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Jon Rudoe

Co-founder & CCO

Why the latest energy bill hikes are an HR issue

Industry

October 1, 2024

Why the latest energy bill hikes are an HR issue

Jon Rudoe

The new Ofgem energy price cap kicks in today, meaning the average UK household will be £149 worse off each year.

March 12, 2024

The cost-of-living crisis is battering workplace performance – and HR leaders need to act

Jon Rudoe

Research by Nous for Business has found 74% of HR leaders said the cost of living crisis is affecting employee performance

December 7, 2023

HR has a cost-of-living retention problem: Here’s how to navigate it

Jon Rudoe

Companies are struggling to keep up with pay rise requests – and it’s making the issue of retention even harder to manage.

October 20, 2023

The ‘perkcession’ – and why so many workplace perks don’t actually work

Jon Rudoe

The age of ping-pong tables may be coming to an end. Employers are becoming less interested in 'fun' workplace perks, and are focusing instead on measures that make their team genuinely better off.

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Nous

Industry

October 18, 2023

What’s happening to wages in the UK?

Nous

With UK wages continuing to grow at one of the fastest paces on record, Nous examines what this means for employers and their teams.

August 18, 2023

The UK’s mortgage timebomb is driving a new phase of the cost-of-living crisis

Greg Marsh

The Bank of England's decision to raise interest rates to 5.25% will strike fear into the hearts of millions of households whose fixed-rate deals are due to come to an end in the coming year.

May 30, 2023

The energy price cap is welcome, but won’t be the end of painfully high bills

Greg Marsh

The energy price cap update brings some good news, but tough times remain, explains Greg.

April 27, 2023

Shopping around for energy deals is coming back – but most people can already save

Greg Marsh

Energy bills are set to come down from July – but you don’t need to wait until then.

March 31, 2023

Why families are facing a £700 hit to their finances in April

Greg Marsh

Spring has sprung, but brace yourselves. Because a number of household bills are set to increase from Saturday.

March 21, 2023

The £100bn tax grab concealed in Jeremy Hunt’s Spring Budget

Greg Marsh

The Budget giveaways were not what they seem: the Chancellor’s stealth taxes could add £30bn a year to the Treasury’s coffers by 2027-28 years as earners are dragged into higher tax brackets.

March 6, 2023

Mind the gap: why the transport price hikes are unfair

Greg Marsh

Greg explains why this month's transport increases are the latest blow to London’s post-pandemic recovery.

February 16, 2023

Can you afford the increasing costs of parenthood?

Greg Marsh

The cost-of-living crisis is exacerbating Britain’s falling birth rate. But with the estimated cost of raising a child to 18 now £160K for a couple, is it surprising that people are choosing to have fewer kids? Greg explores.

February 9, 2023

It doesn’t pay to be single in a cost-of-living crisis

Greg Marsh

Everyone knows it's more expensive to live alone. But in the midst of the cost-of-living crisis, single people are being put under huge financial pressure. Greg crunches the numbers to show the real price you pay for being single.

January 5, 2023

The big problem with small print and why we need to take back control

Greg Marsh

After working his way through all the small print that bedevils modern services, Greg finds truth in Dick Turpin’s old maxim ‘your money or your life’

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Lydia Howland

Head of Service Design

The unfair burden on the fairer sex: why the cost-of-living crisis is hurting more than just women’s wallets

Industry

December 7, 2022

The unfair burden on the fairer sex: why the cost-of-living crisis is hurting more than just women’s wallets

Lydia Howland

Lydia shares new research from Nous that finds the cost-of-living crisis is disproportionately affecting women – impacting their wealth and health.

November 18, 2022

What Jeremy Hunt's Autumn Statement Means For You

Greg Marsh

Yesterday's budget announcement included changes to taxation, the energy price guarantee, and public spending. But what do the changes mean for you? Greg explores.

November 2, 2022

Taking a closer look at falling house prices

Greg Marsh

With mortgage rates up, affordability tests tightening and commentators acknowledging that house prices are likely to fall next year, Greg asks if 2023 is the year that first-time buyers have been waiting for

October 7, 2022

In the dark about energy blackouts?

