plain or any other high risk area.

Time to look at comparison sites. Unfortunately none of us can do that with Council tax or water rates.

You could ask to be put on a water meter.

My house insurance rose considerably last year and when I queried it they decided it was best to reassess which ended up with them quoting the rebuild value as almost double what it was previously! The price they quoted could not be correct as it's way over whatever I might get from the sale value. By the time these new details were known it was too late for me to go through getting new quotes from other companies so I agreed to pay the new premium. Needless to say I'll be going to another company this year.

Our company, Prudential, informed us they will not be doing house or home insurance any more and the new quote was from Direct Line.

Time to shop around.

Allira

Our house insurance went up by 24% having gone up by 25% the previous year. They immediately dropped the increase to 11% after a phone call!
We have not claimed, are not on a flood plain or any other high risk area.

Time to look at comparison sites. Unfortunately none of us can do that with Council tax or water rates.

You could ask to be put on a water meter.

My house insurance rose considerably last year and when I queried it they decided it was best to reassess which ended up with them quoting the rebuild value as almost double what it was previously! The price they quoted could not be correct as it's way over whatever I might get from the sale value. By the time these new details were known it was too late for me to go through getting new quotes from other companies so I agreed to pay the new premium. Needless to say I'll be going to another company this year.

Yes Starmer is a blatant liar

I moved into a park home last year from a one bedroom flat where my metered water bill was £15 per month. I pay for water into my home through the park, so effectively 100th of the water bill for the site, at £12.24 per month. I am billed separately for the sewerage costs individually. When I moved in last year it was £17 per month and this year it has gone up to £25 per month. I did query the cost last year and I was told that it was correct.

Charleygirl5

I just read online that gas and electricity will rise by £9.25 a month from April. That, plus the rest of the rising costs, is too much, but Rachel thinks I am a rich pensioner because I cannot claim towards their costs.

Last year we went around the house and worked out where we could save some electricty.
About to do the same this year. With even more vigour.
It looks set to be a yearly exercise.

Water, electricity (we have no gas), TV licence, Wi-Fi, council tax, service charge for flat, house insurance…
Whoever is to ”blame”, life is becoming more and more expensive.
More belt tightening. If it gets any worse, I shan’t be able to breathe!

No, it will just cost a lot of money and probably make some people redundant.

The Council doesn't have shareholders Growstuff but they have people who are paid to oversee "vanity projects". I dont expect the Council shakeup will change anything much.

Mr Starmer has no control over water prices nor house insurance. These are private companies, GrannyGravy.
Whether water should be so is possibly a debate for another time.

I still think water is cheap at the price. I pay £1 a day for fresh water on tap and for my waste to be dealt with.

My energy prices are fixed so I am not affected by the change in the energy price cap. My energy costs, averaged over the year, come to less than £3 a day.

Energy and water, £4 a day. A cup of coffee in town costs that.

The TV Licence is going up by £5.00 a year so only by 0.10p a day. The annual cost of a licence works out at less than 50p a day. Considering how much enjoyment we derive from TV, that seems a bargain to me.

The local council have just agreed the budget for 2025/26. My Council Tax will increase by £1.25 a month.

Pittcity

I've just received notice that my water bill is rising by over 30%.
The news headline is the imminent rise in gas and electricity prices. (We are on a fixed rate for a few more months so will worry about that later)
I'm expecting an increased Council Tax bill next week.

Luckily the annual increase in our income will cover these bill rises.

DH is furious as he knows that these companies are just making shareholders rich at our expense.

Just wanted to vent really!

Does your council have shareholders?

My monthly Direct Debit for my water is not changing. I have built up a small surplus of £5, so no increase.
I fixed my energy bill last August, so no increase.
Waiting to hear about Council Tax. TV license is going up, as is my phone / broadband bill by £3 pm, but I am only paying £1.95 pm for my mobile, thanks to Martin Lewis.
My pensions will increase, thankfully.

I do love Martin Lewis. He should have a knighthood.
I always use the tools on his Moneysavingexpert site and buy through a cashback site.
His TV programmes are very useful too.