Water bills in England and Wales: how much more might you pay in your area?
The average bill is to rise by 36% over five years. Here’s what each firm will charge, and how they will spend the cash
Thames Water to pay £18m penalty after breaking dividend rules
Regulator says it will claw back £131m in ‘unjustified’ payments as it announces companies can increase bills by 36% by 2030
Average water bill in England and Wales to rise by 36% over five years
Firms accused of forcing households to pay for years of underinvestment after Ofwat agrees to increases to help fix sector
Taps dry in 58,000 Hampshire homes due to Southern Water fault
Outage comes as customers hear they will face the highest ill increases in England and Wales
Thames Water to get green light to hike bills by more than a third by 2030
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Anger greets UK government decision not to compensate ‘Waspi women’
Minister says flat-rate compensation scheme for women affected by rising state pension age would have cost taxpayer £10.5bn
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Britain’s bumper pay rises show inflation is tricky to shift
Labour market figures do not yet show effects of Rachel Reeves’s tax rises on employers in the budget
UK pay growth leaps to 5.2%, reducing chances of interest rate cut
Rise in wages for skilled workers in manufacturing sector drives increase, but vacancies fall again
At last, a group of MPs intent on reforming our madly unfair council tax
The system relies on valuations from 1991, when Gorbachev was in power, but has become politically untouchable
Water companies urged to step up help on bills for vulnerable customers
Regulator poised to reveal steep price rises as campaigners in England and Wales fear water will become unaffordable
UK retailers accused of recruiting young shop workers without rights over Christmas
Lush and Gymshark among chains using apps promoted by TikTok influencers to take on gig economy assistants lacking basic protections, say unions
Public anger over water bill rises is justified, says UK environment secretary
‘Complete reset’ of water industry needed in face of poor service, pollution and leaks, says Steve Reed
British energy firms told to offer ‘zero’ standing charge tariff by next winter
Ofgem aims to provide choice as Martin Lewis describes daily fees as a ‘poll tax’ on gas and electricity bills
Annual rent for newly let UK home £3,240 higher than 2021, research finds
Rents have risen by 27% since end of pandemic lockdowns, while earnings have increased by 19%