Sir Robert Chote, chairman of the Northern Ireland Fiscal Council, was speaking at the Northern Ireland Affairs Committee.

Ofwat will reveal its final determination for how much water firms are allowed to hike their bills by in the next five years, after months of representations from the water industry for a larger rise.

Potential investors in Thames Water will have to submit new bids for the water utility by Feb. 10, according to people ...

Announcements by Ofwat acknowledge the privatised water system only works if investors, and those running the companies, are rewarded.

Overall, the English water companies paid out £83bn in dividends over the past 34 years, including more than £18bn in the ...

The regulator Ofwat has decided that it must be the consumer and is allowing the companies to raise their bills by an average of £86 per household before inflation, albeit with big regional ...

Average water bills in England and Wales will increase by 36 per cent over the next five years, water regulator Ofwat has ...

An increase to domestic water bills in England and Wales was approved by the independent water regulator Ofwat, not the ...

The various bodies could be taken to court if they don't fix the situation and now have two months to respond.

An eye-watering round of increases has been announced by regulator Ofwat, despite fury at the performance of operators. Southern Water customers are being hit hardest with bills going up 53 per ...

Ofwat announced today that water bills in England and Wales will rise by 36% by 2030 in an effort to address pollution and mounting debt. That works out to an increase of £157 over the next five ...

The Unified Water Label Association, (UWLA) has urged homeowners to look at water efficiency in the home, to help save on ...