FibreNest Freezes UK Broadband Prices and Updates on OFNL ISP Integration

Broadband ISP FibreNest, which will soon serve full fibre (FTTP) packages to owners of new build homes covered by either OFNL or Persimmon Homes (FibreNest was acquired by OFNL in 2025), has notified existing customers of a Price Freeze until 2027 and hinted that customers will soon gain the ability to switch to other fibre providers.

In terms of pricing, new customers of FibreNest typically sign-up to packages that will increase your monthly prices by +£2 extra from April 2027. Otherwise, package prices start at £31 per month for a basic 36Mbps service (6Mbps upload) on a 12-month term and that rises up to a maximum of £56 for their top 900Mbps (110Mbps upload) tier. Most packages also attract a one-off set-up fee of £25, but this is free for 500Mbps and 900Mbps.

The good news is that existing customers were last week notified that the “current price of your FibreNest service will remain unchanged in 2026“, which is said to be “part of our commitment to providing value for our customers” (credits to ISPreview reader Zain for the tip).

On top of that the provider also mentions their “plans to deliver the ability for you to choose alternative fibre providers during 2026“. The message continues on to state that “work is underway and we are making changes to our fibre system to open our network. Whilst this takes time, it is progressing well and choice is on the way.”

However, just to be absolutely clear, FibreNest are NOT talking about giving customers the ability to access other alternative fibre networks in the normal sense of things. Instead, this reflects the fact that FibreNest’s network and OFNL’s networks are being integrated post-consolidation, which means that customers of FibreNest will eventually be able to switch to other ISPs on the OFNL side of the network and vice versa.

FibreNest is currently giving existing customers the chance to pre-register their interest in this and those who do may, if they so choose (switching is entirely optional), find they’re able to switch to a different provider a bit earlier than others. But remember that this is all still occurring within the same merged network and OFNL’s ISPs don’t tend to differ all that much in terms of price or service.

The reality is that much of this newly consolidated network will still exist on new build property developments where there are no other rival FTTP networks for OFNL to worry about.