What now for Thames Water as investors turn off the taps? With £500m of emergency funding withdrawn, calls are growing for the stricken company to be taken into public ownership The Guardian - UK · Mar 30, 2024
Thames Water on road to state rescue amid investor standoff with Ofwat After regulator resists 40% increase in bills, shareholders deny request for more money – raising prospect of nationalisation The Guardian - UK · Mar 28, 2024
Who will win in standoff between Thames Water’s investors and watchdog? Ofwat denies shareholder demands for higher bills and looser environmental regulation The Guardian - UK · Mar 28, 2024
The fate of Thames Water hangs in the balance. So what are its options? Troubled utilities firm at risk of running out of money by end of April or of cash crunch The Guardian - UK · Mar 22, 2024
Put Thames Water into special administration, Lib Dems tell ministers Party calls for firm to be wound up as it seeks shareholder bailout, higher bills and lower fines The Guardian - UK · Mar 15, 2024
‘I’ve seen solid waste float by’: Surrey riverside residents try to Stop the Poo The sewage treatment works at Horley seem to be crumbling, much like owner Thames Water itself The Guardian - UK · Mar 12, 2024
Thames Water accused of ‘misleading’ customers over level of debt payments Britain’s biggest water company said just 3p in every pound that appeared on bills went to its lenders The Guardian - UK · Mar 12, 2024
Thames Water absent from industry’s £180m anti-pollution drive Ministers disappointed by decision of one of worst sewage dumpers not to join England-wide initiative The Guardian - UK · Mar 11, 2024
Hundreds of thousands of Thames Water customers may be unable to pay bills from April Prediction comes as Britain’s biggest water supplier battles to stabilise its finances Evening Standard · Feb 28, 2024
Thames Water forecasts more leaks over next two years than predicted Revision will pile further pressure on firm to invest in infrastructure amid anger over its sewage-dumping record The Guardian - UK · Feb 12, 2024
Eton College pupils forced to stay away at start of term as flooding blocks sewers Thames Water apologises to staff and pupils as college forced to bring back remote learning The Independent UK · Jan 10, 2024
Eton mess: start of school term delayed as flooding causes toilets to back up Problems with Thames Water-run sewers from recent rains force pupils at £46,000-a-year school to learn remotely The Guardian - UK · Jan 10, 2024
Few drops of comfort for new Thames Water boss City Comment: The ex-military man will surely have no illusions about the scale of the challenge in front of him Evening Standard · Jan 8, 2024
Thames Water’s second largest investor slashes value of its stake USS’s write-down of almost two-thirds comes after utility admitted it cannot afford debt repayments The Guardian - UK · Jan 2, 2024
The Guardian - UK · Dec 15, 2023 Thames Water owner hit by second credit rating downgrade in six months Moody’s move comes as it warns of ‘materially’ increased risks that regulators will block dividend flow
Evening Standard · Dec 14, 2023 Thames Water appoints Chris Weston as £850,000 a year CEO Former boss of FTSE 250 power company Aggreko will run London's 15 million customer utility from 8 January
The Guardian - UK · Dec 12, 2023 If Thames Water has to be nationalised, so be it. Ofwat should not be bullied MPs should demand shareholders invest on fair terms for customers. If they refuse, they should be wiped out
International Business Times · Dec 12, 2023 Thames Water Says Needs More Time For Financial Turnaround Struggling UK utility firm Thames Firm needs more time to turn around its fortunes after announcing a slump in profits and mounting debt, one of its bosses said Tuesday.
The Guardian - UK · Dec 12, 2023 Thames Water apologises to MPs for ‘confusion’ over £500m loan Labour MP calls firm’s finances an ‘absolute shambles’ as Ofwat vows it is prepared to put it into administration
The Guardian - UK · Dec 12, 2023 Thames Water apologises after 200 tankers of raw sewage left in Surrey town Raw sewage held in open tanks in Camberley for six months during hottest summer on record
The Guardian - UK · Dec 5, 2023 Ofwat investigates whether Thames Water dividend is licensing breach Exclusive: Debt-laden water supplier says it has paid £37.5m dividend from operating company
The Guardian - UK · Dec 5, 2023 Thames Water to face MPs over fears it could run out of money by April Committee chair raises concerns as Lib Dem leader describes company as ‘a slow moving car crash’
The Guardian - UK · Nov 14, 2023 Ofwat accused of ‘meaningless gesture’ after reducing Thames Water penalty Regulator cuts amount company will have to pay for underperformance by almost £5 for each customer
The Independent UK · Nov 2, 2023 Water company has announced plans to axe up to 140 jobs, says union The GMB said Thames Water told the union at a meeting on Thursday that it is to start consulting on up to 140 redundancies.
The Guardian - UK · Oct 26, 2023 Ofwat warns over financial health of four water suppliers in England Thames Water and Southern Water among firms urged to take action to secure long-term finances