Approval for higher bills and loading more debt begs the question: who is Thames Water serving anymore?
Water privatisation is a classic example of the kind of behaviour Labour would be expected to rail against but some estimates suggest a temporary nationalisation would cost £2bn a year.
Why taxpayers could still face a bill for Thames Water despite £3bn lifeline
A rescue deal has been approved by the High Court, but as Sean O’Grady explains, the crisis at the utility is far from over
UK's Thames Water wins approval for 3 billion pound debt lifeline
Britain's Thames Water secured court approval for a 3 billion pound ($3.8 billion) debt lifeline on Tuesday, warding off the collapse and state rescue of the country's biggest water supplier.
KKR Is Said to Make £4 Billion Equity Bid for Thames Water
KKR & Co. offered to inject nearly £4 billion ($5 billion) into Thames Water for a majority stake in the beleaguered utility, according to people familiar with the matter.
Thames Water secures £3bn lifeline after court ruling
Thames Water has won a crucial High Court battle to secure a £3bn rescue loan, staving off the prospect of the debt-laden company coming under government control. The UK's largest water and waste company was set to run out of cash by the end of March and would have likely been placed into temporary nationalisation to keep services running.
U.S. fund KKR makes £4 billion management-buyout bid for UK's Thames Water
Private equity fund KKR is offering £4 billion to take control of struggling utility Thames Water in the UK, according to a person familiar with the matter.
Thames Water’s £3bn loan to stave off collapse despite ‘eye-watering’ terms
Oxfordshire's water company Thames Water has won approval for a high-cost £3billion loan to save it from collapse, as an Oxfordshire MP hits out against it.
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 ...
What Thames Water’s £3bn bailout means for your water bill
What Thames Water’s £3bn bailout means for customers’ bills - What does this move mean for your water bill? Here’s all the ...
Thames Water 'blatantly greedy' after saying 35% surge in customer bills isn't enough
Troubled Thames Water has appealed against an inflation-busting price rise agreed by regulator Ofwat, arguing it was doing so ...
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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 ...
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 ...
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Thames Water asks watchdog to let it charge even higher bills
Thames Water is asking the competition regulator to allow it to charge customers even more over the coming years than had previously been granted. The company has already been allowed a 35% rise ...
Thames Water launches appeal over bill limits
The UK's largest household supplier gives several reasons for seeking even higher hikes to its bills from April for the next ...