PETITIONRejectedPetition · petition.parliament.uk

Stop water rate hikes — hold investors & Directors accountable

Require water firms not to raise household bills until infrastructure is delivered. Limit dividends and executive pay via new OFWAT powers. Investors and shareholders NOT CONSUMERS must fund upgrades or issue equity

Last fetched 07 May 2026 · petition.parliament.uk

Signatures

signatures

Government response threshold (10,000) · 21/10,000

Debate threshold (100,000) · 21/100,000

Background

Water companies successfully appealed and forced extra price hikes, despite OFWATS 2025-30 tariff limits.   The CMA has provisionally approved average additional rises, granting £556 million more in revenue. From CUSTOMERS, not the shareholders. This gives companies further power to burden customers rather than shareholders.
Failing water companies should be allowed to fail and be brought into public ownership. Shareholders must be held to account, not households. Enough is Enough