Harringay, Haringey - So Good they Spelt it Twice!
Water Bills...
Like many of you I have just got a message saying my water bill is available. I went to download it (actually because its useful for proof of address). I was not that bothered by the bill itself, figuring it is what it is. I have to admit to being a bit more than surprised to see just what it was, and how it has shot up over the last 5-6 years.
Below, a quick table showing what the bill was/is for any particular period, how that has changed year on year, and vs the 2020-21 bill period. It has doubled in 6 years! It looks like the 2023-2025 period re the offending years. Am I alone in not really knowing our water bills were being so precipitously raised?
I know the company is apparently struggling at the moment, but I am struggling to understand how come with such a generous increase in revenue.
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Permalink Reply by Gordon T
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Water bills... This BBC News Dec 2025 piece is a start: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/clyx179pvgno
Partly OFWAT holding down price increases over more than a decade, partly Thames Water paying shareholder dividends rather than investing.
The House of Commons Library assessed 'Economic Regulation of the Water Industry' only a month ago: report here . A chart on page 12 shows average water bills (adjusted for inflation) since privatisation in 1990: since 2008 bills have actually gone down when adjusted for inflation. Pages 25-30 address 'Performance & Challenges'. Their reports are well written and not over-long.
And Fergal Sharkey will have a lot to say!
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Permalink Reply by Martin (Woodside)
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Our water DD doubled to £72 per month, last year's dry summer didn't help. I'm very concious about wasting water now, even to the extent of chucking bathwater into the WC to flush it. Every little helps.
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