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Water industry

October 2024

  • Thames Water maintenance work

    Unresolved water complaints in England and Wales rise to near-decade high

    Customer disputes over sewage spills, billing mistakes and water meters soar in past year
  • a hand holds a clear glass to catch water from a running tap

    Small firms face near-30% rise in water bills, Ofwat letter reveals

    Businesses in England and Wales say they are paying for ‘historic errors’ by water suppliers
  • A maintenance worker stands in front of a burst water main in London

    Calls for failing English water firms to be taken over using special administration

    Government urged to use power to control companies such as Thames Water and reform the industry

September 2024

  • Thames Water logo on protective fencing around pipe work

    Thames Water could be blocked from new debt financing next week

  • Thames Water metal cover on paving

    Labour used water industry analysis to argue against nationalisation

  • Tim Adams

    Notebook
    It’s a pretty pass when even the Fortean Times warns of the ‘lone nut fraternity’

    Tim Adams
  • A ferry in the Geirangerfjord in Norway.

    Southern Water considers shipping supplies from Norwegian fjords to UK

  • Thames Water credit ratings slashed to lower levels of junk as default fears grow

  • Six water firms in England ‘overcharged customers by up to £1.5bn’

  • Thames Water warns its cash may run out as soon as December

  • Thames Water trying to stay afloat by rewriting loan deals, says source

  • Is pollution in England’s rivers really getting worse? There’s more good news than you might think

    Michelle Jackson

  • Billpayers in England and Wales tricked into ‘stealth bailout’ of water companies

  • Remainder of year’s water bills will pay dividends and service debts, say campaigners

  • Nils Pratley on finance
    Elliott, unlike Thames Water’s board, sees the inevitability of debt writedowns

    Nils Pratley

  • Water firms in England and Wales lost more than 1tn litres from leaks last year

  • The Guardian view on the regulatory state: Labour must put people before profit

  • Water bosses could be jailed if they cover up sewage dumping under new law

  • The Grenfell inquiry is exposing a culture of contempt that has run deep in Britain for decades

    Rowan Moore

August 2024

  • People paddle in boats along a tree-lined river

    Many protected landscapes owned by English water firms in disrepair, data shows

    Exclusive: Figures reveal just 16% of company-controlled sites of special scientific interest are in good condition
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