Thames Water lobbied Whitehall to press Ofwat on allowing higher bills
Thames Water says without steep bill increase it’s ‘neither financeable nor investible’
Water bills must rise if Labour is to hit housebuilding target, industry claims
Nils Pratley on finance
Water campaigners are right about enforcement. Labour’s plans are still too vague
Nils Pratley
Privatised water firms are imperilling our health and poisoning our rivers. Act now: flood the streets with rage
Feargal Sharkey
Thames Water barred from billing customers for pension shortfall
July 2024
Southern Water boss handed £183,000 bonus despite huge rise in bills
Consumer champions
Debt collectors are chasing my 84-year-old mother over a water bill
The Audio Long Read
Dirty waters: how the Environment Agency lost its way – podcast
Paying the price of water companies’ failures
Water bills in England and Wales: how much more might you be paying?
Thames Water placed in special measures due to ‘significant issues’
Rise of £94 in water bills over five years is ‘bitter pill’, says chancellor
Nils Pratley on finance
Do not let Thames Water’s bondholders wriggle off the hook
Nils Pratley
Keir Starmer urged to act on water bill rises in England and Wales
June 2024
The long read
Dirty waters: how the Environment Agency lost its way
The long read: Having created a watchdog for the environment, the government took its teeth out and muzzled it. Can public outrage rouse the Environment Agency to action?
May 2024
Ofwat poised to refuse most suppliers’ requests for big price rises
Water watchdog decision on bills in England and Wales delayed until after election, as Thames crisis looms
April 2024
Thames Water’s extra £1.1bn will do little to steady the sinking ship
The debt-riddled firm has updated its five-year spending plans but still needs to convince the regulator and investors
Thames Water has six weeks to agree survival plan with Ofwat
While the company believes it has cash to last 15 months, it will have to move fast to stave off insolvency
Thames Water is everyone’s problem and time is running out to fix it
Ailing water company hopes higher bills can save it, but that depends on Ofwat agreeing its salvage plans are workable