Thames Water has been lobbying the government and regulators to let it increase bills by 40%, pay lower fines for breaches and keep paying out…
View More Thames Water lobbying government to let it increase bills by 40%Tag: Water bills
‘The whole thing stinks’: water firms to pay out £14.7bn in dividends as customers foot sewage costs
English water companies will pay an estimated £14.7bn in dividends by the end of this decade, while making customers pay for new investment to stem…
View More ‘The whole thing stinks’: water firms to pay out £14.7bn in dividends as customers foot sewage costsWater firms focused on returns at expense of environment, say peers
Water companies have been too focused on maximising financial returns at the expense of the environment, a House of Lords committee has found. The investigation…
View More Water firms focused on returns at expense of environment, say peersUK heatwave: easy ways to save water during a drought
After weeks without rain, the grass is parched, the ground is cracked and a drought has officially been declared across eight areas of England. Water…
View More UK heatwave: easy ways to save water during a droughtBan bonuses for water firm bosses until they fix leaky pipes, say Lib Dems
Water company bosses should be banned from giving themselves bonuses until they fix their leaky pipes, the Liberal Democrats have demanded. New figures uncovered by…
View More Ban bonuses for water firm bosses until they fix leaky pipes, say Lib DemsIf you thought your energy bill rise was bad, wait until you see these …
The new tax year starts this week and for many, that means people being worse off. Spiralling energy prices and rising inflation are foremost in…
View More If you thought your energy bill rise was bad, wait until you see these …From energy costs to TV bills: what has gone up in price today?
It’s been dubbed “bleak Friday” by some: pre-announced price rises for many household bills are to take effect on 1 April, adding to the misery…
View More From energy costs to TV bills: what has gone up in price today?Water bills in England and Wales to rise from April
Households can expect their water bills to rise to an average of almost £420 a year from April, compounding a record rise in energy costs…
View More Water bills in England and Wales to rise from AprilWater poverty: ministers urged to end ‘postcode lottery’ in England and Wales
The government faces calls to end the “postcode lottery” for water poverty in England and Wales by creating a social tariff to protect millions of…
View More Water poverty: ministers urged to end ‘postcode lottery’ in England and Wales