Water bills

‘It’s relentless’: Britons react to April bill rises amid Labour’s benefit cuts

Increases in council tax, energy and water come less than week after Rachel Reeves revealed raft of cuts to welfare

Jem Bartholomew

01, Apr, 2025 @4:00 AM

‘Awful April’: bill rises Britons face, from council tax to energy and cars

How the wave of increases will hit your household finances – and what you can do about it

Mabel Banfield-Nwachi

31, Mar, 2025 @4:00 PM

Will bills continue to rise and what does it mean for Labour?

February’s dip in inflation was only a blip – the pain for consumers and the UK economy is poised to continue

Phillip Inman

31, Mar, 2025 @2:18 PM

Green campaigners attempt citizen’s arrests of Thames Water executives

Chris Weston and Alastair Cochran targeted by group who accuse them of causing a public nuisance

Damien Gayle

18, Mar, 2025 @5:29 PM

Thames Water hopes to agree deal with one of six bidders by end of June

Debt-laden company agrees with Ofwat that review of bill rises can be delayed as it seeks buyer

Anna Isaac

18, Mar, 2025 @3:12 PM

River campaigners to sue Ofwat over water bill rises

Group claims regulator signed off on ‘broken system’ making customers pay for industry’s neglect

Sandra Laville

06, Mar, 2025 @12:01 AM

‘People’s commission’ to examine future of water industry in England and Wales

Inquiry set up by academics and campaigners to rival ‘too limited’ government-established commission

Sandra Laville

27, Feb, 2025 @1:28 PM

United Utilities boss admits water firm ‘isn’t good enough at stopping sewage dumping’

Louise Beardmore, boss at England’s worst-polluting firm, tells MPs pollution rise partly down to extra monitors and wet weather

Helena Horton Environment reporter

26, Feb, 2025 @3:40 PM

Thames Water launches appeal for permission to raise bills even higher

Struggling firm to appeal to competition watchdog to hike fees by more than Ofwat-approved 35% over next five years

Jasper Jolly

14, Feb, 2025 @9:45 AM

Ministers must hold the line on Thames Water. It got itself into the mess | Nils Pratley

It seems Thames is trying to scare the government into thinking the world will end if it falls into ‘special administration’

Nils Pratley

23, Jan, 2025 @7:58 PM

Energy caps to stamp duty changes: your personal finance diary for January-April 2025

Stubbornly high interest rates and inflation could be good or bad depending on your situation. Here are some key dates to watch out for

Hilary Osborne

31, Dec, 2024 @12:30 PM

Revealed: Thames Water diverted ‘cash for clean-ups’ to help pay bonuses

Exclusive: UK’s biggest water company assessed risks before cutting back on cost of environmental work, investigation shows