E.ON to scrap cold-call doorstep sales?

The boss of energy supplier E.ON today said his firm is looking at ditching doorstep selling as part of a “reset” of the firm’s pricing and operations. The previously industry-wide practice has recently attracted controversy after a number of legal cases found some suppliers had been “misleading” customers. Several firms including SSE have now scrapped […]

Barker nips Green Deal doorstep selling in the bud

Illegal doorstep selling of the Green Deal is “unacceptable” and anyone who attempts to do so will be cut out of the scheme, according to Climate Change Minister Greg Barker. The minister was prompted to make the pledge about consumer protection in the Government’s energy efficiency scheme by Barry Gardiner, Labour MP and member of […]