Brits get soaked again! Check how much YOUR water bill is going up by after watchdog signs off massive hikes... with some places facing 53% rise PLUS inflation
3 months ago

Brits get soaked again! Check how much YOUR water bill is going up by after watchdog signs off massive hikes... with some places facing 53% rise PLUS inflation

Daily Mail  

Water bosses were today given the green light for huge bill hikes averaging 36 per cent over the next five years. Southern Water customers are being hit hardest with bills going up 53 per cent over the period - and inflation projected to add another 10 per cent. The water firms provide supplies to England and Wales The proposed bill rises would begin to take effect from April next year but the move comes at a time of public outrage. Liberal Democrat environment spokesman Tim Farron said: 'Let's be clear, this is a national scandal that has been ignored by successive ministers who have watched on whilst inept water companies have plunged themselves into unprecedented levels of debt, leaving customers to pay the bill.

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Thames Water secures £3billion lifeline to stave off financial collapse after court battle over it's restructuring plans
1 week ago

Thames Water secures £3billion lifeline to stave off financial collapse after court battle over it's restructuring plans

Daily Mail  

Thames Water has won a £3billion emergency bailout bid to stave off its collapse after judges dismissed an appeal against the debt-ridden company's restructure. Thames Water's chief executive Chris Weston said the firm was 'pleased' that the Court of Appeal had upheld a 'strong High Court decision'. Thames Water's boss said the dismissal of a court appeal against its £3 …

Thames Water wins court approval in London for emergency funding deal
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1 week ago

Thames Water wins court approval in London for emergency funding deal

Associated Press  

LONDON — Thames Water, which serves 16 million people in and around London, has received court approval for up to 3 billion pounds of emergency funding, preventing the company from falling into government administration. Thames Water, which has about 17 billion pounds of debt, was in danger of running out of money within days if the court had not authorized …

Why are water bills rising by up to 47% next month?
1 week, 5 days ago

Why are water bills rising by up to 47% next month?

Daily Mail  

Awful April is just weeks away and households are bracing themselves for huge increases in their bills. Price hikes: Households will pay up to £200 more a year after an Ofwat review of water bills How much do people currently pay for water and how is it calculated? The Consumer Council for Water warns that these bills could rise even …

Group of Thames Water creditors lose alternative restructuring plan bid
1 month ago

Group of Thames Water creditors lose alternative restructuring plan bid

The Independent  

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Why taxpayers could still face a bill for Thames Water despite £3bn lifeline
1 month ago

Why taxpayers could still face a bill for Thames Water despite £3bn lifeline

The Independent  

Britain’s largest, and most indebted, private utility, Thames Water, has been in financial difficulties for some time and has now been given another reprieve by the High Court. The company has substantial physical assets and should, in normal circumstances, with sympathetic regulators and the right balance sheet, enjoy steady monopoly returns from captive consumers – one in four of the …

Thames Water among six water firms urging watchdog for higher bill increases
1 month ago

Thames Water among six water firms urging watchdog for higher bill increases

The Independent  

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Fury as ‘profit-thirsty zombie’ Thames Water kept afloat by £3bn bailout
1 month ago

Fury as ‘profit-thirsty zombie’ Thames Water kept afloat by £3bn bailout

The Independent  

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Thames Water’s £3bn loan to stave off collapse despite ‘eye-watering’ terms
1 month ago

Thames Water’s £3bn loan to stave off collapse despite ‘eye-watering’ terms

The Independent  

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Thames Water creditors given go-ahead to appeal against restructuring approval
1 month ago

Thames Water creditors given go-ahead to appeal against restructuring approval

The Independent  

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Water firms appeal to watchdog for higher customer bill increases
1 month ago

Water firms appeal to watchdog for higher customer bill increases

The Independent  

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What Thames Water’s £3bn bailout means for your water bill
1 month ago

What Thames Water’s £3bn bailout means for your water bill

The Independent  

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Thames Water restructuring approved by High Court judge
1 month ago

Thames Water restructuring approved by High Court judge

The Independent  

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Thames Water Will Learn Fate Next Week as Cash Is Running Out
1 month, 1 week ago

Thames Water Will Learn Fate Next Week as Cash Is Running Out

Live Mint  

-- Beleaguered utility Thames Water will finally learn its future in less than 100 hours as any hopes for a rescue package rest with a London judge. Early next week, Judge Thomas Leech will give his verdict on a £3 billion emergency loan that would keep Thames afloat until the end of the year. March 24 “is the date Thames …

Thames Water running out of money ‘a risk which cannot be run’, High Court told
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Thames Water running out of money ‘a risk which cannot be run’, High Court told

The Independent  

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Why are water bills going up so much?
1 month, 3 weeks ago

Why are water bills going up so much?

