Water companies urged to increase financial support for customers

Companies are asked to develop plans to support Britons amid financial pressures

Water firms urged to be ‘creative’ in setting out bill cutting measures

Bills for homes with water butts or permeable driveways could be lowered under new plans

Water meters to be made compulsory for millions of households?

Reports claim nearly six million homeowners could soon be forced to install a water meter

Thames Water hits half a million smart meter milestone

Its rollout, which currently covers London and the village of Haslemere, near Guildford, is the biggest smart water meter programme in the UK

Yorkshire Water trial to help consumers reduce bills

Customers ideintified as likely to be paying more for water will be offered to use a meter for two years

Want to save £100? Trial a water meter!

Hundreds of thousands of householders could be missing out on lower water bills because they’re unaware they can trial a water meter. According to a new survey by Consumer Council for Water (CCWater), only one in four customers in England and Wales, who pay fixed charges, know they can trial a meter for up to […]

Household water bills to rise by 3.5%

Householders in England and Wales will be hit by an average of 3.5% rise in their water bills from April this year. This means the average bill will be £388 in 2013/14, which regulator Ofwat said takes into account a rate of inflation of 3%. The changes will come into effect of 1 April 2013 […]