Claim: Water bills are up 40% since privatisation.
Fact-check: Water rip-off? Are water bills up 40% since privatisation? - Full Fact
Verdict: correct in real terms in england and wales between 1989 and 2014/15. most of that rise happened between 1989 and 1995. bills have fallen slightly in real terms since 2009/10.
Organisation: Full Fact
Author: Joël Reland
Date published: 2018-11-02T00:00:00