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Water company set to increase bills by 91% in blow for struggling households
Southern Water is asking for the biggest jump, to an average £915 a year, while South Staffordshire and Cambridge Water are asking for the lowest rise of 24%, to £221 a year, but that is for water only
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UK could be hit with hosepipe bans despite wettest 12 months on record
The UK's 'creaking' infrastructure and lack of investment means the country could be heading for hosepipe bans this summer despite record rainfall, an expert has warned
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Water bills rise by up to £71 from today - see how much you'll pay
The bill increase was announced earlier this year with Water UK confirming that the increases, equivalent to £27 a year, would leave households with an average annual bill of £473
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Mystery of 'strange tasting water' that left hundreds without supply for days
Hundreds in the village of Fen Ditton in Cambridge went nearly a week without any water last month - but supplier Independent Water Networks has been unable to get to the bottom of the 'strange chemical taste'
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Water bills to rise by up to £71 a year - full list of increases from each firm
Water bills are set to rise again from this April, with the average household yearly bill to increase from £445 to £473, a rise of £27 or 6% - see the full breakdown below
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Drinking too much water could damage your brain, expert warns
Not drinking enough water can impact our health, but overhydration can also have a huge impact on the body - and result in a host of symptoms such as confusion, drowsiness and headaches
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Water firms to pay back £114million to customers after failing to meet targets
If water companies fail to meet targets, Ofwat restricts the amount of money they can take from customers - this year, no company achieved its top category of 'leading'
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Millions could get compensation in £800m legal action against water companies
Professor Carolyn Roberts claims water companies have breached competition law by failing to report discharges which would have affected the price they can charge to customers
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Water companies 'will add cost of cleaning up sewage spills to customers bills'
The trade body representing the mega-rich water companies said consumers will face 'modest upward pressure' on bills as part of their £10billion modernisation scheme
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Interactive map shows how much water bills to rise from today - see your area
Brits can expect different increases in the price of their water bills depending on where they live and who their provider is. A handy map has broken it down as increases come into effect today
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Everything that will cost you more in April - and bill check you must do
It seems like pretty much everything is set to get a little bit more expensive in April which makes it very hard to long for the Spring, Mirror Money has compiled a full list of the confirmed rises, alongside the speculated
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Water bills going up today taking average bill to £448 - how to cut costs
Water UK has said the average annual water bill is set to rise by £31 – taking the average yearly bill to £448 but some households could see much bigger increases
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Martin Lewis fan explains how they got £950 refund - see if you're due cash back
Sophie had written to the Money Saving Expert team sharing that she had read the previous week's note about water bill hikes coming this April
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Water bills to rise by up to £47 a year from April - how to cut your costs
Water UK says although companies have "absorbed as much cost as possible" this year’s change particularly reflects the inflationary impact of higher energy costs