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”. Leigh McAlpine, 44, who lives in the SE20 area of Crystal Palace in south London,
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
Why are water bills rising and what can I do?
Why do they want to raise bills so much? Water firms face huge problems with their drains, reservoirs and sewers, leading to vast amounts of pollution spilling into rivers and waterways. That means firms need to spend billions on upgrading their systems.
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.
Thousands of people left without water in six London postcodes after Thames Water pipe bursts
Thousands of people across south London have been left with no or little water for more than 12 hours after a Thames Water ...
UK's biggest water company seeks court approval for emergency funding to prevent nationalization
Britain's largest water company Thames Water is seeking court approval for up to $3.7 billion of emergency funding to prevent ...
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Thames Water restructure plans a ‘bridge to nowhere’, MP’s barristers tell court
“Households in my constituency and so many others have no choice but to pay towards Thames Water’s debts in their bills. “Around a third of customer bills are already being spent on paying ...
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Newbury residents attend Thames Water bailout protest at Royal Courts of Justice
On Monday, a small group of Newbury residents were part of the demonstrations protesting Thames Water’s bailout request ...
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Will Thames Water's High Court battle impact household bills?
Julian Gething, chief restructuring officer at Thames Water, said: “Its [the rescue package] approval will not affect customer bills, but will unlock billions of pounds for investment in our ...