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Bulb boss still being paid £250,000 a year despite collapse, MPs told

The boss of bailed-out energy supplier Bulb is still being paid the same £250,000 salary that he was collecting before the business went into administration. Hayden Wood, who set up the company, was asked by administrators to stay on in his role as ...

19 Apr 2022 at 16:25

Together Energy collapses, leaving 176,000 needing a new supplier

Together Energy has become the 26th energy company in just five months to be buried under the weight of soaring gas prices. The business has exited the market, regulator Ofgem said, leaving its 176,000 household customers without an energy ...

18 Jan 2022 at 16:55

Failures of energy suppliers could see customers forking out an extra £164

The failures of energy suppliers could potentially add another £164 to customers’ bills, amid soaring energy prices and the cost-of-living crisis. A report from charity Citizens Advice found that the bill for supplier failures, including ...

11 Jul 2022 at 01:01

City

Bulb boss to leave collapsed energy supplier

The chief executive and co-founder of Bulb is to step down from the failed energy supplier at the end of July as the Government looks to secure a sale of the bailed-out group. Bulb said Hayden Wood was “stepping back from the business”. ...

01 Jul 2022 at 09:01

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Price rises that overwhelmed energy suppliers to hit consumers in 2022

Soaring gas prices consigned a string of energy suppliers to the graveyard in 2021, and will lead to runaway household bills next year as the sector continues to struggle. Energy suppliers had been paying 54p per therm of gas at the ...

23 Dec 2021 at 10:33

City

Octopus Energy ‘on brink of securing Government-backed deal to buy Bulb’

Octopus Energy is on the brink of sealing a deal to buy Bulb, its collapsed rival that has been run with billions of pounds of Government support for nearly a year, according to reports. The Government could as early as this week ...

27 Oct 2022 at 16:06

Cost of Bulb bailout rises to £6.5bn

The cost to the taxpayer of bailing out energy supplier Bulb has soared to nearly four times initial expectations, according to a new forecast. The Office for Budget Responsibility (OBR), the Government’s official forecaster, ...

17 Nov 2022 at 17:08

Unfair Bulb sale process prevented British Gas making ‘better’ bid, court told

The Government’s “flawed” handling of the sale of collapsed energy company Bulb prevented British Gas making a “better” offer that could have saved money for taxpayers, the High Court has been told. Three major suppliers ...

28 Feb 2023 at 16:06

City

Bulb administration to cost £60m, MPs told

The cost of running the administration of collapsed energy supplier Bulb will land at around £60 million, MPs have been told. Administrator Teneo said that its fees, those charged by its lawyers and by the company that ...

25 May 2023 at 13:56

Judge gives green light for proposed sale of Bulb to Octopus

Judge gives green light for proposed sale of Bulb to be able to proceed

A High Court judge has given the green light for the proposed sale of collapsed energy company Bulb to Octopus Energy to proceed, despite new legal challenges from rival suppliers. Mr Justice Zacaroli appointed a key ...

30 Nov 2022 at 16:56

City

Octopus energy gets Government approval for deal to buy collapsed rival Bulb

Octopus Energy has sealed a deal to buy Bulb, its collapsed rival which has been run with billions of pounds of Government support for nearly a year. On Saturday, Octopus announced it is taking on Bulb’s 1.5 million ...

29 Oct 2022 at 12:46

Life

How to force bulbs to flower at Christmas

It may seem a long time until Christmas, but if you want beautifully scented indoor hyacinths and other bulbs such as dwarf narcissi for the festive season you need to think about planting ‘forced’ bulbs now. ...

21 Aug 2023 at 08:00

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