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Fatcat water firm bosses are accused of fleecing households with eye-watering bill hikes to subsidise the broken industry

Fat cat water bosses were last night accused of fleecing households with eye-watering bill hikes to subsidise the broken industry – as they enjoyed bumper bonuses for failure. Mark this day, for it is the day you became angry.’ Singer turned water campaigner Feargal Sharkey said that Ofwat is making people pay 'for decades of criminal activity' Aerial view of …

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Water bills set for steep price hike after Ofwat review – how much will yours rise by?

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What do rising water bills mean for YOU? All your questions answered as average household set to pay an extra £31 per year

Daily Mail

Household water bills in England and Wales will increase by an average £31 a year over the next five years, regulator Ofwat announced today. Household water bills in England and Wales will increase by a total of £157 or 36 per cent over the next five years – an average £31 a year over that period. The Committee will hold …

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Thames Water slapped with £18m fine by Ofwat for dishing out 'unjustified' dividends

Daily Mail

Thames Water has been handed an £18.2million fine after regulator Ofwat used powers to crack down on firms paying 'unjustified' dividends for the first time. The regulator said Thames Water made interim dividend payouts totalling £37.5million to its holding company, Thames Water Utilities Holdings Limited, in October last year and further payouts of about £158.3million in March 2024. The ruling …

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Water bills set to surge by 36%, regulator Ofwat says

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Household water bills to rise by an average £31 a year from April

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United Utilities raises shareholder payout despite Windermere pollution

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Water companies ask to raise bills by even more than first planned

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3 months, 3 weeks ago

What will it cost to finally clean up our water industry?

The Independent

These are only some of the problems facing the water industry – and a row has erupted about how much money will be needed to solve them. Water UK, the industry’s lobby group, is unhappy about Ofwat’s decision to allow average household bills to rise by £94 per household over the next five years. that its draft decision to cut …

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3 months, 3 weeks ago

Thames Water proposes huge new bills hike

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Starmer vows to make underperforming water bosses ‘personally responsible’

The Telegraph

It emerged on Thursday that Britain’s biggest water company, which serves 16 million customers in London and the south east, will face more intrusive oversight from Ofwat after being put into special measures. Chris Walters, an Ofwat director said: “It is difficult for us to stand behind a plan that a board can’t stand behind.” As part of its announcement …

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1 year, 2 months ago

Water bills will rise by 35pc in biggest hike ever to fix sewage crisis

The Telegraph

Household water bills will rise more than £150 a year as the industry brings in major new investment to fix the sewage crisis. “Water companies are seeking regulatory approval to reduce overflow spills into rivers and seas as fast as possible and to doubling the number of households receiving support to pay their bills. Approving the plans is necessary so …

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Water companies with faulty sewage monitors to be automatically penalised under new Ofwat rules

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Water companies with faulty sewage monitors will receive automatic penalties under new Ofwat rules. More than one in six monitors installed by water companies were found to be faulty last year, The Telegraph revealed last month, prompting accusations of a cover-up of the full extent of sewage spills. Water companies are permitted to spill sewage into waterways from storm overflow …

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Fatcat water firm bosses are accused of fleecing households with eye-watering bill hikes to subsidise the broken industry

Water bills set for steep price hike after Ofwat review – how much will yours rise by?

What do rising water bills mean for YOU? All your questions answered as average household set to pay an extra £31 per year

Thames Water slapped with £18m fine by Ofwat for dishing out 'unjustified' dividends

Water bills set to surge by 36%, regulator Ofwat says

Household water bills to rise by an average £31 a year from April

United Utilities raises shareholder payout despite Windermere pollution

Water companies ask to raise bills by even more than first planned

What will it cost to finally clean up our water industry?

Thames Water proposes huge new bills hike

Starmer vows to make underperforming water bosses ‘personally responsible’

Water bills will rise by 35pc in biggest hike ever to fix sewage crisis

Water companies with faulty sewage monitors to be automatically penalised under new Ofwat rules