by Jacob Whitmore | Sep 18, 2026 | Coffee
On the prices two UK suppliers publish, leasing a commercial coffee machine costs as much as buying it after 3.3 years, in the middle case. Across 22 machines the crossover came between 2.4 and 3.8 years for all but one. Redber’s five-year leases on eight...
by Jacob Whitmore | Sep 18, 2026 | Coffee
The cheapest bean-to-cup coffee machine from a mainstream brand on Amazon UK on 18 September 2026 was the Bosch Series 2 VeroCafe at £249. That is below the lowest Amazon price the tracker camelcamelcamel has on record for it. Several better-known machines on the same...
by Jacob Whitmore | Sep 18, 2026 | Coffee
A £295 bean-to-cup machine pays for itself against Nespresso Vertuo mug pods in about five and a half months, at two cups a day. Against cheap compatible pods for a Nespresso Original machine it takes about two and a half years, and against Tassimo’s Kenco...
by Jacob Whitmore | Sep 18, 2026 | Energy, Trending
Key takeaways From 1 October 2026 the government has removed VAT from household electricity bills. The 0% rate is funded for six months, to 31 March 2027. Ofgem’s headline says the cap rose 4% to £1,723 a year, but that figure already has the electricity...
by Jacob Whitmore | Sep 18, 2026 | Heat Pumps, Trending
Key takeaways Every air source heat pump sold in the UK carries two efficiency figures: a SCOP measured at 35°C flow (W35) and one at 55°C (W55). The number in the adverts is almost always the higher W35 one. Across five popular models the W35 SCOP averages...
