Heating oil market to be better regulated under plans to help UK households
Summary
The heating oil market is to be better regulated under plans to help households, the Evening Standard and The Independent reported on Tuesday 13 October. The Competition and Markets Authority launched a study into the sector after the Middle East conflict sent the cost of heating oil soaring, and Wales Online reported new rules and compensation confirmed for UK homes after prices shot up. Around 1.5 million households that rely on heating oil to warm their homes are bracing for a difficult winter, according to the Birmingham Mail, which reported a change confirmed by Andy Burnham's government for those households.
Latest: The heating oil market is to be better regulated under plans to help households, with new rules and compensation confirmed for UK homes after the Middle East conflict sent prices soaring, the Evening Standard, The Independent and Wales Online reported.
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How it unfolded
Tuesday 13 October
The heating oil market is to be better regulated under plans to help households, with new rules and compensation confirmed for UK homes after the Middle East conflict sent prices soaring, the Evening Standard, The Independent and Wales Online reported.
- 09:08Wales OnlineMajor heating oil update with new rules and compensation confirmed for UK homes
- 08:24The IndependentHeating oil market to be better regulated under plans to help households
- 08:24Evening StandardHeating oil market to be better regulated under plans to help households
- 05:42Birmingham MailAndy Burnham government confirms change for 1.5 million heating oil households