Glen Walker

In the last 24 hours there have been a lot of articles with headlines such as 'Plan for three-hour power blackouts'. How worried should we actually be?

September 14, 2022

Re:cap: understanding the Energy Price Guarantee

Jon Rudoe

Jon explores what we know about the Truss/Kwarteng energy plans and what it means for households, highlighting a key point that is being misunderstood.

August 23, 2022

Navigating the cost-of-living crisis with StepChange

Jon Rudoe

Jon shares StepChange’s helpful tips for dealing with the cost-of-living crisis.

August 16, 2022

The fixed rate mortgage dilemma – should you stick or twist?

Jon Rudoe

With interest rates rising, many households on a fixed rate mortgage are considering whether to remortgage now or wait until their fixed term ends. Jon explains how our new refix calculator can help.

July 25, 2022

An update on UK consumer energy prices (and other economic factors)

Jon Rudoe

Jon gives an update on the latest changes in the domestic energy markets and some rather sobering predictions for consumers in the UK…

May 26, 2022

Examining the Chancellor’s cost-of-living measures

Jon Rudoe

Jon unpacks the Chancellor’s cost-of-living measures announced earlier today.

May 18, 2022

Prosecuting the cost-of-living crisis perpetrators

Jon Rudoe

As inflation hits a 40-year-high of 9%, Jon considers who's really to blame

May 16, 2022

Will Ofgem’s latest proposed changes to the energy market actually be good for customers?

Jon Rudoe

Ofgem's proposed energy market changes would make suppliers that gained customers pay a punitive fee back to suppliers that lost them - would this really be good for customers?

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Lydia Howland

Head of Service Design

Industry

April 13, 2022

The growing cost of being an ostrich

Lydia Howland

As the CPI confirms inflation has hit 7% and could reach as much as 10% in the months ahead, Lydia wonders why our research reveals so many households are still sticking their heads in the sand, and underestimating the impact of the cost-of-living timebomb.

April 7, 2022

Water bills: I haven’t heard much about them, should I be worried?

Glen Walker

‍With much of the recent talk about utilities focussed on the astronomical increases in energy prices, we thought it was worth taking a few minutes to discuss the oft-forgotten water bill.

March 31, 2022

Getting up to speed: Are UK households paying for more broadband than they need?

Emily Thompson

Does greater broadband speed actually lead to better broadband? Emily explores.

March 23, 2022

What the Spring Statement means for households

Jon Rudoe

Jon explains what the Chancellor’s statement today means for households, and how the help handed out by the Chancellor compares to the pressures facing households from the current cost of living crisis.

March 17, 2022

What does the base rate rise mean for your household?

Jon Rudoe

Today the Bank of England lifted interest rates to 0.75%. Jon discusses what this increase means for UK households.

March 3, 2022

Making sense of the energy price cap rise

Emily Thompson

Emily explains what the energy price cap rise means for households, and shares some tips on what you can do now.

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Lydia Howland

Head of Service Design

Why I’m railing against the latest train price rise

Industry

March 1, 2022

Why I’m railing against the latest train price rise

Lydia Howland

Lydia asks why there are incentives for having an electric company car and cycling to work, but not for commuting by train.

February 25, 2022

The economic aftershocks of Russia’s invasion

Jon Rudoe

Jon comments on the potential economic impacts of Russia's invasion

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Lydia Howland

Head of Service Design

Down & Out In Faversham and London: Why moving somewhere cheaper is advice based on doublethink

Industry

February 9, 2022

Down & Out In Faversham and London: Why moving somewhere cheaper is advice based on doublethink

Lydia Howland

Lydia discusses why 'giving up Netflix and moving somewhere cheaper' isn't the right answer

February 3, 2022

The cost-of-living squeeze - what is it, and why is it happening, and how bad could it be?

Jon Rudoe

Jon reviews how hikes in inflation, rising taxes, and soaring energy bills will leave UK households feeling the pinch

January 7, 2022

How will the government’s new green funding help households?

Jon Rudoe

Jon considers the path towards more renewable and green household utilities in the UK, with the government, businesses and consumers all playing their part

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Jon Rudoe

Co-founder & CCO