From energy bills to council tax, water to Wi-Fi, here's a quick look at the bills that all UK households face every month and where single or 'one person' households may be eligible for any savings.
A recent study commissioned by an online comparison site claims living alone costs the single sector an EXTRA £250,000 each over a lifetime. Bearing the full burden of a mortgage or rent, holidays and bills all adds up and single people spend more over the course of their life because they’re not part of a couple. The
How does the First Buy mortgage scheme help single house buyers? A new ‘shared equity’ scheme announced by the Government in 2011, First Buy has been set up to help 10,000 first-time buyers to buy a new-build home. What does it mean? How does it work? Loans of up to 20% of the property’s
Whether you’re already something of a masterchef, or want to recap on the basics, think about taking a cookery holiday where you can brush up on new skills with others Improve your cooking skills and check out some of your guest recipes Brush up on your cooking skills (it’s never too late!). Whether you’re
Housing Associations for Single People and One Person Households How they work Housing associations are separate organisations from councils, but often work closely with them to offer, and in some cases build, flats and houses for as many local people in need of housing, as they can. This includes those people who may have originally
Putting all those myths to rest and spilling the beans, this months guest blog from Paul Xerri-Keen from Travel One on the kind of questions you normally ask when you're looking for a holiday Are you worried about booking your first singles holiday? Paul Xerri-Keen who has been working with leading singles holiday specialist tour
Airline Strike Action: Are you clear about your rights? A PLAIN SIMPLE GUIDE to dealing with Air Travel Disruption Whether you’re a solo traveller or travelling with family or friends, delays, cancellations, strike action and more recently unprecedented worldwide travel disruption as a result of Coronavirus can all be a hugely disheartening start to
Council Tax Rises: What they mean for you & 4 practical ideas to head it off If you haven’t already opened it, your Council Tax bill has arrived and although we all need to pay for the services we get, for many single people living on ‘one household’ incomes this is one more bill
Join a mammoth citizen science project – no expertise needed Are you up for giving some of your self-isolation time to help with a giant weather digitisation effort? Scientists at Reading University are looking for volunteers to help digitise handwritten records dating back 200 years or more that were painstakingly collected and recorded by
Avoiding single supplements, is this finally a way to get around them? Despite the increasing number of single travellers and business travellers we all know that finding a hotel that a) has single rooms or b) doesn’t charge you a single supplement is pretty much, rarer than hens teeth. Providing many hoteliers with the
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