WATER FIRMS ARE BLEEDING US DRY

Inflation-busting bill rises will hit homes in April

- BY GRAHAM HISCOTT Business and Consumer Editor

Bottles dished out in Tunbridge Wells

MILLIONS of households will be hit with inflation-busting water bill rises in April as customers are forced to pay for overdue investment in the nation's creaking pipes and sewers.

The average increase across England and Wales is 5.4%, but some firms are jacking up prices by as much as 13%.