Six household accounts will rise in the coming months – with the British all having the feeling that the pinch is expected to be confronted with heaven -high costs.
Dubbeds 'terrible April', wrestling households can brace themselves to pay hundreds of more utilities. While Three of the largest water firms in the UK have insisted on regulators to enable them to charge customers even more than agreed earlier.
It comes when Orgem increased its price limit for a third consecutive quarter.
1. Water accounts
Water accounts will rise for an average of £ 123 or 26 percent annual increase from April, confirmed by industry Body Water UK
The increase takes the average bill from £ 480 to £ 603 for the following year alone – an increase of approximately £ 10 per month, from £ 40 to £ 50.
Southern Water customers will be the worst, after they are told that they will see an increase of 47 percent, which brings the average annual account to the company to £ 703.
Hafren Dyfrdwy and South West Water Bills rise by 32 percent, while Thames Water customers will implement an increase of 31 percent.
Six household accounts will rise in 'terrible April', because British feel that the pinch will have to undergo heaven (stock)
Almost nine out of 10 local authorities in England are planning to increase tax taxes by at least 4.99 percent from April (shares)
Yorkshire Water increases accounts by 29 percent and Bournemouth Water customers will see an increase of 32 percent.
Other factors, such as or a customer has been measured and how much water they use, means that the invoice changes vary for customers, depending on their circumstances.
In Scotland it is expected that water accounts at the bottom will rise by 10 percent. Scottish Water, which is a public entity, said that spending was needed to deal with periods of 'drought and intense rainfall' caused by climate change.
Water companies in England and Wales have said that the increases are needed to invest in infrastructure, including sewerage, and to build more reservoirs.
2. Energy bills
The average energy bill for a dual-fuel home that pays per direct debit will increase from £ 1,738 per year to £ 1,849 of 1 April after an increase in the energy price of 6.4 percent in OFGEM.
The increase corresponds to £ 111 for an average household per year, or approximately £ 9.25 per month, during the three -month period of the price limit from 1 April to 30 June.
It follows an earlier increase of 1.2 percent of £ 21 for the period from 1 January to 31 March.
Regulator Vangem increased the energy pricing cap due to higher wholesalers and inflation.
Greg Marsh, CEO and co-founder of AI household money-saver nous.co told MailOnline that households should take a meter lecture before 31 March, so that your supplier does not charge you extra energy under the new higher rates.
He has added another way to save costs is to take manual lectures because estimates from the supplier can be wrong, so that you are forced more.
The Energy Prize Cap sets a maximum price that energy companies in England, Scotland and Wales can charge for every energy unit they use.
Orgem changes the price limit for households every three months.
3. Tax
Almost nine out of 10 local authorities in England are planning to increase at least 4.99 percent from April by at least 4.99 percent.
Many councils recently received permission to increase tax taxes beyond the annual 4.99 percent limit without having to keep a local mood.
They are Windsor & Maidhead, Newham, Bradford, Birmingham, Somerset and Trafford.
Among the six councils that increased than the normal thresholds, Windsor & Maidhead Borough Council had a request to get an increase of 25 percent – but will be able to impose an increase of 8.99 percent.
Newham Council in East London has been given the same dispensation, while Bradford Council 9.99 percent is allowed.
The Birmingham city council, Somerset Council and Trafford Council can increase the levy by 7.49 percent.
Only 15 councils intend increases under 4.99 percent, with levels ranging from 4.98 percent in Barnet and Warrington to 2 percent
The tax rates of the council in Scotland are frozen or have limited increases since 2007, but they are expected to increase by no less than 10 percent in April.
In Wales, the tax rates of the council could rise by so much 15 percent.
4. Car tax
Millions of drivers will be beaten with an enormous car tax that comes into effect in April, so that some motorists £ 2,745 extra stones has suggested new research.
The standard tax rate for cars registered after April 2017 will increase from £ 5 to £ 195 a year.
Almost nine out of 10 local authorities in England are planning to increase tax taxes by at least 4.99 percent from April
Car tax changes introduced in April will double the costs of first-year vehicle excise for all new gasoline and diesel models, which means that the most polluting cars are used with an annual costs as high as £ 5,490.
The tax attack on new incinerator motors was confirmed in October in the Rachel Reeves budget.
The Chancellor said that the Ved First-Year rates for cars registered after 1 April 2025 are adapted to 'strengthening the incentives to buy zero emissions and electric cars,
However, owners of electric vehicles will no longer be exempt from taxes. Registered from April 2025, the lowest rate of £ 10 pays in the first year and then goes to the standard rate.
Not only will all EV owners be confronted with first-year showroom tax on new models and a standard rate thereafter, each new battery-driven model that is registered after 1 April that is priced above £ 40,000, will also be subject to the 'expensive car supplement'.
It is called the 'Tesla Tax' because no vehicles are sold by the American EV maker under the threshold of the supplement priced.
5. Broadband, telephone and TV license
The BBC TV allowance fee will rise by £ 5 or 2.9 percent from £ 169.50 to £ 174.50 in April.
The BBC TV allowance fee will rise by £ 5 or 2.9 percent from £ 169.50 to £ 174.50 in April.
The second consecutive annual increase follows an increase of 6.6 percent or £ 10.50 from £ 159 that came in April, based on the inflation figure for September 2023.
The annual costs of a black -white TV license will rise to £ 58.50, an increase of 2.6 percent from £ 57.
This year, Telecom Regulator has introduced new rules that mean that mobile and broadband providers must tell customers the exact price of any increases.
According to the new change of rule, someone with a mobile SIM will only see a contract with EE increasing his invoice by £ 1.50 per month, or £ 18 per year.
But for those who removed their contract before 10 April 2024, they will be confronted with an increase of 6.4 percent, plus an extra costs.
Most of the media customers -wide band with Virgin Media will be confronted with 7.5 percent with an increase in accounts, but for customers who have held a contract after January 9 of this year, their monthly invoice will be £ 3.50 to rise.
6. Stamp closed
Buyers only have two months until they potentially have to pound thousands of pounds in stamping rights, because work enforces a new tax increase.
Stamp closed is not due on the first £ 250,000 of a property, but buyers from home must have to pay the tax in April at £ 125,000.
For first buyers, the threshold is lowered from £ 425,000 to £ 300,000.
While first buyers in London with the face pay an extra £ 6,250 in stamping rightshave warned ownership experts.
The house prices last month grew by 0.7 percent to a record £ 299,138-a three percent increase on an annual basis, according to the Halifax house price index.
Due to the reduced stamp rights, house hunters will probably climb to buy before it starts with less than two months.