The Independent  

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UK Households Set for Record Hike in Water Bills From April
1 month, 3 weeks ago

UK Households Set for Record Hike in Water Bills From April

Live Mint  

-- Average UK water bills are set to rise 26% from April, the biggest ever increase for households and business still feeling the sting of a cost-of-living crisis. “We understand increasing bills is never welcome and, while we urgently need investment in our water and sewage infrastructure, we know that for many this increase will be difficult,” David Henderson, Water …

United Utilities and South West Water hike dividends amid bill increases
1 month, 3 weeks ago

United Utilities and South West Water hike dividends amid bill increases

The Independent  

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It’s about time Thames Water was flushed away
2 months ago

It’s about time Thames Water was flushed away

The Independent  

The idea that Thames Water’s customers should pay extra because the company’s shareholders are unwilling to shoulder the cost of building the required infrastructure and restructuring is abhorrent. If our emissions are 1 per cent of the global total, we are already exceeding our share of the world population; according to the latest data, the UK’s population represents approximately 0.84 …

Severn Trent to increase shareholder dividends as water bills rise
2 months ago

Severn Trent to increase shareholder dividends as water bills rise

The Independent  

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Martin Lewis urges households to act to as he shares top tips to slash bills in 2025
2 months, 1 week ago

Martin Lewis urges households to act to as he shares top tips to slash bills in 2025

The Independent  

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How much will bills go up in 2025 – and when?
2 months, 3 weeks ago

How much will bills go up in 2025 – and when?

The Independent  

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Furious homeowners brand highest water bill hikes in the UK 'bonkers' as tens of thousands face Christmas weekend cut off from supplies after 'technical issue'
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3 months ago

Furious homeowners brand highest water bill hikes in the UK 'bonkers' as tens of thousands face Christmas weekend cut off from supplies after 'technical issue'

Daily Mail  

Residents across Hampshire are furious at seeing their water bills increase after thousands of homes were left without supplies following a 'technical issue'. The issue began on Wednesday morning after Southern Water issued an update confirming there was a technical problem at the Testwood water supply works preventing water from leaving the site. Long queues of cars could be seen …

Fatcat water firm bosses are accused of fleecing households with eye-watering bill hikes to subsidise the broken industry
3 months ago

Fatcat water firm bosses are accused of fleecing households with eye-watering bill hikes to subsidise the broken industry

Daily Mail  

Fat cat water bosses were last night accused of fleecing households with eye-watering bill hikes to subsidise the broken industry – as they enjoyed bumper bonuses for failure. Mark this day, for it is the day you became angry.’ Singer turned water campaigner Feargal Sharkey said that Ofwat is making people pay 'for decades of criminal activity' Aerial view of …

How water firms could rinse the taxpayer
3 months ago

How water firms could rinse the taxpayer

The Independent  

It was probably not the best day for the water industry regulator to announce that average bills in England and Wales will increase by 36 per cent over the next five years. Its debts of around £18bn are simply too large to service without swingeing increases in bills and possible taxpayer assistance – subsidies that will end up in the …

Why are water bills going up so much, and what does it mean for consumers?
3 months ago

Why are water bills going up so much, and what does it mean for consumers?

The Independent  

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The water industry got itself into a mess – why should customers pay the price?
3 months ago

The water industry got itself into a mess – why should customers pay the price?

The Independent  

The water industry regulator’s website crashed this morning as it announced by quite how much the privatised water companies will soon be able to rinse its customers. Despite Thames Water declaring it had made “solid progress” on its transformation and turnaround, it’s not exactly clear what “progress” means in this instance. Companies like to report several different measures of profit, …

Households to face average £86 hike to water bills next year alone
3 months ago

Households to face average £86 hike to water bills next year alone

The Independent  

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Water bills set for steep price hike after Ofwat review – how much will yours rise by?
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3 months ago

Water bills set for steep price hike after Ofwat review – how much will yours rise by?

The Independent  

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What do rising water bills mean for YOU? All your questions answered as average household set to pay an extra £31 per year
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3 months ago

What do rising water bills mean for YOU? All your questions answered as average household set to pay an extra £31 per year

Daily Mail  

Household water bills in England and Wales will increase by an average £31 a year over the next five years, regulator Ofwat announced today. Household water bills in England and Wales will increase by a total of £157 or 36 per cent over the next five years – an average £31 a year over that period. The Committee will hold …

Thames Water slapped with £18m fine by Ofwat for dishing out 'unjustified' dividends
3 months ago

Thames Water slapped with £18m fine by Ofwat for dishing out 'unjustified' dividends

Daily Mail  

Thames Water has been handed an £18.2million fine after regulator Ofwat used powers to crack down on firms paying 'unjustified' dividends for the first time. The regulator said Thames Water made interim dividend payouts totalling £37.5million to its holding company, Thames Water Utilities Holdings Limited, in October last year and further payouts of about £158.3million in March 2024. The ruling …

