10.6 million households saw £6.2billion of their hard-earned cash evaporate into thin air – or £592 per household on gas, electricity and water bills.
A holiday home can be as valuable, if not greater, an investment option as a pension or savings plan, according to a survey carried out by holidaylettings.co.uk.
Motorists can cut up to £500 a year from their annual fuel bills by adopting basic ‘eco driving’ techniques, according to findings from AA Driving School’s Drive Smart eco driver training scheme.
Research shows 2.7 million variable rate mortgage holders would struggle to pay an extra £100 on their mortgage repayments.
Savers could earn on average £322 extra a year if they moved their money.