UK's Thames Water lodges appeal to try to raise customer bills
British utility Thames Water lodged an appeal to the country's competition regulator on Friday, beginning a process to try to raise the prices it can charge customers for the next five years and improve its chances of survival.
Water firm with 16million customers asks watchdog if it can charge customers more following 35% bill rise
A WATER firm with 16 million customers has asked for permission to charge customers even more after a 35% bill hike. Thames Water has asked Ofwat, the water regulator, to allow it to bill
Thames Water tells customers bills could rise by £19 a month
Thames Water customers have been told that their bills will increase from April by an average of £19 per month. In an email sent to customers, the water company said: “On average, our bills for typical water and wastewater customers (without meters) will increase by £19 per month in 2025-26.
Woman without water for three days calls Thames Water bill hike proposal ‘greed’
A London resident who has been without water for more than three days has said Thames Water’s plan to charge customer even more than previously agreed is “just greed”.
Thames Water launches appeal for larger bill rise
Thames Water has launched an appeal to allow it to increase bills by more than the regulator wants to permit. The UK's largest utility company is calling on the competition regulator to overturn a decision from the water industry regulator,
Thames Water slammed for 'greedy' attempt to hike bills by more than 35%
Industry regulator Ofwat has capped bill rises for the firm at 35% over the next five years. Thames Water has now urged the competition regulator to overturn the decision from the
Thames Water asks watchdog to let it charge even higher bills
Watford's sewerage service provider Thames Water is asking the competition regulator to allow it to charge customers even more.
Are the new water price hikes fair? Take our poll and have your say
Water bills are set to skyrocket by up to £224 this April, making life even tougher for some households. Are these price hikes reasonable, or is the burden falling unfairly on already-struggling ...
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Thames Water restructure plans a ‘bridge to nowhere’, MP’s barristers tell court
Thames Water should be placed into administration as plans to restructure the struggling utility are a “poor short-term fix” and a “bridge to nowhere”, an MP’s barristers have told the ...
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Thames Water seeks court approval for emergency cash
Thames Water looks for an emergency cash injection through courts Thames Water will seek approval for an emergency cash lifeline in court on Monday as it faces running out of money in four ...
Thames Water Asks Judge to Bless Rescue Loan From Creditors
Thames Water, the beleaguered UK utility that has been struggling with mismanagement for years, is set to ask a London court ...
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Thames Water and Altice set to push European high yield default rate to highest since 2008
Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. More of Europe’s riskiest corporate debt is on track to default in 2025 than in any year since the global ...