Looks like most of our water bills will be going up in April, just to cheer us up a bit more. 
Here’s what Martin Lewis says, and what areas are likely to increase:
https://www.moneysavingexpert.com/utilities/cut-water-bills/#waterbills
My water rates go up every year, so nothing new for me.
That’s strange, Donkeyman?
I can click on it and it works perfectly.
Can anyone else open it please?
Yes I can open it too Mups.
It won’t open for me either.
@Mups , Oooer! Just tried again and it opens but l can’t
get rid of the blocker ??
Oh well, never mind !!
Donkeyman! 
How strange. I wonder why some can open it and not others?
Might it be those who are on tablets having the problems? Or maybe their AdBlockers?
Dunno.
I doubt that, somehow. 
What water company are you with and I will look up the increase for you?
For those that can’t read it:
| WATER AND SEWERAGE COMPANIES | ANNUAL COST | TOTAL DROP/RISE | % CHANGE |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anglian Water | £452 | +£22 | +5% |
| Dwr Cymru | £463 | No change | No change |
| Hafren Dyfrdwy | £334 | +£10 | +3% |
| Northumbrian | £365 | +£35 | +10% |
| Severn Trent | £389 | +£26 | +7% |
| South West Water (1) | £472 | -£31 | -6% |
| Southern Water | £402 | -£17 | -4% |
| Thames Water | £423 | +£3 | +1% |
| United Utilities | £422 | -£3 | -1% |
| Wessex Water | £470 | +£16 | +4% |
| Yorkshire Water | £419 | -£6 | -2% |
| WATER ONLY (you’ll be billed for sewerage by one of the companies above) | % CHANGE (water only) | ||
| Affinity Water Central | £175 | -£2 | -1% |
| Affinity Water East | £200 | -£4 | -2% |
| Affinity Water South East | £225 | -£7 | -3% |
| Bournemouth Water | £142 | -£2 | -1% |
| Bristol | £202 | +£13 | +7% |
| Cambridge | £148 | £0 | 0% |
| Essex & Suffolk | £246 | +£23 | +10% |
| Portsmouth | £109 | +£6 | +6% |
| SES Water | £193 | +£6 | +3% |
| South East | £221 | +£7 | +3% |
| South Staffordshire | £160 | +£3 | +2% |
Well done, Wendeey - thank you. 
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Up here in Scotland, we pay water charges as part of our council tax (it comes under “sewerage charge”) and the cap is set to be lifted on that too. We don’t have water meters (although I suppose you could ask for one to be installed if you really wanted to), but I do wonder…how is it possible that water meters can be switched off if you don’t pay your bill? Or limited access anyway? Water is life for goodness sake!
Pixie not sure if it’s the same in Scotland, but in England the water companies can’t switch off your water:
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Well that’s good to know, Wendeey! I’m pretty sure there would be riots in the street if that ever did happen!
Yes it works here.
Just got this years Water Bill, we are with Severn Trent and not metered. Last year just gone £689.13, this coming year £843.29, this is a 22.5% increase, according to OFWAT the average increase is 26%, that’s just bonkers!!
Just got mine from Yorkshire Water Spitty, bloody eye watering…
Unmetered and last year was £651.76 This year…£854.12…
OFTWAT want to be careful or else I might stop buying water… 
Those figures for unmetered water rates sound very expensive - the bill calculation is based on the Rateable Value of your home, isn’t it?
Wouldn’t it be cheaper to have a Water Meter installed?
I pay quarterly and am billed for how much I have used - it varies between about £40 and £50 per quarter.
My Metered Water Bills totalled £182 for this last year.
If there was two people living here, I expect the cost would be quite a bit more but even if that Bill was doubled, it would still be much cheaper than the unmetered water rates you are paying.
I heard Water Charges were due to increase this April by an average of about 25%
(I read it will be an increase of 29% for Yorkshire Water) so that will put my Bill up to about £240 this year.
I don’t know if you have looked at the possibility of a Water Meter but there is a handy calculator which gives you an estimate of whether it is likely to be cheaper to switch to a Meter or not.
Link here
The Martin Lewis, Money Saving Expert site gives more info if anyone is interested
https://www.moneysavingexpert.com/utilities/cut-water-bills/
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Raw sewage is finding its way into Windermere.
Anyone want to deny this whilst were at it? 