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Switchcraft’s research found that tenants paying up to five time more for their heating due to poor energy efficiency.

Switchcraft has offered some top tips on how billpayers can make their money go further.

Efforts to lower energy bills will continue to flounder so long as most gas and electricity is bought and sold through “opaque” bilateral contracts, Switchcraft has argued.

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The investigation by Switchcraft, a service that automatically moves consumers to cheaper tariffs, shows that nearly a quarter of customers’ complaints related to overcharging or having direct debits increased – despite being in credit.

“As the mercury drops, we can be certain that one thing will rise,” Alex Dickson at Switchcraft said.

Switchcraft said: “That Toto Energy – a company with an appalling track record – was able to purchase 43,000 new customers only three months ago is dumbfounding.”

Auto-switching service Switchcraft says it is now “survival of the fittest” in retail energy markets.

Auto-switching service Switchcraft claims these deals can lock billpayers into an ‘energy-poverty trap’

Switchcraft, said: “It’s great to see Ofgem on the front foot when it comes to enforcement actions against suppliers.