water bills

Water bills set to soar

Rebecca Atkinson — Mon, 11 Aug 2008 12:07:48 +0100

Water bills are set to soar over the next five years as utility companies unveil measures to invest in improving quality.

Ofwat, the regulator, is considering business plans from all water companies and will decide in the autumn 2009 how much firms can reasonably charge consumers for planned improvements, with new bills coming into effect in April 2010.

Water bills set to rise

Rebecca Atkinson — Tue, 26 Feb 2008 15:01:41 +0000

Water bills are set to increase by as much as £29 in 2008/09 bringing the average annual cost to around £330.

Are you pouring your money away over water?

Chris Thomas — Wed, 12 Dec 2007 16:47:05 +0000

It's not an expense we often think about - but since the privatisation of water in 1989, the price we pay to have our morning shower, give the garden a drink and get our clothes washed has risen by 40%, according to the water regulator, Ofwat. And last year prices rose by a typical 7% in England and Wales, bringing the average bill to £312 a year.