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Reading a bill at home
Pricing & regulation

Mid-contract price rises and what you can do

The pounds-and-pence rule for contracts from 17 January 2025, what it changed, what it left alone, and when a mid-contract price rise lets you walk away without a fee.

By Ade
Hand pointing remote at TV
Pricing & regulation

Bundle pricing and the cancel-one-cancel-all trap

Broadband, TV and phone in one bundle can each carry their own minimum term. How cancelling one affects the others, and how to unwind a bundle without an exit-fee surprise.

By Ade
Router offline in the dark
Pricing & regulation

Automatic compensation: when you're owed

Ofcom's automatic compensation pays you when broadband fails: £10.34 a day for lost service, £32.31 for a missed engineer, £6.46 a day for a late start. When it applies and how it lands.

By Ade
Broadband speed test result
Pricing & regulation

Advertised vs minimum guaranteed speed

What advertised average speeds actually promise, the minimum guaranteed speed your provider must hit, and the 30-day window that lets you leave penalty-free if it does not.

By Ade
Person signing a contract
Pricing & regulation

When you can leave without a fee

Every legal way out of a broadband contract without a fee: the 14-day cooling-off period, a price rise or material change, speed below the guarantee, and being out of contract.

By Ade
Pile of British pound coins
Pricing & regulation

How much should broadband cost?

The average UK broadband bill is about £35 a month, but plenty pay far less for the same speed. What broadband should cost, tier by tier.

By Ade
Surprised person reading a bill
Pricing & regulation

Why has my broadband bill gone up?

A bigger broadband bill is almost always one of two things: an annual rise, or your contract ending. Here is which, and what to do about it.

By Ade