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Published in: Home: NewsVulnerable renters ‘hounded’ by utility companies to pay off landlord debts
Thames Water has apologised for chasing a tenant who was recently homeless for his landlord’s bills
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Published in: Home: NewsPre-payment meter forcibly installed in student home despite bills being paid
Exclusive: Students threatened by bailiffs after accommodation firm UniHomes seemingly failed to pay energy suppliers
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Published in: Home: NewsOfgem ignored 700,000 debt complaints before British Gas scandal
Exclusive: Energy regulator did nothing about mountain of complaints until British Gas prepayment scandal was revealed
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Published in: Dark Money Investigations: NewsExclusive: Senior Liz Truss adviser worked at lobbying firm for energy supplier
Iain Carter was a partner at Hanbury Strategy, which was paid to lobby the government on behalf of Bulb Energy
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Published in: Home: NewsStudents fearful as accommodation giant breaks ‘bills included’ agreement
Weeks before term starts, UniHomes has told some students that bills will no longer be included in rental agreements
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Published in: Home: OpinionOil tankers line Shetland’s horizon, but islanders face bitter fuel poverty
To avoid fuel poverty, residents of the ‘energy isles’ would need salaries of £104,000. Almost nobody here earns that
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Published in: ourEconomy: OpinionDon’t Pay UK has the right idea – but it’s not enough
No one ever won rights by asking nicely. But refusing to pay bills has risks that need to be mitigated
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Published in: Home: NewsFears ex-BP and British Gas bosses could ‘sway’ government energy policy
Exclusive: Scale of ‘revolving door’ between major energy firms and key Whitehall posts revealed
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Published in: Home: NewsRevealed: UK household energy debt hit record high even before price hikes
Official Ofgem data shows millions of electricity and gas users in arrears for the first quarter of 2022