Water filters for the UK home

Walk down the water aisle in any UK shop and you'd think our tap water was something to be survived rather than enjoyed. It isn't. UK mains water is among the most tightly regulated in the world, tested against more than 40 standards, and it's safe to drink straight from the tap.

So why do so many of us still filter? Usually for honest, everyday reasons: the taste, the whiff of chlorine, or the limescale that furs up the kettle in hard-water areas. This cluster walks through whether you actually need a filter, which type suits which problem, and where the marketing gets ahead of the science.