Eco Friendly & Sustainable Living
consumer rights, Tag
- Time to bin letters making dubious solar claims Tue, 30 Jul 19, 4:00pmMessages appear to be a ruse to get people to sign up to unnecessary services
- Not so smart: bad meter installations leave customers in debt and in the dark Sun, 28 Jul 19, 5:00pmConsumers are left footing the bill when a much-vaunted new technology goes wrongValerie Cooper has always budgeted carefully in order to pay her utility bills on time...
- Switch to green energy – and save £250 on your bill Sat, 13 Oct 18, 5:00pmAs the UN warns on climate change, we show moving to a 100% renewable supplier is easy
- Are some landlords bending energy efficiency rules? Sat, 23 Jun 18, 4:00pmRenting out properties with bad insulation and heating has been prohibited since April
- Our Green Star energy meter is anything but smart Tue, 10 Apr 18, 4:00pmWe’ve been losing income from our solar panels since it was installed
- Mortgage lender raises the roof over leasehold solar panels Wed, 31 Jan 18, 9:36pmOur buyer’s preferred lender won’t consider them for a mortgage
- Mortage lender raises the roof over leasehold solar panels Wed, 31 Jan 18, 6:00pmOur buyer’s preferred lender won’t consider them for a mortgageWe bought a house in 2010 and had solar panels installed on a leasehold basis. We want to sell, but the buyer’s preferred lender won’t lend on properties...
- Senate passes weak GMO-labeling bill, nullifying Vermont's pro-consumer requirements Fri, 8 Jul 16, 8:00pmThe United States Senate passed a controversial bill Wednesday that would require food makers to disclose genetically modified food ingredients—at least, sort of...
- Being Good doesn’t pay with Warm Home Discount scheme Sun, 14 Feb 16, 6:00pmI was told I could claim £140 but because I chose a green energy provider, I can’t
- Big brands 'cheating' consumers with false lightbulb efficiency claims Thu, 17 Dec 15, 11:44pmManufacturers are revealed to be exploiting a loophole in European tests to exaggerate the brightness and energy use of their products
- Revealed: big brands 'cheating' consumers with false lightbulb efficiency claims Thu, 17 Dec 15, 11:44pmManufacturers are revealed to be exploiting a loophole in European tests to exaggerate the brightness and energy use of their products
- EU ban on powerful vacuum cleans sparks anger and legal move Fri, 22 Aug 14, 4:58amWhich? tells consumers to buy now as Best Buy cleaners fall foul of EU energy label that prohibits motors above 1,600wConsumers are being urged to buy powerful vacuum cleaners while they can after it emerged that some of...
- Cameron: business secretary will address Scottish Power scandal Thu, 26 Jun 14, 5:26amNew evidence that the energy group short-changed customers on warranties should be addressed directly by Vince CableDavid Cameron has intervened in the growing row over £79m of outstanding cashback promises made to...
- Consumer group Which? questions virtue of green energy subsidies Thu, 12 Jun 14, 4:47amWhich? warns planned green energy subsidies may not be value for money, as more cost effective options may be overlookedA leading consumer group has warned Ed Davey that his proposed subsidy scheme will encourage the construction...
- Community investment schemes for returns – and a clear conscience Sat, 23 Jun 12, 8:01amCommunity schemes offer savers 6%-8% returns a year. Plus a clear conscience. The latest promises to deliver green heat while rescuing local woodlandThe country's first "wood fuel co-operative" is offering green-minded small...