Martin Lewis issues urgent water bill warning

Martin Lewis issues urgent water bill warningSource: The Martin Lewis Show, ITV

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00:00 Again, not good news. April showers will cost more.

00:02 I was quite chuffed when I wrote that.

00:03 I was quite pleased with myself, I'll be honest.

00:06 Water bills and meters will rise an average 6% in England and Wales.

00:08 20 of the 22 water and sewage firms are rising prices.

00:11 The most is 20%.

00:13 So, you should check now whether you should be on a water meter.

00:16 Big up the house. Here we go.

00:18 Here's our house. I'm in a pinny, Jeanette's in the gym.

00:20 I understand. There we go.

00:22 So, look, this is the question.

00:24 England and Wales, more or the same number of bedrooms than people?

00:28 This one's got four bedrooms, two people.

00:30 Therefore, you'd probably be better on a water meter

00:32 rather than a water bill, which tends to be a rough proxy

00:36 for how much your house is worth. So, bigger house.

00:39 The way to do that, go on the Consumer Council for Water's website.

00:41 It's got a decent calculator.

00:43 And then look at how much you may be able to save on a water meter.

00:47 Most water companies let you change back if you don't after a year,

00:50 but do check how you're going to be doing on that particular one.

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