by Jacob Whitmore | Sep 21, 2026 | Home & Garden, Trending
Key takeaways From 1 October 2026 the Ofgem cap is £1,723 a year, with electricity at 26.32p per kWh and no VAT on it until 31 March 2027. Gas is 7.97p per kWh including 5% VAT. That puts a 2kW plug-in bedroom heater at 52.6p an hour, or £4.21 for an...
by Jacob Whitmore | Sep 15, 2026 | Home & Garden, Home Security, Trending
The short answer Ring and Google both charge a plan before you can watch recorded doorbell video back. Over 36 months, Ring’s cheapest plan costs 1.9 times its £79.99 doorbell, and the monthly plan payments pass the doorbell’s price in month 17. We call...
by Jacob Whitmore | Sep 7, 2026 | Home & Garden
The short answer We read 30 of the best-selling draught excluders on Amazon UK on 7 September 2026. Twenty-three are sold on keeping heat in. Eight say what size gap they actually seal. A basket of the ones that do say costs £28.76 and covers two external doors and...
by Jacob Whitmore | Sep 7, 2026 | Home & Garden
The short answer Condensation forms when warm, damp indoor air meets glass that is colder than the dew point. You stop it by putting less moisture into the air, moving the damp air out, or making the glass warmer. A dehumidifier does the first job for about 18.2p per...
by Jacob Whitmore | Sep 5, 2026 | Home & Garden, Trending
Every heater here is ranked on one number first: what it costs to run for an hour at the Ofgem cap rate that starts on 1 October 2026. The specifications are the maker’s own, opened and read on 5 September 2026. There is no hands-on test here and we do not claim...
by Jacob Whitmore | Sep 4, 2026 | Home & Garden, Trending
Search for the cost of a monitored home alarm and you will find monthly prices running from about five pounds to thirty. What those pages rarely say is what the money buys. In Britain, paying to be monitored does not mean the police will come when your alarm goes off....
