First home... need gas and electric HELP

LeaScull

Hey everyone
As you can see, im new here..

Well the reason for this thread (and visiting this site) is my boyfriend and I are due to move into our first home.. and to be honest, have no idea when it comes to getting gas and electric suppliers.. ALL help and advice would be greatly appreciated!

We live in the Sunderland area
2 Bedroom small house / flat
will be paying via direct debit

Which suppuliers do you think would suit us best?
The more ££££'s saved the better! hehe

Thanks in advance, Lea

seven-day-weekend

I would go onto one of the comparison sites and put your details in and see what comes up. It is usually cheaper to have gas and electric with the same company, to have an online account and to pay by direct debit.

I'm sure others will know more than me. They'll be along soon!

vij1366

the best one i have come across is the s& s which u can find by going to u switch .avoid bg as u get bbaaaaaadddddddd service .or try atlantic just did this and the savings are good on basic info you have given
there is a thread on this site with this info try looking for it it might help

roger56

Try Ebico, they are a fair trade not for profit supplier and one of the cheapest
with just one rate for all customers regardless of payment method.
http://www.ebico.co.uk/en/open/pages/indexen.php

One comparison site can be found here, have your postcode ready:
http://www.energyhelpline.com/energy/rg_home.aspx?aid=107

tripled

Remember when you move in to take meter readings and notify the current suppliers ou've moved even if you're switching!

LeaScull

Thanks so much for your help everyone!
Im going to call a couple of the named companies tomorrow and see who gives us the best price etc..

BexTech

LeaScull wrote:

Thanks so much for your help everyone!
Im going to call a couple of the named companies tomorrow and see who gives us the best price etc..

Don't bother phoning, you'll just waste your time and money, both in phone calls and higher rates for energy.

Many of the cheapest tariffs for gas and electricity are only available via a comparison site. such as http://www.energyhelpline.com/cashbackmse .uScam I've never liked.

Typing in a few details on http://www.energyhelpline.com/cashbackmse is much easier than phoning around and will give you lower rates not available direct from either phoning up a supplier or going to the suppliers website.

All suppliers on the phone / in person will say they are cheaper than such and such a company, what they do is compare their monthly direct debit cheapest tariff with a competitors dearest quarterly billing pay by cheque / cash tariff.

cheghead

roger56 wrote:

Try Ebico, they are a fair trade not for profit supplier and one of the cheapest
with just one rate for all customers regardless of payment method.
http://www.ebico.co.uk/en/open/pages/indexen.php

One comparison site can be found here, have your postcode ready:
http://www.energyhelpline.com/energy/rg_home.aspx?aid=107

Have to agree. Been with and recommended Ebico to others. Very easy to set up as they keep you informed all the way. You 'might' get a little cheaper depending on where you live but you won't get any more straight forward.

LeaScull

Oh great... We'd went to that site before and didnt know if we'd get better prices over the phone or not.
We've decided to go for Ebico, will let you know how we get on..

Thanks again!

cheghead

LeaScull wrote:

Oh great... We'd went to that site before and didnt know if we'd get better prices over the phone or not.
We've decided to go for Ebico, will let you know how we get on..

Thanks again!

Should be a good choice!

Do a search on MSE for Ebico and you should find a lot of satisfied customers so far.