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Your utility and telecoms
agreements, explained.

BareTerms reads the terms and tells you what you are actually signed up to, in plain English. For UK agreements.

Independent. No supplier ties.
UK agreements only.
Your document never stored.
Over two thirds of people do not read or understand the contracts they sign for utilities and subscriptions University of Law, 2023. View research
Half of energy consumers believe they are on a fixed tariff. Official figures show only 11% actually are Ofgem Consumer Impacts Survey, Wave 5, 2024. View research
Energy supply agreement
£2.99

Covers electricity and gas supply contracts. BareTerms extracts the terms that affect what you pay and when you can leave.

Tariff type and unit rates
Standing charge
Contract length and exit fee
Price increase clause
Auto-renewal terms and notice period
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Regulated by Ofgem
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Water supply terms
£2.99

Covers metered and unmetered water supply agreements. BareTerms identifies what you are charged for and under what conditions.

Tariff type (metered or unmetered)
Unit rate and standing charge
Billing period
Price increase clause
Disconnection terms and notice period
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Regulated by Ofwat
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Broadband contract
£2.99

Covers home broadband and fibre contracts. BareTerms extracts the speed claims, price lock terms, and what it costs to leave early.

Download and upload speed (stated)
Contract length and monthly cost
Early termination charge
Price increase clause (CPI+X%)
Auto-renewal and router ownership
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Regulated by Ofcom
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Landline and home phone
£2.99

Covers standalone landline and home phone contracts, and landline terms within bundled agreements.

Monthly line rental cost
Contract length and call tariff
Early termination charge
Price increase clause and auto-renewal
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Regulated by Ofcom
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SIM-only agreement
£2.49

Covers SIM-only mobile plans, including rolling monthly and fixed-term contracts. No handset included.

Data allowance, minutes, and texts
Contract length (rolling vs fixed)
Cancellation terms and auto-renewal
Roaming charges
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Regulated by Ofcom

Why these agreements matter

Ofcom's own consumer research, published in 2024, found that fewer than one in six broadband customers on inflation-linked contracts understood the price rise terms they had signed. The regulator responded by banning CPI-linked price rises in all new phone, broadband and pay TV contracts from January 2025. The same pattern of poor understanding runs across all utility and telecoms agreements.

Price increase clauses, auto-renewal terms, and exit fees are set out in lengthy terms that most people do not read in full. Consumers who miss them can find themselves locked in, or surprised by charges they did not expect.

BareTerms reads those terms for you. Whether you have just received an agreement, are weighing up whether to sign, or are already in a contract and want to understand what you agreed to, that is what BareTerms is for.

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