Feeding frenzy: how army of advisers is making millions from Thames Water Court case points to sizeable fees being racked up as firm seeks £3bn loan to try to avoid temporary nationalisation The Guardian - UK · Feb 10, 2025
Thames Water may get just £500m in usable cash by borrowing £1.5bn, court told Struggling firm’s resources to be depleted due to expensive fees and interest costs in restructuring deal The Guardian - UK · Feb 6, 2025
Thames Water ‘putting gun to head’ of court over £3bn debt, investors claim Water company argues that its favoured offer should be approved or it will face temporary nationalisation The Guardian - UK · Feb 3, 2025
Thames Water restructure plans a ‘bridge to nowhere’, MP’s barristers tell court Barristers for Charlie Maynard, MP for Witney in Oxfordshire, told the High Court that plans to restructure the utility were a ‘poor short-term fix’. The Independent UK · Feb 3, 2025
Campaigners to use Thames Water high court case to push for temporary nationalisation Judge to rule on utility’s plea for £3bn debt lifeline as MPs and charities say emergency loan too costly for customers The Guardian - UK · Feb 3, 2025
In Tory England, the Lib Dems can smell revenge in the air – and sewage in the rivers In these still largely prosperous rural heartlands, filthy water has become a surprisingly powerful symbol of national decline, says Guardian columnist Gaby Hinsliff The Guardian - UK · Jun 7, 2024
Water firms in England urged to upgrade sewage works for new homes Campaigners in Oxfordshire, Cotwolds and Cumbria say houses should not be occupied until systems can cope The Guardian - UK · Jan 31, 2023