Water bills set to surge by 36%, regulator Ofwat says
Trending News
3 months ago

Water bills set to surge by 36%, regulator Ofwat says

The Independent  

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Household water bills to rise by an average £31 a year from April
Top News
3 months ago

Household water bills to rise by an average £31 a year from April

The Independent  

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Creditors in High Court row over Thames Water restructuring plans
3 months, 1 week ago

Creditors in High Court row over Thames Water restructuring plans

The Independent  

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UK water companies 'must do more to help bill payers'
3 months, 1 week ago

UK water companies 'must do more to help bill payers'

China Daily  

A vehicle enters Thames Water's Mogden sewage treatment works in West London, England in this file photo. BEN STANSALL / AFP Water companies in England and Wales have been urged to offer more help to vulnerable customers and bill payers ahead of the latest round of price increases, due to be announced this week. For the last few years, privatized …

UK water companies 'must do more to help bill payers'
3 months, 1 week ago

UK water companies 'must do more to help bill payers'

China Daily  

A vehicle enters Thames Water's Mogden sewage treatment works in West London, England in this file photo. BEN STANSALL / AFP Water companies in England and Wales have been urged to offer more help to vulnerable customers and bill payers ahead of the latest round of price increases, due to be announced this week. For the last few years, privatized …

Households ‘to be hit with hike in water bills of at least 20 per cent’ sparking backlash
3 months, 1 week ago

Households ‘to be hit with hike in water bills of at least 20 per cent’ sparking backlash

The Independent  

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Thames Water boss defends bonuses and repeats calls for steep bills hikes
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Thames Water boss defends bonuses and repeats calls for steep bills hikes

The Independent  

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Thames Water is a leaky pipe – so why are bidders fighting to buy it?
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Thames Water is a leaky pipe – so why are bidders fighting to buy it?

The Independent  

It’s not Thames Water anymore and it hasn’t been that for quite some time; it’s Thames Wat-er-mess. The tragedy of this now-zombie company – which has warned that it will run out of cash sometime next year – is that things like leaks, customer service and the untreated sewage that keeps getting pumped into the environment aren’t anywhere near the …

Thames Water receives buyout offer from investment group Covalis Capital
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Thames Water receives buyout offer from investment group Covalis Capital

The Independent  

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Investors line up ahead of Thames Water deadline for £3.3bn equity raise
3 months, 2 weeks ago

Investors line up ahead of Thames Water deadline for £3.3bn equity raise

The Independent  

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Water firms blocked from using customer cash for ‘undeserved’ £6.8m boss bonuses
4 months ago

Water firms blocked from using customer cash for ‘undeserved’ £6.8m boss bonuses

The Independent  

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Which water companies are in financial trouble – and which paid out bonuses?
4 months ago

Which water companies are in financial trouble – and which paid out bonuses?

The Independent  

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Water firms blocked from using billpayer cash for ‘unjustifiable’ bonuses
4 months ago

Water firms blocked from using billpayer cash for ‘unjustifiable’ bonuses

The Independent  

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Thames Water: Fears of more bill hikes as £38bn bill revealed
4 months ago

Thames Water: Fears of more bill hikes as £38bn bill revealed

The Independent  

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Two in five households will struggle to afford looming water bill price hikes
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Two in five households will struggle to afford looming water bill price hikes

Daily Mail  

Two in five households will struggle to pay a predicted increase in water bills, the water watchdog has warned. A survey by the Consumer Council for Water found 18 per cent of customers are already struggling to afford water bills. Overflowing: Many households are already struggling and cannot afford further bill increases Of that 40 per cent: 43 per cent …

Two in five households will struggle with water bill increases, report warns
4 months, 2 weeks ago

Two in five households will struggle with water bill increases, report warns

The Independent  

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Water Pollution Protests in London: A Call for Clean Water and Environmental Justice
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Water Pollution Protests in London: A Call for Clean Water and Environmental Justice

Associated Press  

Thousands of people marched in London on Sunday to demand a cleanup of Britain's sewage-tainted waterways. The march was organized by various environmental groups and focused on the issue of water pollution caused by private companies that provide both water and sewage. The march highlighted the high-profile issue of water pollution in Britain, which has become increasingly prominent due to …

Polluting water companies to face lighter punishments despite public outrage
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Polluting water companies to face lighter punishments despite public outrage

The Telegraph  

Failing water companies face lighter punishments under a climbdown being prepared by the industry regulator, risking an increase in leakages, water supply interruptions, and pollution. Investors in Britain’s water sector have rounded on the watchdog, claiming its hardline stance risks deterring further foreign investment in the industry at a time when it is crying out for billions of pounds of …

Thames Water: Why does the struggling water firm need emergency funding?
4 months, 3 weeks ago

Thames Water: Why does the struggling water firm need emergency funding?

The Independent  

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